In Salt to the Sea four teenagers are caught up in war. The novel mostly focuses on the harsh aggression of the Nazi Soviet front. Three of the four have been trying flee walking near paths to avoid needed attention from troops and getting to a place where the fighting isn't happening so they can wait the war out. They finally come across a large ship that is heading to safer ground. The fourth teen is a Nazi desperate to move up the ranks and be a hero; especially to be noticed by Hannelore in which he sends mental love letters to throughout the story. The four all finally meet up at the ship and hope nothing goes wrong as the ship already seems cursed. (The ship shares a name with a Nazi in a different country who was murdered). Historically near where the novel takes place, this is the front of the Soviets and the Nazis. Due to an already present mistrust between the Soviets and Allies, Stalin isn't a huge fan of America. This mistrust began as the Allies were against the Reds in the Russian Civil War. On top of that the Allies abandoned Czechoslovakia before World War Two. Stalin then signed the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact with Germany. After being invaded again, the Soviets were forced to join the Allies. After the war was over, the Soviets controlled a lot of Asia and Europe. The U.S. offered supplies to those in need in Soviet zones but Stalin rejected them for those offered. Finally America and the USSR couldn't take it anymore and the cold war started as disagreements in different areas led to the battles of the cold war. With disagreements the countries went out to prove themselves as better than the other. A lot more money was put into education to advance further with smarter people and this affect lasts until today as Americans realized the importance of putting money into education. Another affect is both countries built up a lot of nuclear weapons that are still here today. This made both the U.S. and Russia look stronger with so many nuclear weapons and less likely to be attacked present day. My novel has to deal with the Nazis and Soviets at war. This had a huge impact on society even today. If Hitler never broke the pact then Soviets and Nazis may be ruling the world right now. If the Allies still somehow pulled it off then there probably would never have been a Cold War. Therefor, the events of the Nazis and Soviets battling as included in Salt to the Sea has affects still present in today's society.
Sources: http://dailyhistory.org/How_did_World_War_II_Lead_to_the_Cold_War%3F http://abbywcoldwar.blogspot.com/2010/04/effects-of-cold-war-on-america-today.html
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Cooper Ridoeut
5/2/2017 01:50:56 pm
I agree that when Hitler broke the pact it set the world on the trajectory it is following today. Many of the Nazi forces during WWII were tied up in fighting in Russia which allowed the Allies in the west to be able to contend with the German forces.
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Abby
5/6/2017 08:48:17 am
You did a good job on this. What do you think made the Nazis and Soviets such great enemies after the start of WWII?
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Luke
5/8/2017 04:43:12 am
The Soviets were invaded by the Nazis which made them personally feel hurt as they attempted to take everything. The book also mentioned that the Soviets were horrible to the places they invaded doing horrible things to people. Both the Nazis and the Soviets had personal motivation making them bitter enemies.
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