In the months following their victory in WW II, the alliance between the Soviet Union and the West quickly proves to be little more than a marriage of convenience. Suspicion clouds relations while a curtain descends over Europe. 1. Cold War 2. World War, 1939-1945--Influence and results 3. Soviet Union--Politics and government--1921-1953 4. Soviet Union--Economic conditions--1921-1953 5. United States--Politics and government--1945-1974 6. Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1952 7. Poland--History--20th century