Nobody “gave” half the country to the Soviets. The Soviets had the territory because they took it during the war. I’m not sure what you think should’ve happened, should the US have attacked the USSR immediately after the war over Poland and East Germany and started WWIII?
It was something Patton advocated for but that basically nobody wanted. Everyone had just finished fighting the deadliest conflict in human history and nobody was especially eager to add “so far” to that by starting another one. It was something only the craziest and most aggressive hawks would consider.
Nobody “gave” half the country to the Soviets. The Soviets had the territory because they took it during the war. I’m not sure what you think should’ve happened, should the US have attacked the USSR immediately after the war over Poland and East Germany and started WWIII?
I’m sure that was a war plan at that time, to attach the su
It was something Patton advocated for but that basically nobody wanted. Everyone had just finished fighting the deadliest conflict in human history and nobody was especially eager to add “so far” to that by starting another one. It was something only the craziest and most aggressive hawks would consider.