With the use of archival resources from the former soviet union as well as from eastern europe, germany, and china, we are being told that the newest history of the cold war confirms the oldest history. The struggle for germany and the origins of the cold war. The book examines the entirety of the cold war era, presenting documents from the end of world war ii right up to the collapse of the soviet. We still live in the shadow of this, the most dramatic and decisive decade of the twentieth century. Ed earned his doctorate at the university of michigan and spent a year in the ussr as. From a bancroft prizewinning scholar, a new global history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world. What was the soviet unions policy towards other european nations. This comprehensive collection of carefully edited documentsspeeches, treaties, statements, and articlestraces the rise and fall of the cold war.
Fredrik logevall, university of california, santa barbara. A history in documents and eyewitness accounts, jussi m. The following question is based on the accompanying documents 17. Globalization is the result of the proliferation of technological and economic. The success of chinas communist revolution in 1949 set the stage, chen says. For the next 40 years, relations between the two superpowers.
Chapter 28 outline the cold war and american globalism. Introduction in the aftermath of the second world war, the united states and the soviet union engaged in a protracted bipolar contest for power called the cold war. Written for the general reader, it draws together scholarly research on. Although there was no direct confrontation between the two powers, the conflict was to lead the world to the brink of nuclear war. This subject file focuses on the history of the cold war, a strategic and ideological conflict that opposed the western bloc, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union, from 1945 to 1989. Langdon le moyne college prentice hall boston columbus indianapolis new york san francisco upper saddle river. A history in documents, is a book that explains the cold war with much detail, it describes the cold war with graphic details that make each moment seem like a thriller. An international history is a must read for all history enthusiasts. The cold war a history in documents and eyewitness accounts edited by jussi m. Through her clear prose and many years of research and expertise on the subject, carole fink brings refreshing new perspectives to the cold war, going beyond the conflict between the us and the ussr to include meaningful discussions of key events in africa, asia. This post is a comprehensive timeline of the cold war, from the origins of the russianamerican conflict following world war two to the final dissolution of the soviet union and the fall of the berlin wall at the end of the 20th century. The first wave of postcold war historical writing is now upon us, and commentators are moving swiftly to explain its meaning. This course will examine the cold war as a global phenomenon, covering not only the military and diplomatic history of the period, but also examining the social.
Arguments on causes of war and peace churchill and the bomb in war and cold war we gotta get out of this place. Hanhimaki and odd arne westad present an impressive array of primary materials designed to examine the cold war as a global. The cold war lasted for more than fifty years and polarized the world. Robert mcmahons the cold war is a very short introduction to a complex topic. The second position is held by revisionist historians, who became more critical of us foreign policy. Truman library, in partnership with the parallel history project on cooperative security, will pilot a oneweek summer course for secondary school teachers in the summer of 2009. Two years later, the allies had broken their friendship.
Coverage traces the cold war from its roots in eastwest tensions before and during world war ii through its origins in the immediate postwar era, up to and including the collapse of. Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, the cold war. I read about nuclear warfare in the cold war and i learned much about it. The first statement represents the traditionalist school, widely accepted by liberal historians. Sep 05, 2017 from a bancroft prizewinning scholar, a new global history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world. Examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the cold war truman doctrine, marshall plan, nato, and warsaw pact. The cold war 1947 1991 introduction the grand alliance formed by the u. Spring semester, 2004 bookstore list in approximate order of use. Depicts an implicit link from the cold war to globalization.
Rooted in political and ideological disagreements dating back to the russian revolution of 1917, the war emerged from disputes that intensified in the wake of world war ii. Cold war history, the journal of cold war studies, diplomatic. Third world interventions and the making of our times by odd arne westad cambridge university press 2005. Most of the proxy wars and subsidies for local conflicts ended along with the cold war. A global history with documents, second edition, is a combined, revised, and updated version of the authors two highly acclaimed cold war books, a hard and bitter peace. In the 1990s, following the end of the cold war, americans were unsure about their place in the world. Jul 15, 2009 the congo civil war, or congo crisis, was a complex political tumult that began just days following belgiums granting of congolese independence in 1960. A summer conference for teachers in europe nelahozeves castle, czech republic, july 2009 the harry s. What was the response of the united states and her european allies. The cold war is increasingly treated as a global historical period beginning customarily in. Start of the cold war adapted from document based assessment for global history, walch education historical context.
Between 1945 and 1950, the wartime all iance between the united states and the soviet union broke down and the cold war began. This unique text provides a balanced, integrated, and comprehensive survey of the main events and developments in the cold war as viewed from a global perspective. This comprehensive collection of more than 100 edited documents speeches, treaties, statements, and articles traces the cold war from its roots at yalta and potsdam in 1945 through the collapse of the soviet state in 1991 making the great events of the era come alive through the words of those who were involved. Today, we may know much about north koreas relations with the soviet union and china in june 1950, and about. This site is created by alpha history and contains 308,881 words in 405 pages. A personal account growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in canada meant living with the cold war, especially if you lived near the border between the united states and canada.
Independence movements developed as a result of cold war tensions 3. Chapter 28 outline the cold war and american globalism, 19451961 i. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a. This question is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. However the revisionists asses that the atomic weapon gave end to the japanese war and in a long term prevented the war to. World war and nurtured by the onset of the cold war. Inquiry lesson model abstract after world war ii the united states and soviet union left the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation as peaceful collaboration to rebuild europe seemed impossible. First and foremost we need to situate the cold war within the wider history of the twentieth century in a global perspective. A global history with documents 2nd edition 9780205729111. The first wave of post cold war historical writing is now upon us, and commentators are moving swiftly to explain its meaning. The history of the cold war has been the history of the world since 1954. A collection of more than speeches, agreements, messages, declarations, etc. The cold war is an account of global history since 1945, which ties together the narrative of the cold war to that of neoliberalism and the new imperialism in ways that illuminate and clarify the dilemmas of the present moment. Diverse range of official and unofficial source material, relating both to the cold war and its aftermath.
We tend to think of the cold war as a bounded conflict. This comprehensive collection of more than 100 edited documents speeches, treaties, statements, and articles traces the cold war from its roots at yalta and potsdam in 1945 through the collapse of the soviet state in 1991 making the great events of the era come alive through the. The revisionist historians of the cold war state that the decision to use the atomic weapon made the usa to be blamed for the tensions of the cold war. A history in documents provides a useful, but incomplete, collection of primary sources for use in examining the cold war. First and foremost we need to situate the cold war within the wider history of the twentieth century in a. The cold war bill woolwine winter haven senior high summary. Provides an international and multifaceted picture of the cold war. The cold war impacted countries other than the soviet union and the united states 2. His first four chapters provide a chilling reminder of just how seriously americans viewed the cold war in the first two decades after world war ii. A postcold war history offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the cold war. I can remember the government erecting an air raid siren in the school yard as part of. Walter lafeber, america, russia, and the cold war, 19452002. I am not a historian, so dont look for dispassionate recording of the cold war in what follows.
The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the. Coverage traces the cold war from its roots in eastwest tensions before and during world war ii through its origins in the immediate postwar era, up to and including the collapse of the soviet union during 19891991. Revised prototypes for global history and geography ii. I was of course an eyewitness to bits and pieces of the whole period we call the cold war but dont look for fragmentary anecdotes which would not do justice to the serious purpose of this symposium. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The sources follow the cold war from its roots in eastwest tensions at the end of world war ii to the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. A global history with documents second edition edward h. Cold war lesson plan 9th grade world history benchmark. The path to fearless, effective cold calling the cold war. R e v i e w e s s a y t here was an adage among observers during the last half of the. Journals devoted, in part or entirely, to the period have proliferated. This second edition brings the collection right up to date, including the newest research from the communist side of the cold war and the most recent debates on.
The congo civil war, or congo crisis, was a complex political tumult that began just days following belgiums granting of congolese independence. Citizens around the world pondered how relations between these two countries had turned so frigid. Chapter 9 from wartime alliesto cold war enemies he arguments you are about to read are derived from three different schools of historical thinking. This is an exciting time to research and write the history of the cold war. A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. The cold war, a truly global standoff of immense ideological, military and political import, began, roughly, in the late 1940s and continued until the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, an. Langdon are professors of history at le moyne college, where they have teamtaught for the last sixteen years a twosemester world history course for firstyear students and courses on modern global history for upperlevel students. Nov 19, 2014 the cold war, a truly global standoff of immense ideological, military and political import, began, roughly, in the late 1940s and continued until the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, an. This comprehensive study of chinas cold war experience reveals the crucial role beijing played in shaping the orientation of the global cold war and the confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. Clear, concise, and compelling, the cold war is a superb primer on the subject. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of these exercises.
I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. I learned in great detail how the events happened, when they happened, and why they. This comprehensive collection of carefully edited documents traces the rise and fall of the cold war. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was one of the first major studies of its kind.
A very short introduction mcmahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history. This cold war site contains articles, perspectives and sources on global events and tensions between 1945 and 1991. Cold war lesson plan grade world history benchmark. However, the aftermath of the cold war is not considered to be concluded. Langdon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.