Drawing on Hiroshi Hasegawa’s analysis, this article examines Marxist and pro-Soviet elements within the Roosevelt administration and the U.S. military’s expectations regarding the German–Soviet War. It highlights how Soviet actions shaped American perceptions and policy toward the USSR.

Within the Roosevelt administration, there were not a few Marxists or pro-Soviet figures with strong Marxist leanings, but there was a strong view within the U.S. military that the Soviet Union would suffer an early defeat at the hands of Nazi Germany, and this likely made the Roosevelt administration considerably cautious in its attitude toward the Soviet Union.
2016-12-15
The following is a continuation of the all-out essay by Hasegawa Hiroshi.
All emphasis in the text is mine.
Within the Roosevelt administration there were not a few Marxists or pro-Soviet figures with strong Marxist tendencies, but there was a strong belief within the U.S. military that the Soviet Union would be defeated early by Nazi Germany, and this likely caused the Roosevelt administration to adopt a highly cautious stance toward the Soviet Union.
In addition, during Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland following the conclusion of the German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, the Soviet Union, based on secret protocols of that pact, invaded and annexed eastern Poland, invaded Finland, and further annexed the Baltic states, circumstances that significantly worsened general American sentiment toward the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union had joined hands with Nazi Germany, which Roosevelt detested.
This essay continues.