Cold War Origins
The origins of the Cold War lie in the differences between the systems of both the United States and the Soviet Union. It is an interplay between ideology and pragmatic power politics, and the creation of tension and mistrust which had been evident since the Russian Revolution. During World War II differences were put aside, but the problems reappeared, and it was a changing post-war world.
There are three major common explanations for the origins of the Cold War: traditional, revisionist, and post-revisionist . Until the 1960s, most historians believed that the Cold War was the direct result of Stalin 's aggressive Soviet expansionism, that the Soviets were to blame.
According to Michael Hart (1986), '...the Cold War was caused by the military …show more content…
This revisionist approach reached its height during the Vietnam War when many people suggested that America was 'as bad as Russia '. One of the most extreme revisionists was Gabriel Kelko, who wrote The Limits of Power: The World and United States Foreign Policy in 1972. One reviewer of his books says that 'he devoted his entire professional life to blaming the United States for the Cold War '. In his book Kelko suggested that Truman should have given Stalin the atomic bomb in 1945 and claimed that Russia treated Poland well in 1945. He also blamed South Korea for the Korean War of …show more content…
John Lewis Gaddis (1972), The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, Columbia University Press, New York
'Why did the USA and USSR become rivals in the period 1945 to 1949? ',(http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war1_answer.htm)
Walter LaFeber (1971), The Origins of the Cold War 1941-1947, John Wiley & Sons, USA
Annotation: This book provides information from two scholars, each with their own distinctive view. Book tries to deal with how the Cold War began, conflict of ideologies, and show the erosion of communication. Each point addressed by a scholar is emphasized with evidence.
Morton A. Kaplan(1976), The Life and Death of the Cold War, Nelson-Hall, USA
Annotation: Revisionist approach, which addresses neo-Marxist explanations on the U.S. postwar foreign policy.
Ron Ringer(2000). Modern History. Pascal Press, Glebe
Annotation: Good overall summary of the cold war, and presents both sides of the issue. Also explains the major explanations well, and provided references to leading
There are three major common explanations for the origins of the Cold War: traditional, revisionist, and post-revisionist . Until the 1960s, most historians believed that the Cold War was the direct result of Stalin 's aggressive Soviet expansionism, that the Soviets were to blame.
According to Michael Hart (1986), '...the Cold War was caused by the military …show more content…
This revisionist approach reached its height during the Vietnam War when many people suggested that America was 'as bad as Russia '. One of the most extreme revisionists was Gabriel Kelko, who wrote The Limits of Power: The World and United States Foreign Policy in 1972. One reviewer of his books says that 'he devoted his entire professional life to blaming the United States for the Cold War '. In his book Kelko suggested that Truman should have given Stalin the atomic bomb in 1945 and claimed that Russia treated Poland well in 1945. He also blamed South Korea for the Korean War of …show more content…
John Lewis Gaddis (1972), The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, Columbia University Press, New York
'Why did the USA and USSR become rivals in the period 1945 to 1949? ',(http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war1_answer.htm)
Walter LaFeber (1971), The Origins of the Cold War 1941-1947, John Wiley & Sons, USA
Annotation: This book provides information from two scholars, each with their own distinctive view. Book tries to deal with how the Cold War began, conflict of ideologies, and show the erosion of communication. Each point addressed by a scholar is emphasized with evidence.
Morton A. Kaplan(1976), The Life and Death of the Cold War, Nelson-Hall, USA
Annotation: Revisionist approach, which addresses neo-Marxist explanations on the U.S. postwar foreign policy.
Ron Ringer(2000). Modern History. Pascal Press, Glebe
Annotation: Good overall summary of the cold war, and presents both sides of the issue. Also explains the major explanations well, and provided references to leading