America in the Cold War : a reference guide

Walker, William T. (William Thomas) 1942- (author.).

Summary: The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also embedded into American culture. The half-century duration of the Cold War was an extended learning period during which the United States found that it could no longer remain an isolationist nation in a complex, quickly evolving, and dangerous world. This book covers the entire scope of the Cold War, from its background and origins before and after World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, providing coverage of key events and concepts, such as the containment policy, McCarthyism, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, détente, and nuclear arms policies. The single-volume work also provides an annotated bibliography, primary documents, and biographies of key personalities during the Cold War, such as John Foster Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, George F. Kennan, Henry Kissinger, Edward R. Murrow, and Ronald Reagan.

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ISBN: 9798400609848
ISBN: 1610692063
ISBN: 9781610692069
ISBN: 1306797845
ISBN: 9781306797849
ISBN: 1610692071
ISBN: 9781610692076
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 312 pages)
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Publisher: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-285) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Historical overview -- Origins and early years of the Cold War -- Mccarthy, Eisenhower, Kennedy and the culture of the Cold War -- Cuban missile crisis -- Vietnam, détente, and Watergate -- The end of the Cold War and beyond -- Biographies: Dean Acheson -- Elizabeth T. Bentley -- Charles E. Bohlen -- John Foster Dulles -- J. William Fulbright -- William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. -- Thomas Emmet Hayden -- J. [John] Edgar Hoover -- George F. Kennan -- Robert F. Kennedy -- Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger -- Fulton Lewis Jr. -- George C. Marshall -- Joseph R. McCarthy -- George McGovern -- Arthur E. Miller -- Edward R. Murrow -- Paul H. Nitze -- Fulton John Sheen -- Primary Documents: Yalta Agreement, February 11, 1945 -- "The Long Telegram"," George F. Kennan, February 22, 1946 -- The Truman Doctrine, March 12 1947 -- Truman loyalty oath, March 21, 1947 -- The Marshall Plan, June 5, 1947 -- Senator Joseph McCarthy's Lincoln day speech, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950 -- National Security Council Report 68, United States objectives and programs for national security, April 14, 1950 -- "Declaration of conscience," Senator Margaret Chases Smith, June 1, 1950 -- Speech on massive retaliation, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, January 12, 1954 -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address, January 17, 1961 -- Address to the nation by President John F. Kennedy on the Cuban Missle Crisis, October 22, 1962 -- President John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, June 26, 1963 -- President Lyndon B. Johnson's address at Johns Hopkins University, "Peace without Conquest," April 7 1965 -- Detente with the Soviet Union, June 28, 1968 -- Joint communique of the United States Of America and the People's Republic of China, the Shanghai Communique, February 27, 1972 -- President Jimmy Carter's remarks at the signing of the peace treaties between Egypt and Israel, March 26, 1979 -- President Ronald Reagan's remarks at the annual convention of the National Association of Evangelicals "The Evil Empire" speech, Orlando, Florida, March 8, 1983 -- President Ronald W. Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech, Berlin, June 12, 1987 -- Intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, December 8, 1987 -- President George H.W. Bush's state of the union address, January 28, 1992.
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