Atomic Bomb And The Origins Of The Cold War Analysis
Henry Hillier
HIST 228L
Critical Book Analysis
Due: 3/3/14
The title itself, “Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War,” simply depicts the true cause of this international standstill. Although the writers introduce the audience to the underlying background behind this war, such as increasing political tension between a soon-to-be-called Anglo-American alliance and the U.S.S.R during and previous to World War II, the main focus of this composition is exemplified by the impact which the atomic bomb had on establishing an international control or world order. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt hoped to implement this international world order, founded on principles that would uphold the idea of international atomic control and safety. …show more content…
For example, in the conclusion, one of the writers emphasizes the prowess of Joseph Stalin during World War II by simply stating that “Stalin’s political history partook of a kind of survivalism that no American leader could possibly comprehend” (Craig, Radchenko). At the same time, there is also a consistent berating of American officials, especially of Truman, with regards to their actions and responses throughout the trials and tribulations associated with what brought about the war. The idea that Truman was thrown into becoming President of the most powerful country of the world, and nevertheless during the post-World War II era, extremely unprepared is valid in its own right. However, with regards to withholding information about the development of atomic warfare from the Soviet Union, it should not be seen as a negative factor in deducing what could have been the key to succeeding an international world order, because Stalin’s intentions were never to do so! As for exchanging the info with Britain, regarding the atomic bomb, or “tube alloys,” Roosevelt knew that Great Britain posed no threat against the United States, for they were uninterested in forming their own atomic arsenal with regards to international control because its greatest ally, America, already was doing so. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was under the power of a psychotic and war-driven Joseph Stalin, who would never accept the terms that came along with possible ways of devising this international world order, especially related to the Baruch plan. Ultimately, this means that the UNAEC was just a means of delaying a war that was most likely conceived by Roosevelt and Truman, as it was by Stalin,
HIST 228L
Critical Book Analysis
Due: 3/3/14
The title itself, “Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War,” simply depicts the true cause of this international standstill. Although the writers introduce the audience to the underlying background behind this war, such as increasing political tension between a soon-to-be-called Anglo-American alliance and the U.S.S.R during and previous to World War II, the main focus of this composition is exemplified by the impact which the atomic bomb had on establishing an international control or world order. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt hoped to implement this international world order, founded on principles that would uphold the idea of international atomic control and safety. …show more content…
For example, in the conclusion, one of the writers emphasizes the prowess of Joseph Stalin during World War II by simply stating that “Stalin’s political history partook of a kind of survivalism that no American leader could possibly comprehend” (Craig, Radchenko). At the same time, there is also a consistent berating of American officials, especially of Truman, with regards to their actions and responses throughout the trials and tribulations associated with what brought about the war. The idea that Truman was thrown into becoming President of the most powerful country of the world, and nevertheless during the post-World War II era, extremely unprepared is valid in its own right. However, with regards to withholding information about the development of atomic warfare from the Soviet Union, it should not be seen as a negative factor in deducing what could have been the key to succeeding an international world order, because Stalin’s intentions were never to do so! As for exchanging the info with Britain, regarding the atomic bomb, or “tube alloys,” Roosevelt knew that Great Britain posed no threat against the United States, for they were uninterested in forming their own atomic arsenal with regards to international control because its greatest ally, America, already was doing so. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was under the power of a psychotic and war-driven Joseph Stalin, who would never accept the terms that came along with possible ways of devising this international world order, especially related to the Baruch plan. Ultimately, this means that the UNAEC was just a means of delaying a war that was most likely conceived by Roosevelt and Truman, as it was by Stalin,