The 1940s
This document was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in 1941, stating the American and British goals for the post-war order.
What is the Atlantic Charter.
Men of the Orthodox interpretation were primarily employed where?
The Revisionist view of the Cold War is primarily written in and associated with this decade.
What is the 1960s?
A world system in which there are two balancing powers vying to expand their interests
What is a 'Bi-polar' system?
After reading opened files from USSR archives after the fall of the Soviet Union, Gaddis revised some of his views more towards this interpretation.
What is 'Orthodox'?
This Allied meeting in 1943, in which the Western Powers agreed to open a second front against Hitler, was also known for Stalin's bugging of FDR's room.
What is the Tehran Conference?
George Kennan's 'Long Telegram' was seen as a call for this plan of action, which would become American policy for decades in the Cold War.
What is Containment?
What is the Open Door policy?
This historian established the post-revisionist school and remains a leading voice of it.
Who is John Lewis Gaddis?
This person was in a better position to compromise to prevent the Cold War according to the new interpretations, but chose not to use this power.
Who is 'Stalin'?
This meeting in defeated Germany showed divisions between the USSR and USA, and reflected the attitude of president Truman towards the Soviets.
What is the Postdam Conference
This Orthodox interpretation by this writer blamed the Cold War on the USSR due to its aggression and imperialism and wrote the book, 'From Trust to Terror'.
Who is Herbert Feis
This conflict led to a surge in revisionist Cold War interpretations.
What is the Vietnam War?
According to post-revisionist historians, the primary cause of the Cold War was this.
What is 'misunderstanding'
The use of this by the USR to do things like steal nuclear secrets and eavesdrop on Western leaders undermined trust, which led to the Cold War.
What is 'espionage'?
This meeting of the Allies in the Soviet Union was held in a mainly cooperative spirit, with the 'Big 3' agreeing broadly on all major points of contention except Poland.
What is the Yalta Conference?
Who is Arthur Schlesinger Jr.?
This blanket term was used to describe Revisionists (which was disputed in terms of its accuracy) grew out of student activism against American policy.
What is the 'New Left'?
The key difference between post-revisionism versus orthodox and revisionist theories, is that it does not assign this.
What is 'blame'.
A general belief in both the USA and USSR in their superiority of this made the Cold War inevitable.
What is 'ideology'?
What is Operation Paperclip?
This Orthodox historian and Stanford professor coined colorful terms to describe Cold War actions, such as 'international gangsterism'.
Who is Thomas A. Bailey?
What is 'hegemony'
The post-revisionist saw Soviet actions through this lens.
What is 'security'
This played a key role during the Cold War as both the USA and USSR vied for allies among newly created nations.
What is 'decolonization'?