# It's 1945 and you're Harry Truman

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 28, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1945-and-youre-harry-truman/750486 "2016-03-28T21:14:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1945-and-youre-harry-truman/750486/101 "2016-03-31T14:53:24Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Did the Allies realize Stalin was after territorial expansion?
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> I have wondered why the first atomic weapon wasn’t used against the Japanese troops in Manchuria. It seems that our Russian “Allies” were there. They sure as hell killed a lot of Germans, though.

Seeing as how he invaded Finland, the Baltic States, Poland and Bessarabia… I’m guessing the Allies knew.

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