6. A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72

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1: Reasons for the Cold War

2: Early developments in the Cold War, 1945-49

3: The Cold War in the 1950s

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Berlin

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Cuba

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia

5: The Thaw and moves towards Détente, 1963-72

1: Reasons for the Cold War

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Introduction

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Origins: From World War II to the Cold War

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Origins: The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and NATO

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

The Korean War, 1950-53

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Domestic Impacts of the Cold War: The Red Scare and McCarthyism

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Globalisation of the Cold War: Decolonisation, Nuclear Weapons and the Space Race

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

The Vietnam War, 1955-75

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Détente

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

The End of Détente and the Second Cold War

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR – OVERVIEW, 1945-1991

Reagan and the End of the Cold War

Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock, Manchester University

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Cold War Historiography

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Post World War Tension, 1945-46

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

The US Declarations of Cold War, 1946-47

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Early Cold War Tensions, 1948-49

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

The Globalisation and Militarisation of the Cold War, 1950

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Who was to blame for the Cold War?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Early Differences and the Formation of the Grand Alliance, 1917-42

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Wartime Tensions and the Tehran Conference, 1942-44

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Plans for the Post-War World and the Yalta Conference, 1944-45

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Truman, the Atomic Bomb and the End of the War, 1945

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

The Post-War World, the Long Telegram and the Novikov Telegram, 1945-46

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

2: Early developments in the Cold War, 1945-49

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE, 1941-55

Introduction

Dr Mathias Haeussler, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE, 1941-55

The Historiographical Debate

Dr Mathias Haeussler, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE, 1941-55

The Long Term Origins

Dr Mathias Haeussler, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE, 1941-55

The Breakdown of the Wartime Alliance

Dr Mathias Haeussler, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE, 1941-55

The Division of Germany

Dr Mathias Haeussler, University of Cambridge

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

Before Pearl Harbour (1853 - 1941)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima (1941 - 1945)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

The Atomic Bombs (1945)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

The Beginnings of the Cold War (1945)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

The American Occupation of Japan (1945 - 1948)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

THE USA AND JAPAN, 1941-52

The Reverse Course (1948 - 1952)

Dr Christopher Harding, Edinburgh University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Early Differences and the Formation of the Grand Alliance, 1917-42

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Wartime Tensions and the Tehran Conference, 1942-44

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Plans for the Post-War World and the Yalta Conference, 1944-45

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

Truman, the Atomic Bomb and the End of the War, 1945

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR – EARLY TENSION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, 1917-1946

The Post-War World, the Long Telegram and the Novikov Telegram, 1945-46

Dr Andrew Johnstone, Leicester University

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Cold War Historiography

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Post World War Tension, 1945-46

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

The US Declarations of Cold War, 1946-47

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Early Cold War Tensions, 1948-49

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

The Globalisation and Militarisation of the Cold War, 1950

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR - ORIGINS, 1945-50

Who was to blame for the Cold War?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

3: The Cold War in the 1950s

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

The Role of the Atomic Bomb

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

US Containment Strategy

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

JFK and the Vietnam War

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

Western Policies

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, 1945-75

The French War in Vietnam in Fact and Fiction

Prof. Kevin Ruane, Canterbury Christ Church University

COLD WAR – THE KOREAN WAR AND THE UNITED STATES, 1950-53

Containment Before Korea, 1945-50

Prof. Steven Casey, London School of Economics

COLD WAR – THE KOREAN WAR AND THE UNITED STATES, 1950-53

US Intervention and Escalation, 1950

Prof. Steven Casey, London School of Economics

COLD WAR – THE KOREAN WAR AND THE UNITED STATES, 1950-53

Military Build-Up and the Dismissal of MacArthur

Prof. Steven Casey, London School of Economics

COLD WAR – THE KOREAN WAR AND THE UNITED STATES, 1950-53

The End of the War, 1952-53

Prof. Steven Casey, London School of Economics

COLD WAR – THE KOREAN WAR AND THE UNITED STATES, 1950-53

The Legacy of the War

Prof. Steven Casey, London School of Economics

COLD WAR - EISENHOWER, 1953-1961

The Debate Surrounding Eisenhower’s Foreign Policy

Prof. Kenneth Osgood, Colorado School of Mines

COLD WAR - EISENHOWER, 1953-1961

How did Eisenhower respond to communism?

Prof. Kenneth Osgood, Colorado School of Mines

COLD WAR - EISENHOWER, 1953-1961

How did Eisenhower manage American National Security?

Prof. Kenneth Osgood, Colorado School of Mines

COLD WAR - EISENHOWER, 1953-1961

Did Eisenhower work for peace? Or did he perpetuate the Cold War?

Prof. Kenneth Osgood, Colorado School of Mines

COLD WAR - EISENHOWER, 1953-1961

Was the Central Intelligence Agency a rogue elephant?

Prof. Kenneth Osgood, Colorado School of Mines

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

The French Indochina War, 1946-54

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference, 1954

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

Leadership in North and South Vietnam, 1954-61

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

The Kennedy Administration in Vietnam, 1961-63

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

Counter-Insurgency Programs

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

COLD WAR – THE EARLY VIETNAM WAR, 1945-63

The Kennedy Counterfactual

Dr Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Kent University

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Berlin

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

Why was housing seen as so important to the building of a socialist society?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

Were women more emancipated in East Germany than in the West?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

To what extent did Stasi surveillance shape life in East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

How important was repression for the stability of the GDR?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

What was the role of the Protestant church in East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

How did Ostpolitik change relations between West and East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Origins of East Germany, 1945-49

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Berlin Airlift, 1948-49

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Economy of East Germany

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Insurrection of 1953

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Rise of the Berlin Wall, 1961

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

COLD WAR – THE BERLIN CRISIS, 1958-61

Background to the Crisis

Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London

COLD WAR – THE BERLIN CRISIS, 1958-61

Early Tension, 1958-60

Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London

COLD WAR – THE BERLIN CRISIS, 1958-61

Khrushchev's Ultimatum

Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London

COLD WAR – THE BERLIN CRISIS, 1958-61

Kennedy's Response and the Construction of the Berlin Wall

Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London

COLD WAR – THE BERLIN CRISIS, 1958-61

Aftermath

Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did the Cold War enter a new stage of crisis from 1960-63?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

The Crisis Years and the Start of Détente, 1960-63

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did early Détente stall?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente flourish after 1968?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente end?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Cuba

US HISTORY – THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1961-63

Early Disaster: The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

US HISTORY – THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1961-63

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962

Background: The Bay of Pigs and Operation Mongoose

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962

Nikita Khrushchev’s Decision to Send Missiles to Cuba

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962

Autumn 1962: Soviet Action and US Reaction

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962

The First Week of the Crisis (14-22 October)

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962

The Second Week of the Crisis (22-28 October)

Prof. Mark White, QMUL

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did the Cold War enter a new stage of crisis from 1960-63?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

The Crisis Years and the Start of Détente, 1960-63

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did early Détente stall?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente flourish after 1968?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente end?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did the Cold War enter a new stage of crisis from 1960-63?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

The Crisis Years and the Start of Détente, 1960-63

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did early Détente stall?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente flourish after 1968?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente end?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

5: The Thaw and moves towards Détente, 1963-72

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did the Cold War enter a new stage of crisis from 1960-63?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

The Crisis Years and the Start of Détente, 1960-63

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

Why did early Détente stall?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente flourish after 1968?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – DÉTENTE, 1960-79

How and why did Détente end?

Prof. Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

Nixon and Kissinger

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

Nixon and Kissinger's Priorities and the Early Administration, 1969

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

The Cambodian Campaign, Protests and Kissinger's Dominance, 1970-71

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

Triangulation, the Election of 1972 and Peace Talks, 1971-72

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

Peace, the Watergate Scandal and the Fall of Saigon, 1972-75

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

COLD WAR – NIXON, KISSINGER AND THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1969-75

The End of the War and its Aftermath

Prof. Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

Contents

1: Reasons for the Cold War

2: Early developments in the Cold War, 1945-49

3: The Cold War in the 1950s

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Berlin

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Cuba

4: Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia

5: The Thaw and moves towards Détente, 1963-72