America enters the Cold War : the road to global commitment, 1945-1950
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America enters the Cold War : the road to global commitment, 1945-1950
(Critical moments in American history)
Routledge, 2018
- : pbk
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Timeline: p. [x]-xi
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-229) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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America Enters the Cold War provides a succinct and insightful analysis of the foreign policy decisions which shaped America's early involvement in the Cold War. In focusing on key documents and detailing the ideological foundations of U.S. foreign policy, Kevin Grimm situates the events of the early Cold War in the context of postwar American history. Including the full text of primary source documents such as the Long Telegram, the Truman Doctrine, and NSC-68, this text provides an essential overview of this period for students of the Cold War, diplomatic history, and twentieth-century US history and foreign policy.
Table of Contents
Introduction
A World Changes: Europe in the Mid-1940s
Envisioning the Soviets: Kennan vs. Wallace
Opening Salvos: Truman and His Doctrine
How to Fight: NSC-68 and Planning Global Strategy
The View After: Victories and Costs
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