Both of Soviets and Americans used military forces to protect each their own interests, but as I mentioned above there was no direct battle; what dominated international military strategies of the time was the fear of a war episode6. .

             In this early period of Cold War, the position of Russia was more provocative7. Stalin tried to manipulate Iran, invaded Manchuria, blockaded Berlin, and refused to join multilateral organizations (Such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank)8, not because he was committed to a strategy which led to such decisions, but because of his imperialist way of thinking. One very important event of 1945 which triggered disagreement between the superpowers was the Yalta conference9 (April 1945). By the time of democratic elections, a provisional government of national unity was agreed to rule Poland, combining communists and non- communists. Then Russia took over Poland and although this infuriated the Americans, Roosevelt still wanted to cooperate with Stalin. This last event shows America's position at that early point of Cold War, which was way more "empire by invitation " oriented, considering also that America preserved democratic governments on the territory from Britain to Italy10. However, there is a contradictory element here: on August 6 and 9, 1945 the United States drops atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki11, which is considered to be the first warm incident of Cold War. .

             In March 1947, President Truman announced a program of financial aid to help the recovery of Turkey and Greece after WWII, known as the "Truman Doctrine " and the same year, in June, the "Marshall Plan "was launched, which the aim to offer financial support to all the countries damaged by the Nazi's. In this, the Soviet Union was included, but Stalin refused the offer12. In reality, the Marshall Plan was an attempt of the United States to bridge the gap between socialism with capitalism13, and Stalin's move to refuse seemed as a refusal to peace between the two superpowers, a refusal to bridge the gap between these different worlds.