Cold War Almanac V1 (U-X-L Cold War Reference Library)

Sharon M. Hanes; Richard Clay Hanes

ISBN 10: 0787676624 / ISBN 13: 9780787676629

Published by UXL, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cold War Almanac V1 (U-X-L Cold War Reference Library)
• Publisher: UXL
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787676624
• ISBN 13: 9780787676629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Stretching from the end of World War II to 1989, the Cold War between the Western powers and the Communist bloc shaped national alliances around the world. In 18 chapters, the Almanac treats the historic causes of the tension; the mutual suspicions that fueled the conflict for more than 40 years; the ideological clash between communism and democracy; and the policies that marked the long standoff - the Marshall Plan, Truman's Point Four program, the nuclear arms race, economic aid, the Berlin Wall, detente; and much more. Also covered are the times when the Cold War burst into armed conflict in such areas as Korea, Cuba and Southeast Asia. Biographies presents approximately 25 intriguing stories of the lives and actions of Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and many others, both famous and less well-known. Giving first-hand views of various aspects of the Cold War, Primary Sources provides fully annotated, complete and excerpted documents and other sources, including the many and often shifting alliances that marked the period. Included are 240 black-and-white illustrations with approximately 10 maps; chronology; sidebars; words to know; research and activity ideas; further reading; subject index; and more."