Question

sources: john lewis gaddis, the cold war, 2005. wartime expenditures in blood and treasure, stalin believed, should largely determine who got what after the war: the soviet union, therefore, would get a lot. not only would it regain the territories it had lost to the germans during world war ii (like belarus and ukraine); it would also retain... the baltic states (estonia, latvia, and lithuania). it would also require that states beyond these expanded borders remain within moscows sphere of influence. in history and political science, \states\ means
ations.\ document analysis 1. gaddis writes: \wartime expenditures in blood and treasure, stalin believed, should largely determine who got what after the war.\ in your own words, what did stalin believe? 2. in terms of \blood and treasure,\ did stalin have a case? (see document c.) 3. after the war, the soviets added the three baltic states to its union. name these baltic countries. 4. after wwii, the soviet union established a \sphere of influence\ over six eastern european countries, which lasted for the duration of the cold war. they came to be called the soviet satellite nations. name these countries. 5. how does this document help explain why unequal war costs contributed to the beginning of the cold war between the us and the soviet union?

Explanation:

1. Stalin believed that the sacrifices (in terms of lives and resources) during wartime should be a major factor in deciding the post - war territorial and political gains.
2. Regarding "blood and treasure", Stalin could be seen to have a case as the Soviet Union suffered massive losses in lives and economic destruction during WWII.
3. The Baltic countries are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
4. The Soviet satellite nations included Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany.
5. The document shows that the Soviet Union felt it was entitled to certain post - war gains due to its wartime sacrifices. The US may have had a different view on post - war arrangements, leading to tensions and contributing to the start of the Cold War.

Answer:

1. Stalin believed that wartime sacrifices should determine post - war gains.
2. He could be seen to have a case due to Soviet losses.
3. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
4. Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, East Germany
5. It shows Soviet view on post - war gains due to sacrifices, leading to tensions with US.