Describe the relations between these Wartime allies from 1945 to 1948.

... Describe the relations between these Wartime allies from 1945 to 1948. The relations between the West who were France, Britain and the U.S.A and the East who were the Soviet Union, changed dramatically during 1945 to 1948 as they went from fighting against Hitler and the Nazi's to fighting against each other. The main problem was their opposing views. The West believed in capitalism where as East believed in it was right to live as communists. These views became a problem after the war had ended and the future of Germany had to be decided. To describe the relations between these wartime allies, events that occurred between 1945 and 1948 concerning the East and West must be examined, starting with from the end of the war. In February 1945 the allies successfully invaded Germany and the Nazis. The Red army, who was the Soviet Union's army, reached Berlin first,

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