Point four and the Cold War
Author : Robert C. Herber
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 1951
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Author : Robert C. Herber
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 1951
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Author : James Paul Warburg
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 12,76 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Cold War
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Author : Newsweek Club and Educational Bureaus
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Page : 19 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 1950
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Author : Sara Lorenzini
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,48 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691180156
In this sweeping and incisive work, Lorenzini provides a global history of development, drawing on a wealth of archival evidence to offer a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a Cold War phenomenon that transformed the modern world.
Author : Kiron K. Skinner
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0817946314
Twenty years ago, as the United States and the Soviet Union were sliding into yet another round of dangerous confrontation, no one could have imagined that only a decade later the cold war would be over and that Russia and the West would embark on an unprecedented course of economic, political, and military cooperation. How did it happen? The essays in this collection offer illuminating insights into the key players--Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and others--and the monumental events that led to the collapse of communism. The expert contributors examine the end of dtente and the beginning of the new phase of the cold war in the early 1980s, when U.S.-Soviet relations seemed to hit a new low. They detail Reagan's radical new strategies aimed at changing Soviet behavior. And they analyze the essence and origins of Mikhail Gorbachev's "new political thinking"--his realization that the cold war was not in Russia's interest and could not end unless his country changed itself-and its critical role in the ultimate transformation of the Soviet Union. In addition the authors describe the peaceful democratic revolutions in Poland and Hungary, the events that brought about the reunification of Germany, the role of events in Third World countries, the critical contributions of Yeltsin, and more.
Author : Brandon Toropov
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Cold War
ISBN : 1438130236
There are many reference works on the cold war, including The Cold War Encyclopedia (1996) and the recent Historical Dictionary of the Cold War (2000). These works put a crucial period of the twentieth century into perspective. They share an international focus, driven in part by the global nature of the cold war, the events that defined it, and the people who fought it. This new encyclopedia takes a different tack, focusing almost exclusively on American domestic events and issues and touching on international themes only when they are relevant to the U.S. scene.More than 700 entries are arranged alphabetically, beginning with Acheson, Dean, secretary of state from 1949 to 1953, and ending with Yippies, an anti-establishment DEGREESB radical element of the hippie movement. In between are entries on presidents and their opponents, civil rights groups and leaders, phrases, and definitions. The length of each entry (ranging from 100-2,500 words) reflects the importance of the subject or the depth of coverage needed. Acheson's boss, Harry Truman, earns just over four columns, while Truman's opponent in the infamous 1948 general election, Thomas Dewey, barely rates one column.Each entry is factual and concise. The entry on Martin Luther King Jr. mentions his early life and education, his adherence to Gandhi's policy of nonviolence, the March on Washington, and his assassination in Tennessee, avoiding the various controversies surrounding both King's life and death. Sometimes the generally objective tone of the work is missing, as when, for example, it defines com munism as paradoxical and self-defeating. Black-and-white photographs enhance the text, and the index is detailed.This volume is a worthy addition to the cold war reference shelf. Its coverage of people, places, and events that might be ignored in works with a more international perspective makes it a good starting point for anyone interested in an American focus. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries. RBB. Copyright (r) American Library Association. All rights r
Author : Benn Steil
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198757913
Traces the history of the Marshall Plan and the efforts to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism during a two-year period that saw the collapse of postwar U.S.-Soviet relations and the beginning of the Cold War.
Author : Sergei Y. Shenin
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781560727644
U.S. President Harry Truman reportedly hoped that he would be remembered after fifty years for the Point Four Program. Truman is remembered for many things but the Point Four Program does not raise to the top of most lists. What was it and why is it significant? This new book examines the details of this active instrument of American foreign policy. It provides a thorough study of the methods and means employed in developing this now largely -- forgotten program which was instrumental in helping extend American power abroad.
Author : Sandra Lee Jordan
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Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 1973
Category : International relations
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Author : David Bush
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1685629210
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies lasted from the late 1940s through the late 1980s. But the armed forces of the two superpowers met only through proxies. The primary front-line soldiers in the Cold War were diplomats, political leaders, and intelligence officers. David M. Bush was a career military analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency during the last decade and a half of the Cold War. This is a first-person narrative of his experiences providing intelligence support to US Government decision-makers for several crises involving the USSR and its Caribbean Basin allies Cuba, Grenada, and Nicaragua.