The Second World War is the largest war in human history, this war almost all the great powers of the East and the West are involved, the final result of the college is the defeat of fascist Germany, Japan and Italy that launched the war, after the war there are two superpowers in the human world, they are the United States and the Soviet Union, it can be said that the United States and the Soviet Union, the two superpowers dominated the international pattern in the post-war decades, they launched a multi-field competition on a global scale, and finally the Soviet Union failed to compete and fell to the end of the body The United States became the final winner. Many people have such a question, just after the end of World War II, the United States already has 100 aircraft carriers and tens of thousands of bombers, the United States army is unprecedentedly large, the size of its army alone has reached more than 8 million people, plus the United States also has the world's only large-scale atomic bomb at that time, why not take advantage of this momentum to take the Soviet Union.
The reason why this has not happened is caused by many reasons. First of all, we need to know that before the end of the Second World War, the United States, as the future leader of the Western countries, has begun to deal with the Soviet Union, such as the struggle for post-war heritage, and the struggle for territory between the East and the West, etc., all out of this strategic consideration, the United States of course also wants to take down the Soviet Union, but the reality of the situation absolutely does not allow the United States to do so.
First of all, let's talk about the American aircraft carrier, having 100 aircraft carriers is definitely a terrifying force, which can completely crush the Soviet navy at that time, but it will not play much role after crushing it. In nature, the Soviet Union is actually a land power in the traditional sense, and its main business direction is still on land, so to shake the foundation of the Soviet Union, it is ultimately necessary to compete with the Soviet Union on land. Thus, in this case, the 100 aircraft carriers of the United States are useful, but of limited use.
Secondly, in fact, the difference in military strength between the Soviet Union and the United States is not too large. At the end of World War II, the size of the Soviet Army reached a terrifying 12 million, and the size of the army is definitely not a heap of quantity, the United States and Britain and other Western countries in the Soviet Union to defeat fascist Germany, has a deep understanding of the strength of the Soviet Red Army, for the confrontation with the Soviet Red Army, in fact, there are still a lot of psychological shadows, if nothing else, the US military in the Pacific to fight with the Japanese army, it can be said that paid a heavy casualty price, Therefore, for the millions of Japanese Kwantung Army hoarding in northeast China, the United States can be said to be a very headache, so it will not hesitate to sacrifice China's interests to ask the Soviet Union to intervene. As soon as the Soviet Union sent troops, the Japanese Kwantung Army quickly disintegrated, and the comparison between the two can show the strength of the Soviet Red Army. The United States certainly did not want to confront an adversary like the Soviet Union directly.
Let's talk about the american atomic bomb at that time, it can be said that the two atomic bombs detonated in Japan have made the world truly recognize the horrors of the atomic bomb. However, the production speed of atomic bombs at that time was not so fast, and the more than 20 atomic bombs owned by the United States at that time could play a certain role, but it would definitely not play a decisive role.
In fact, there is another important reason that the US government has to consider, that is, the will of the American people, at the beginning of World War II, the Americans were very disgusted to participate in the war, and in the end it was because Japan sneaked attack pearl harbor, so that the Americans participated in the war in the name of remuneration, this war is a just war, the American people can still understand and support, but what is the war with the Soviet Union, I am afraid that the American people will be the first to jump out against this kind of war, after all, the ultimate sacrifice is still the people who participated in the war. For a vague goal, it is really not worth it. Therefore, this series of reasons made the United States finally choose to rely on long-term competition to confront the Soviet Union. (Sansheng III)