Tag Archives: Gar Alperovitz

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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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

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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

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cold war: and let the games begin

What was the Cold War? Who started it? Could it have been avoided?… …In the summer of 1947 representatives of France and Great Britain met in Paris with the Soviets to discuss Marshall’s offer of aid to Europe. The Soviets, … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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