HISTORY 593: LATER MODERN EUROPE--
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THE ORIGINS AND EARLY PHASES
OF THE COLD WAR
Web Readings
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Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE SEMINAR (1/13).
Week 2: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR--GENERAL ISSUES
(1/20).
Week 3: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--GENERAL
ISSUES (1/27).
Week 4: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR--THE RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION, THE SOVIET STATE AND THE WEST, 1917-1933 (2/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Primary Sources:
Week 5: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR--THE RISE OF
THE AXIS, THE SOVIET UNION AND THE WEST, 1933-1941 (2/10).
- Secondary Sources:
- Primary Sources:
Week 6: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR--WORLD WAR II
AND THE FORMATION OF THE ANTI-AXIS ALLIANCE (2/17).
- Secondary Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- The Invasion of the Soviet Union
- The Formation of the Anti-Axis Alliance
- Teheran
- Yalta
- Potsdam
- Interviews:
- Press of the Time:
Week 7: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR--VICTORY AND
DISCORD (2/24).
- Secondary Sources:
- Another World
War, part 2 (From Raymond F. Betts, Europe in Retrospect)
- The Soviet Union in World War II and the Post-War
Era
- Harry Bogdan,
From Warsaw to Sofia, pp. 241-257
- Harry Bogdan,
From Warsaw to Sofia, pp. 258-263
- Harry Bogdan,
From Warsaw to Sofia, pp. 264-271
- Anti-Guerrilla Operations
in the Balkans
- "Guerrilla Warfare in the Balkans, 1941-1945: A Historiographic
Essay," by Nicholas C. J. Pappas
- Autonomist
Movements of the Slavophones in 1944: The Attitude of the Communist Party
of Greece and the Protection of the Greek-Yugoslav Border, by Spyridon
Sfetas
- The
Katyn Massacre by Bruce Kennedy, CNN Interactive Writer
- The
Oder-Neisse Line: Ethnic cleansing, 1940s style: Postwar border change
forces millions from their homes. By Bruce Kennedy, CNN Interactive Writer
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Charter of
the United Nations
- United
Nations Charter
- State
Defense Committee Decree, 11 May 1944
- Draft
of a telegram for Stalin's signature, 27 February 1945, expressing gratititude
to President Roosevelt for his greetings on the twenty-seventh anniversary
of the Red Army
- Telegram
from Stalin to Harry Hopkins, 15 April 1945
- Report
by Marshal Zhukov to Stalin, 30 July 1945, about the first meeting of the
Allied Control Commission in Berlin
- A
NKVD/NKGB Report to Stalin: A Glimpse into Soviet Intelligence in the United
States in the 1940's, by Vladimir Pozniakov
- Report
by Vyshinsky to Molotov Concerning Trade and Economic Cooperation Between
the Soviet Union and the United States, August 1941
- Report
from Mikoyan to Stalin and Molotov on Lend-Lease Shipments from the United
States During the Period October 1, 1941, to May 1, 1944
- Memorandum
from Averell Harriman to Harry Truman (11 June 1945)
- Memorandum
from William Leahy to Secretary of State Stettinius regarding British officials'
thoughts on Soviet claims in Poland and Eastern Europe (11 May 1945)
- Memorandum
from William Leahy to Secretary of State Stettinius forwarding a statement
from Stalin on the Provisional Polish Government
- Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War
Years: Documents
- Press of the Time:
Week 8: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--1946-1947
(3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War
Years: Documents
- Declassified National Intelligence Estimates on
the Soviet Union and International Communism, 1946-1984
- Iron
Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill, 1946
- George
Kennan Views Soviet Post-War Foreign Policy, 1946
- George
Kennan's "Long Telegram" (Moscow-to-Washington) (22 February
1946)
- Memorandum
from G. Zhukov to Stalin, 24 May 1946
- Memorandum
from M. Litvinov to Stalin, 25 May 1946
- Letter
from Clark Clifford to William Leahy requesting intelligence estimates
on the Soviet Union (18 July 1946)
- Central
Intelligence Group, Office of Research and Evaluation, ORE 1, "Soviet
Foreign and Military Policy" (23 July 1946)
- Memorandum
for the President from Hoyt Vandenberg regarding possible Soviet military
action (24 August 1946)
- Telegram
by Soviet N. Novikov to Moscow, 27 September 1946
- Novikov
Telegram--2
- Central
Intelligence Group, Office of Reports and Estimate, ORE 1/1, "Revised
Soviet Tactics in International Affairs" (6 January 1947)
- Truman Doctrine,
12 March 1947
- George
Kennan ("X") "The Sources of Soviet Conduct," Foreign
Affairs (July 1947)
- Vyshinsky
speech to U.N. General Assembly, September 1947
- Andrei
Zhdanov's Report on the international situation to the Cominform, 22 September
1947
- Interviews:
- Press of the Time
Week 9: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--THE SOVIETIZATION
OF EASTERN EUROPE AND THE WESTERN REPONSE (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Primary Sources:
Week 10: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--THE GREEK
CIVIL WAR AND THE SOVIET-YUGOSLAV CONFLICT (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Interviews:
Week 11: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--THE MARSHALL
PLAN AND THE COLD WAR (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Interviews:
- Press of the Time:
Week 12: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--THE PROBLEM
OF GERMANY AND THE BERLIN BLOCKADE (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War
Years: Documents
- Declassified National Intelligence Estimates on
the Soviet Union and International Communism, 1946-1984
- CIA
weekly summaries on Berlin, 1948-49
- Central
Intelligence Agency, ORE 29-48, Possible Program of Future Soviet Movements
in Germany (28 April 1948)
- Central
Intelligence Agency, ORE 41-48, "Effect of Soviet Restrictions on
the U.S. Position in Berlin (14 June 1948)
- Memorandum
from R.H. Hillenkoetter to the Secretary of Defense, "Current Situation
in Berlin" (30 June 1948)
- Report
from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the National Security Council,
"U.S. Military Courses of Action with Respect to the Situation in
Berlin" (28 July 1948)
- Central
Intelligence Agency, ORE 22-48, "Possibility of Direct Soviet Military
Action during 1948-49" (17 September 1948)
- Report
from the Office of the Secretary of State to the National Security Council,
"Future Course of Action with Respect to Berlin" (17 November
1948)
- Report
from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the National Security Council,
"Possible U.S. Courses of Action in the Event the USSR Reimposes the
Berlin Blockade"(1 June 1949)
- Report
from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the National Security Council,
"Phase-out of the Berlin Airlift" (25 July 1949)
- Note
from Gromyko to Stalin on the Forming of a Seperate Government in Western
Germany. 30 September 1949
- Gromyko's
Entry in his Daily Record, Detailing his Individual Meetings with American
Ambassador Kirk, British Ambassador Kelly, and French Charge d'Affaires
Frankfort, 1 October 1949
- Resolution
of the Central Committee to Revise a Diplomatic Note on the Question of
General Elections in Germany and Gromyko's Note to Stalin on the Matter,
16 September 1950
- Then
the Americans Came: A Tribute to the Veterans of the Berlin Airlift
- Operation
"Vittles" and the Berlin Airlift
- Naval
Air Report on Berlin Airlift, 1949
- Interviews:
- Press of the Time:
Week 13: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--THE ATOMIC
BOMB AND THE COLD WAR (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- Primary Sources:
- Interviews:
Week 14: THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COLD WAR--DECOLONIZATION
AND THE COLD WAR (3/3).
- Secondary Sources:
- Studies of Sources:
- The Chinese Civil War
- Talks
with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, 1949-53, with commentaries by Chen Jian,
Vojtech Mastny, Odd Arne Westad, and Vladislav Zubok
- Rivals
and Allies: Stalin, Mao, and the Chinese Civil War, January 1949, introduction
by Odd Arne Westad
- Introduction
to More New Evidence On THE COLD WAR IN ASIA by James G. Hershberg
- More
on Mao in Moscow, Dec. 1949-Feb. 1950
- Fighting
for Friendship: Mao, Stalin, and the Sino-Soviet Friendship Treaty of 1950,
by Odd Arne Westad
- The Outbreak of the Korean War
- New
Findings on the Korean War. Translation and Commentary by Kathryn Weathersby
- Letters:
Stalin, Kim, and Korean War Origins
- To
Attack, or Not to Attack? Stalin, Kim Il Sung, and the Prelude to War by
Kathryn Weathersby
- New
Russian Documents on the Korean War, introduction and translations by Kathryn
Weathersby
- China's
Road to the Korean War, by Chen Jian
- Assessing
the Politics of the Korean War, 1949-51, by Evgueni Bajanov
- The
Shtykov Diaries: New Evidence on Soviet Policy on Korea, by Hyun-su Jeon
with Gyoo Kahng
- Stalin,
Mao, Kim, and China's Decision to Enter the Korean War, Sept. 16-Oct. 15,
1950: New Evidence from the Russian Archives, article and translations
by Alexandre Y. Mansourov
- Bruce
Cumings and Kathryn Weathersby: An Exchange on Korean War Origins
- The
Discrepancy between the Russian and Chinese Versions of Mao's 2 October
1950 Message to Stalin on Chinese Entry into the Korean War: A Chinese
Scholar's Reply, by Shen Zhihua
- Stalin,
Mao, Kim and Korean War Origins, 1950: A Russian Documentary Discrepancy,
by Dieter Heinzig
- Primary Sources:
Week 15: A SUMMING UP (3/3).
- The U.S. National Security Establishment.
- The Formation of NATO:
- Secondary Sources
- Primary Sources
- Memorandum, probably
by Clark Clifford, recommending the creation of a collective defense agreement
for the nations of the North Atlantic. c. March, 1948.
- "Proposed
North Atlantic Security Arrangement," a draft of portions of the treaty,
indicating changes in its text. c. January 14, 1949.
- Telegram from
Senator Arthur Watkins to President Truman, urging him to release the text
of the proposed treaty at least sixty days in advance of its signing. March
7, 1949.
- Letter from President
Truman to Senator Watkins, regarding the treaty. March 17, 1949.
- Reading copy of
Dean Acheson's speech on the proposed North Atlantic Treaty.
- Draft of President
Truman's speech at the signing ceremony, with his handwritten corrections.
April 1, 1949.
- Schedule for the
signing ceremony, with draft of Dean Acheson's remarks and a diagram of
the proceedings. c. April 4, 1949.
- Memorandum from
Dean Acheson to President Truman concerning the ratification of the North
Atlantic Treaty, with the draft of a proposed statement by the President.
July 22, 1949.
- Memorandum from
C. H. Humelsine of the State Department to Matthew Connelly of the White
House concerning the entering into force of the treaty, with the draft
of a proposed statement by the President. August 23, 1949.
- North Atlantic
Treaty 1949
- North Atlantic
Treaty 1949
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