Cold War

Informationen zum Autor James Arnold is a Civil War and military historian and author of Tet Offensive 1968: Turning Point in Vietnam. James R. Arnold is author of more than 30 books devoted to military and political history as well as the coauthor of the award-winning Understanding U.S. Military Conflicts through Primary Sources . Klappentext The impact of the Cold War is still being felt around the world today. This insightful single-volume reference captures the events and personalities of the era, while also inspiring critical thinking about this still-controversial period. Cold War: The Essential Reference Guide is intended to introduce students to the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States that dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the necessary context to understand the many facets of this complex era.The guide's expert contributors cover all of the influential people and pivotal events of the period, encompassing the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa from political, military, and cultural perspectives. Reference entries offer valuable insight into the leaders and conflicts that defined the Cold War, while other essays promote critical thinking about controversial and significant Cold War topics, including whether Ronald Reagan was responsible for ending the Cold War, the impact of Sputnik on the Cold War, and the significance of the Prague Spring. Zusammenfassung The impact of the Cold War is still being felt around the world today. This insightful single-volume reference captures the events and personalities of the era! while also inspiring critical thinking about this still-controversial period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Overview of the Cold War Causes of the Cold War Consequences of the Cold War REFERENCE ENTRIES Acheson, Dean Gooderham (1893-1971)Afghanistan War (1979-1989)AfricaArab NationalismBay of Pigs (April 17, 1961)Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948-1949)Berlin Crises (1958-1961)Berlin Wall (August 13, 1961-November 9, 1989)Brandt, Willy (1913-1992)Brezhnev, Leonid (1906-1982)Central Intelligence AgencyChurchill, Winston (1874-1965)Civil DefenseCommittee on the Present DangerCommunist Revolutionary WarfareCongo Civil War (1960-1965)CubaCuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)Dominican Republic, U.S. Interventions inDulles, John Foster (1888-1959)Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)Geneva Conference (1954)Gorbachev, Mikhail (1931-)Greek Civil War (1946-1949)Gromyko, Andrey (1909-1989)GulagsHelsinki Final Act (1975)Hiss, Alger (1904-1996)Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969)Hoover, John Edgar (1895-1972)Human RightsHydrogen BombIndochina War (1946-1954)IsraelJohnson, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973)Kennan, George Frost (1904-2005)Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963)Khrushchev, Nikita (1894-1971)Kissinger, Henry (1923-)Korean War (1950-1953)LaosLatin America, Popular Liberation Movements inLiteratureMalayan Emergency (1948-1960)Mao Zedong (1893-1976)Marshall PlanMcCarthyismMissiles, Intercontinental BallisticMoscow Meeting, Brezhnev and Nixon (May 22-30, 1972)Mutual Assured DestructionNational Security Act (July 26, 1947)National Security AgencyNixon, Richard Milhous (1913-1994)Non-Aligned MovementNorth American Aerospace Defense CommandNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization, History of (1948-1990)NSC-68, National Security Council ReportNuclear Arms RaceNuclear TestsOstpolitikPartial Test Ban Treaty (August 5, 1963)Peace MovementsPerestroikaPrague Spring (1968)Radio Free Europe and Radio LibertyReagan, Ronald Wilson (1911-2004)Sakharov, Andrei Dimitrievich (1921-1989)Sino-Soviet Split (1956-1966)Solidarity Movement Sputnik (October 4...

Autorentext
James Arnold is a Civil War and military historian and author of Tet Offensive 1968: Turning Point in Vietnam.

James R. Arnold is author of more than 30 books devoted to military and political history as well as the coauthor of the award-winning Understanding U.S. Military Conflicts through Primary Sources.

Klappentext
The impact of the Cold War is still being felt around the world today. This insightful single-volume reference captures the events and personalities of the era, while also inspiring critical thinking about this still-controversial period. Cold War: The Essential Reference Guide is intended to introduce students to the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States that dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the necessary context to understand the many facets of this complex era. The guide's expert contributors cover all of the influential people and pivotal events of the period, encompassing the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa from political, military, and cultural perspectives. Reference entries offer valuable insight into the leaders and conflicts that defined the Cold War, while other essays promote critical thinking about controversial and significant Cold War topics, including whether Ronald Reagan was responsible for ending the Cold War, the impact of Sputnik on the Cold War, and the significance of the Prague Spring.

Inhalt
Overview of the Cold War
Causes of the Cold War
Consequences of the Cold War
REFERENCE ENTRIES
Acheson, Dean Gooderham (1893-1971)
Afghanistan War (1979-1989)
Africa
Arab Nationalism
Bay of Pigs (April 17, 1961)
Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948-1949)
Berlin Crises (1958-1961)
Berlin Wall (August 13, 1961-November 9, 1989)
Brandt, Willy (1913-1992)
Brezhnev, Leonid (1906-1982)
Central Intelligence Agency
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Civil Defense
Committee on the Present Danger
Communist Revolutionary Warfare
Congo Civil War (1960-1965)
Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)
Dominican Republic, U.S. Interventions in
Dulles, John Foster (1888-1959)
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
Geneva Conference (1954)
Gorbachev, Mikhail (1931-)
Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
Gromyko, Andrey (1909-1989)
Gulags
Helsinki Final Act (1975)
Hiss, Alger (1904-1996)
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969)
Hoover, John Edgar (1895-1972)
Human Rights
Hydrogen Bomb
Indochina War (1946-1954)
Israel
Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973)
Kennan, George Frost (1904-2005)
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963)
Khrushchev, Nikita (1894-1971)
Kissinger, Henry (1923-)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Laos
Latin America, Popular Liberation Movements in
Literature
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Marshall Plan
McCarthyism
Missiles, Intercontinental Ballistic
Moscow Meeting, Brezhnev and Nixon (May 22-30, 1972)
Mutual Assured Destruction
National Security Act (July 26, 1947)
National Security Agency
Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913-1994)
Non-Aligned Movement
North American Aerospace Defense Command
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, History of (1948-1990)
NSC-68, National Security Council Report
Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear Tests
Ostpolitik
Partial Test Ban Treaty (August 5, 1963)
Peace Movements
Perestroika
Prague Spring (1968)
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911-2004)
Sakharov, Andrei Dimitrievich (1921-1989)
Sino-Soviet Split (1956-1966)
Solidarity Movement
Sputnik (October 4, 1957)
Stalin, Josef (1879-1953)
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and Treaties
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks and Treaties
Strategic Defense Initiati…

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