Cold War
Cold War | Chapter 2 Preface
It was once said that the sun never set on the British Empire. World War II, however, weakened the colonial powers—particularly Britain and France. The colonies themselves, aware of this growing weakness, began advocating independence, and liberation movements within these developing nations began to evolve. U.S. foreign policy makers encouraged U.S. intervention in these movements to prevent Communist revolutions, thereby hoping to prevent the spread of Soviet influence. Whether this intervention was justified or effective was hotly debated throughout the Cold War and after.
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- Introduction
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From Allies to Enemies: The Origins of the Cold War
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The United States Should Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
- The United States Should Not Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
- The United States Should Contain Soviet Expansion
- The Soviet Union Should Contain U.S. Imperialism
- Soviet Expansion Policies Initiated the Cold War
- U.S. Containment Policies Initiated the Cold War
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Coexistence and Conflict
- Chapter 2 Preface
- The War in Korea Should Be Expanded
- The War in Korea Should Be Limited
- The Soviet Union Seeks Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
- The Soviet Union Does Not Seek Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
- The United States Could Have Won the War in Vietnam
- The United States Could Not Have Won the War in Vietnam
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From Détente to the Cold War’s End
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Détente Is a Constructive
- Détente Is a Flawed U.S. Policy
- The United States Must Develop a Defensive Weapons System to Prevent Nuclear War
- U.S. Development of a Defensive Weapons System Would Increase Nuclear Proliferation
- Ronald Reagan’s Policies Ended the Cold War
- Mikhail Gorbachev’s Policies Ended the Cold War
- Reflections: The Impact of the Cold War
- For Further Discussion
- Copyright
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