cold war paper 2 Flashcards
carr
the USSR was trying to be progressive and the US was an obstacle. the cold war was an example of American aggression towards the USSR
bailey
cold war was caused by USSR not living up to Yalta agreements (expansionism, spreading communism). the US was forced to respond to Soviet aggression with the Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan
williams
the US is involved in spreading empire and economy in an imperialist way, the USSR didn’t live up to Yalta agreements because they had to protect themselves against American empire
lefeber
the cold war had been developing for a long time, even before ww2
alperovitz
the atomic bombs were the start of the cold war. they were not used on an already defeated Japan to win the war but to intimidate the soviets. display of weapon aggression
kolko
the USSR and US actions were reflexive; they were less worried abt the opposing country and more about their own domestic issues
paterson
Soviet hostility and US domination efforts were equally responsible for the cold war
gaddis
“neither side can bear sole responsibility for the onset of the cold war”
leffler
“it was not so much the actions of the Kremlin as it was fears about socioeconomic dislocation, revolutionary nationalism, British weakness, and eurasian vacuums of power”
may
“traditions, belief systems, propinquity, and convenience…all combined to stimulate antagonism”
westad
it’s important to look at other countries separate from the cold war context to better understand them.
