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cold war: its not over till’ its over
What exactly was the Cold War? Why? And is it really over even now? These are fascinating questions that have been posed and answered by historians, revisionists, and just plain citizens for the past fifty years… …Thus the world may … Continue reading
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Tagged Gar Alperovitz, Henry Roberts Russian Institute Columbia, John Lukacs, Kathryn Bigelow, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, osama bin laden, Pentagon budget, Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Sino-American relations, The Cold War, Zero Dark Thirty movie
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cold war: 3 wise men?
What was the Cold War exactly? Who started it? Could it have been avoided?… …If we are beginning to see the world in its reality rather than in the mirror of our fantasies, in the West and in the East, … Continue reading
cold war: never say never again
What exactly was the Cold War? Who was responsible for it? Could it have been avoided? …Measured in terms of personal agony, money, energy, time and democratic processes, the Cold War took a toll as great as, possibly greater than, … Continue reading
cold war: breathtaking arrogance
What exactly was the Cold War? Who started it? Could it have been avoided?… The Truman Doctrine: …At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not … Continue reading
the cold war: a plague on both your houses
What was the Cold War, who started it? and could it have been avoided?… …In the last days of 1946, the prime minister of Greece, Constantine Tsaldaris, had come to Washington with an urgent request for financial and military aid. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chen Chieh-Jen Taiwan artist, China Civil War, Gar Alperovitz, General George C. Marshall, Greek Prime Minister Constantine Tsaldaris, Henry Roberts Russian Institute Columbia, Howard Zinn, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Secretary of State Byrnes, The Cold War, Truman Doctrine
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cold war: to frozen to believe
The Cold War. Just what was exactly the Cold War? Could it have been avoided?… Iranian troopps entered Tabriz on December 14, 1946, and drove out the remnants of the puppet regime whose local Communist leader, Pishevari, fled to the … Continue reading
cold war: souls on ice
…At the Teheran Conference of 1943, the Soviet union, Britain and the United States had agreed to guarantee the postwar independence and territorial integrity of Iran. However, the Soviet union, angered by the refusal of the Iranian government to grant … Continue reading
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Tagged American Selective Service Act, Churchill Fulton speech, Gar Alperovitz, George C. Marshall, Henry Roberts Russian Institute Columbia, James F. Byrnes Secretary of State, John Lukacs, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Potsdam Conference, Teheran Conference 1943, The Cold War
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cold war: fresh-frozen paradox
The Cold War. What was it exactly? Who started it? And could it have been avoided?… …Before 1945 was out, the euphoria of victory in Europe and Asia had been eroded by the realization that an era peace was not … Continue reading
cold war: lend or lease?
The Cold War. What was it? Who started it? Could it have been averted?… …Their mistrust of America was further sharpened right after the Japanese offered unconditional surrender on August 14,1945: a week later, President Truman officially terminated the Lend-Lease … Continue reading
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Tagged Averill Harriman, Bernard Lewis historian, Dean Acheson, Gar Alperovitz, Henry Roberts Russian Institute Columbia, John Lukacs, Lend-Lease Act, Madame Pickwick, Potsdam Conference, President Truman, Soviet Aggression Finland 1939-40, The Cold War, Truman Doctrine
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cold war: peace on ice good riddance towards all
…The Potsdam Conference lasted from July 17 to August 2, 1945- just a few days before the end of World War II. The final bloody pages of the war were written on August 6 and 9, when mushroom clouds rose … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Bomb Hiroshima, Clement Atlee Labor party, Gar Alperovitz, Henry Roberts Russian Institute Columbia, John Lukacs, Konrad Adenauer, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Potsdam Conference, The Cold War, Willy Brandt Berlin mayor
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