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The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 Martin McCauley

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 By Martin McCauley

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 by Martin McCauley


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Covering the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States, this text explains how the Cold War originated and developed. The book explores all the questions facing students, such as: who was responsible for the Cold War?

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 Summary

The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 by Martin McCauley

The Cold War is one of the most important and widely studied areas of history. Martin McCauley's best-selling Seminar Study unravels the complex issues which gave rise to the Cold War. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and newly-released information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

About Martin McCauley

Martin McCauley is former Senior lecturer in Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. An extremely accomplished author, he has written three other Seminar Studies volumes: The Khruschev Era, Russia, America and the Cold War and Stalin and Stalinism and two trade history books for Longman History: Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia and Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND 1. Setting the Scene PART TWO: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS 2. Moscow's View of the World Thinking about cooperation The cost of war Eastern and South-eastern Europe Western and Southern Europe Germany 3. Conflicts During the War The question of the Second front US capital for the Soviet Union Conflict over Germany The problem of Eastern and South-eastern Europe 4. 1945: The Turning Point Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Korea South-east Asia The Soviet Union in a new light Cooperation and pressure 5. Decisions Which Led to Division Containment Containment under way Policy on Atomic Weapons and Germany Easterna dn South-eastern Europe 6. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan The Truman doctrine The Marshall plan 7. The Soviet Response The role of the Cominform Czechoslovakia The expulsion of Tito War, negotiations or neither The Berlin blockade PART THREE: ASSESSMENT 8. Was it all Inevitable? Documents Who's Who Guide to Further Reading

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GOR002221065
9780582772847
0582772842
The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 by Martin McCauley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
2003-07-03
200
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