The Cold War through Documents

A Global History
Herausgeber: Judge, Edward H.; Langdon, John W.

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Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive collection of carefully edited documents traces the rise and fall of the Cold War. Set in historical context by the editors' concise introductions and followed by thoughtful discussion questions, the documents are arranged in chronological order, starting with the Yalta Conference and ending with Gorbachev's resignation speech.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9781538109250
• ISBN-10: 1538109255
• Artikelnr.: 48700562

Autorenporträt

Edited by Edward H. Judge and John W. Langdon

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Origins of the Cold War
1945-1950 1 The Yalta Conference
February 1945 A. Declaration on Poland B. Agreement Regarding Soviet Entry into the War against Japan 2 The Potsdam Conference
July-August 1945 Excerpts from the Berlin (Potsdam) Conference Report
2 August 1945 3 The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
August 1945 Statement by President Truman
6 August 1945 4 Ho Chi Minh's Declaration of Independence for Vietnam
2 September 1945 Excerpts from Ho Chi Minh's Speech Declaring Independence for Vietnam
2 September 1945 5 Stalin's Election Speech
February 1946 Highlights of Stalin's Election Speech
9 February 1946 6 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
March 1946 A. Highlights of Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
5 March 1946 B. Excerpts from Pravda's Interview with Stalin
March 1946 7 The Baruch and Gromyko Plans for Control of Atomic Weapons
1946 A. Speech by Bernard Baruch to the UN Atomic Energy Commission
14 June 1946 B. Draft International Agreement to Forbid the Production and Use of Atomic Weapons
Proposed by Andrei Gromyko on 19 June 1946 8 The Truman Doctrine
1947 President Truman's Speech to the Nation
12 March 1947 9 The Marshall Plan
1947 Marshall's Commencement Address at Harvard University
5 June 1947 10 George F. Kennan
"The Sources of Soviet Conduct
" 1947 The Sources of Soviet Conduct 11 The Rio Treaty
1947 The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty)
2 September 1947 12 Zhdanov and the Cominform on the Imperialist and Anti- Imperialist Camps
1947 A. Zhdanov's Report on the International Situation
22 September 1947 B. Manifesto Proclaiming the Cominform
5 October 1947 C. Resolution of the Conference of Communist Parties on Establishing the Cominform
5 October 1947 13 The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia
February 1948 A. Letter from President Benes to the Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium
24 February 1948 B. Reply by the Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium to the Letter of President Benes
25 February 1948 14 The Treaty of Brussels
1948 Excerpts from the Treaty of Brussels
17 March 1948 15 The Expulsion of Tito from the Communist Bloc
1948 Cominform Resolution on the Situation in Yugoslavia
28 June 1948 16 The Berlin Blockade
1948-1949 Note from Secretary of State Marshall to the Soviet Ambassador
6 July 1948 17 The NATO Alliance
1949 The Treaty of Washington (North Atlantic Treaty)
4 April 1949 18 Acheson on the Communist Triumph in China
1949 Secretary of State Acheson's Letter of Transmittal for US State Department "White Paper" on China
30 July 1949 19 Mao Proclaims the People's Republic of China
1 October 1949 Mao's Statement Proclaiming the People's Republic of China
1 October 1949 20 The Soviet-Chinese Friendship Treaty
February 1950 A. Communique Announcing the Soviet-Chinese Treaty
14 February 1950 B. Treaty of Friendship
Alliance and Mutual Aid between the USSR and the Chinese People's Republic Part II: The Global Confrontation
1950-1960 21 McCarthy on "Communists" in the US Government
1950 Excerpts from a Speech by Senator McCarthy to the US Senate
20 February 1950 22 Acheson on the American Defense Perimeter in Asia
1950 Excerpts from Acheson's Speech to the National Press Club
12 January 1950 23 NSC-68: American Cold War Strategy
1950 Excerpts from NSC-68 (Report to the President
7 April 1950) 24 The Korean War
1950-1953 A. Statement by President Truman
27 June 1950 B. Resolution of the United Nations Security Council
27 June 1950 C. Telegram from Mao Zedong to Joseph Stalin on Sending Chinese Troops into Korea
2 October 1950 D. Telegram from Mao to Zhou Enlai in Moscow on Sending Chinese Troops into Korea
13 October 1950 E. Excerpts from the Panmunjom Armistice Agreement
27 July 1953 25 Dulles on "Massive Retaliation
" 1954 Highlights of Dulles's Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations
12 January 1954 26 The Geneva Accords Regarding Indochina
1954 Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference
21 July 1954 27 The SEATO Alliance
1954 Highlights of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty
8 September 1954 28 The Bandung Asian-African Conference
1955 A. Excerpts from Speech by Indonesian President Sukarno at the Opening of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung
18 April 1955 B. Excerpts from Speech by India's Prime Minister Nehru to the Bandung Conference Political Committee
April 1955 C. Principles of the Bandung Conference's "Declaration on the Promotion of World Peace and Cooperation
" 24 April 1955 29 The Warsaw Pact
1955 The Warsaw Security Pact
14 May 1955 30 Khrushchev on Peaceful Coexistence
1956 Excerpts from Khrushchev's Report to the Twentieth Party Congress
14 February 1956 31 Khrushchev's Secret Speech on Stalin and His Crimes
1956 Highlights of Khrushchev's Secret Speech to the Twentieth Party Congress
25 February 1956 32 The Hungarian Rebellion
1956 A. Excerpts from Soviet Government Statement
30 October 1956 B. Hungarian Appeals for Help
4 November 1956 C. Excerpts from the Proclamation of a New Hungarian Government
4 November 1956 33 The Suez Crisis
1956 A. Withdrawal of US Support for the Aswan Dam Project
19 July 1956 B. President Nasser's Speech Nationalizing the Suez Canal Company
26 July 1956 C. Excerpts from President Eisenhower's Address
31 October 1956 34 The Eisenhower Doctrine
1957 A. Excerpts from Eisenhower's Message to Congress on the Middle East
5 January 1957 B. Joint Congressional Resolution to Promote Peace and Stability in the Middle East
Approved by the President on 9 March 1957 35 Europe's Common Market: The Treaty of Rome
1957 Excerpts from the Treaty of Rome
25 March 1957 36 China's "Great Leap Forward
" 1958-1960 A. Liu Shaoqi on the Progress and Goals of the "Great Leap Forward
" 1958 B. Excerpts from "Hold High the Red Flag of People's Communes
" 3 September 1958 37 Harold Macmillan's "Wind of Change" Speech
1960 Excerpts from the Speech of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of the Union of South Africa
3 February 1960 38 The U-2 Affair and Collapse of the Paris Summit
May 1960 A. Statement by US Department of State
5 May 1960 B. Statement by US Department of State
7 May 1960 C. Soviet Note on the U-2 Incident
10 May 1960 D. Excerpts from Khrushchev's Statement at Paris
16 May 1960 E. Excerpts from Eisenhower's Broadcast Address
25 May 1960 39 The Congo Crisis
1960 A. Telegram from President Kasa-Vubu and Prime Minister Lumumba to Premier Khrushchev
14 July 1960 B. Reply of Premier Khrushchev to President Kasa-Vubu and Prime Minister Lumumba
15 July 1960 C. Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba's Address to the Chamber of Deputies of the Congo
15 July 1960 40 Castro on the Cuban Revolution
1960 Excerpts from Castro's Address to the UN General Assembly
26 September 1960 Part III: Crisis and Conflict
1961-1969 41 Khrushchev on "Wars of National Liberation
" January 1961 Excerpts from Address by Soviet Premier Khrushchev to a Meeting of Communist Party Organizations in Moscow
6 January 1961 42 Kwame Nkrumah on the Need for African Unity
1961 Excerpt from Kwame Nkrumah
I Speak of Freedom: A Statement of African Ideology
1961 43 Eisenhower's Farewell Address on the Military-Industrial Complex
17 January 1961 Excerpts from President Eisenhower's Televised Speech
17 January 1961 44 Kennedy's Inaugural Address
1961 Excerpts from Kennedy's Inaugural Address
20 January 1961 45 The Berlin Crisis
1961 A. Kennedy's Report to the Nation on Berlin
25 July 1961 B. US Note Protesting Closure of East Berlin Border
17 August 1961 C. Soviet Response to the US Protest
18 August 1961 46 The Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962 A. Highlights of Kennedy's Address to the Nation and the World
22 October 1962 B. Excerpts from Khrushchev's Message to Kennedy
26 October 1962 C. Excerpts from Khrushchev's Message to Kennedy
27 October 1962 D. Excerpt from Kennedy's Response to Khrushchev
27 October 1962 47 Kennedy's "Peace Speech" at American University
June 1963 Excerpts from Kennedy's Commencement Address at American University
10 June 1963 48 Kennedy's Berlin Speech
June 1963: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" Excerpts from Kennedy's Speech in Berlin
26 June 1963 49 The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
August 1963 Excerpts from the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
5 August 1963 50 The Sino-Soviet Split
1960-1964 A. Excerpts from Chinese Publication "Long Live Leninism
" April 1960 B. Excerpts from Khrushchev's Closing Remarks at the 22nd Party Congress
27 October 1961 C. Excerpts from Open Letter of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party to All Soviet Communists
14 July 1963 D. Excerpts from "On Khrushchev's Phony Communism and Its Historical Lessons for the World
" 1964 51 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
10 August 1964 52 Lin Biao
"Long Live the Victory of People's War
" 1965 Excerpts from "Long Live the Victory of People's War
" 3 September 1965 53 Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War
1965-1968 A. Johnson's Speech at Johns Hopkins University
7 April 1965 B. Johnson's Address to the Nation
31 March 1968 54 China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
1966-1969 A. Decision of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
8 August 1966 B. Excerpts from the "Little Red Book
" Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung 55 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
July 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
1 July 1968 56 The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
August 1968 A. Statement of Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium
21 August 1968 B. Statement of Soviet News Agency (TASS)
21 August 1968 C. Excerpts from Zhou Enlai's Speech at the Romanian Embassy
23 August 1968 57 The Brezhnev Doctrine
1968 A. Excerpt from "Sovereignty and the International Obligations of Socialist Countries
" Pravda
26 September 1968 B. Excerpt from Brezhnev's Remarks to the Polish Party Congress
12 November 1968 58 The Soviet-Chinese Border Conflict
1969 A. Note from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Soviet Embassy in China
2 March 1969 B. Statement by Soviet Government
29 March 1969 59 The Nixon Doctrine
1969 A. Excerpts from Nixon's Remarks at Guam
25 July 1969 B. Excerpts from Nixon's Address to the Nation
3 November 1969 Part IV: The Era of Détente
1969-1979 60 Salvador Allende's Freely Elected Marxist Government in Chile
1970-1973 A. Excerpts from Salvador Allende's Inaugural Address
5 November 1970 B. Address by Salvador Allende to UN General Assembly
4 December 1972 C. Excerpts from Salvador Allende's Last Words
Broadcast over Radio Magallanes
11 September 1973 61 The Berlin Accords
September 1971 Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
3 September 1971 62 Nixon's China Visit: The Shanghai Communique
February 1972 Excerpts from the Communique Issued at Shanghai
27 February 1972 63 The ABM Treaty and SALT I
1972 A. Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems
26 May 1972 B. Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT I)
26 May 1972 64 The US Withdrawal from Vietnam
January 1973 A. Nixon's Address to the Nation
23 January 1973 B. The Paris Peace Accords
27 January 1973 65 The October War in the Middle East
1973 A. UN Security Council Resolution 338
Passed on 22 October 1973 B. Israel Accepts the Cease-Fire
22 October 1973 C. Egypt Accepts the Cease-Fire
22 October 1973 66 Deng Xiaoping's "Three Worlds" Speech
April 1974 252 Highlights of Speech by Chinese Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping to the UN General Assembly
10 April 1974 67 The Vladivostok Summit
1974 A. Agreement Concluded at Vladivostok
24 November 1974 B. Excerpt from President Ford's Statement
2 December 1974 68 The Helsinki Final Act
1975 Excerpts from Declaration Signed at Helsinki
1 August 1975 69 The Cambodian Genocide
1975-1979 263 Genocide in Cambodia: Judgment of the "People's Tribunal
" 19 August 1979 70 Carter on Human Rights
1977 Carter's Address to the United Nations
17 March 1977 71 Peace between Egypt and Israel
1977-1979 A. Excerpt from Sadat's Speech in Israel
20 November 1977 B. Framework for Peace Agreed to at Camp David
17 September 1978 C. Treaty between Egypt and Israel
26 March 1979 72 The Normalization of US-Chinese Relations
1978-1979 A. Carter's Statement on Opening Ties with China
15 December 1978 B. Statement by the People's Republic of China 73 The SALT II Agreement
1979 Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT II)
18 June 1979 Part V: The Renewal of the Cold War
1979-1985 74 The Creation of an Islamic Republic in Iran
1979 Excerpts from Khomeini's Letter to Gorbachev
1989 75 The Euromissile Controversy
1979 A. Brezhnev's Condemnation of NATO's Plans
6 October 1979 B. NATO Communique on "Dual Track" Approach
12 December 1979 76 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
December 1979 A. Carter's Statement on Iran and Afghanistan
28 December 1979 B. Carter's Interview Concerning the Soviet Response to His Protest Note on the Invasion of Afghanistan
31 December 1979 C. Brezhnev's Explanation of the Soviet Role in Afghanistan
12 January 1980 77 The Carter Doctrine
January 1980 Excerpt from Carter's State of the Union Address
23 January 1980 78 Reagan's Anti-Soviet Rhetoric
1981-1983 A. Excerpt from President Reagan's First Press Conference
29 January 1981 B. Excerpt from Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech
8 March 1983 79 Reagan's Arms Control Proposals
November 1981 Excerpt from Reagan's Address on Arms Reduction
18 November 1981 80 The Polish Imposition of Martial Law
December 1981 A. General Jaruzelski's Radio Address
13 December 1981 B. Excerpts from the Decree Imposing Martial Law 81 Andropov's Peace Offensive
1982 Excerpts from Andropov's Speech on Reductions in Nuclear Missiles
21 December 1982 82 Reagan's "Star Wars" Speech
1983 Excerpts from Reagan's Televised Speech
23 March 1983 83 The Nuclear Freeze Resolution
1983 Highlights of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Resolution Passed by the House of Representatives
4 May 1983 84 The KAL 007 Incident
1983 Statement by Secretary of State George Shultz on Soviet Downing of Korean Jetliner
1 September 1983 Part VI: The End of the Cold War
1985-1991 85 The Geneva Summit
1985 A. Excerpts from Joint Soviet-American Statement on the Geneva Summit
21 November 1985 B. Remarks by General Secretary Gorbachev C. Remarks by President Reagan 86 The Reykjavik Summit
1986 Excerpts from Gorbachev's Statement in Reykjavik
12 October 1986 87 Reagan's 1987 Berlin Speech: "Tear Down This Wall" Highlights of Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech
12 June 1987 88 The INF Treaty
December 1987 Treaty on Intermediate and Shorter Range Nuclear Forces
8 December 1987 89 The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
1988-1989 Gorbachev's Statement on Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
8 February 1988 90 Gorbachev's UN Address
December 1988 Excerpts from Gorbachev's Speech to the United Nations
7 December 1988 91 The Tiananmen Square Massacre
June 1989 A. Li Peng's Speech on Behalf of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and State Council
19 May 1989 B. Deng Xiaoping's Speech to Martial Law Units
9 June 1989 92 The Opening of the Berlin Wall
November 1989 Statement Allowing East Germans to Travel Abroad or Emigrate
9 November 1989 93 NATO's London Declaration on the End of the Cold War
July 1990 The London Declaration on a Transformed North Atlantic Alliance
6 July 1990 94 The Kohl-Gorbachev Agreement on German Unification
July 1990 A. Statement by Helmut Kohl
16 July 1990 B. Statement by Mikhail Gorbachev
16 July 1990 95 The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
July 1991 Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
31 July 1991 96 The Attempted Coup in the USSR
August 1991 A. Announcement on Gorbachev's Removal and Formation of Emergency Committee
19 August 1991 B. Yeltsin's Call to Resist the Coup Attempt
19 August 1991 C. President Bush's Statement on the Soviet Coup
19 August 1991 D. Excerpts from Soviet Television Report
21 August 1991 97 Gorbachev's Resignation Speech
December 1991 Highlights of Gorbachev's Resignation Speech
25 December 1991