the origins of the cold war prof. jeremi suri
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Key points:
1. Total War and the Atomic Bomb
2. International Threats
3. George Kennan and Cold War Containment
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Hiroshima, late 1945 and today
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Robert Oppenheimer
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Henry Stimson
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Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech, 5 March 1946
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What were the key elements of the Cold War?
• Fear
• Continuous mobilization
• Bipolar alliances
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Key Cold War institutions:
• National Security Council (NSC)
• Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• KGB
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George F. Kennan
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Key elements of Kennan’s containment strategy
• Control 4 of the 5 “core areas” of military-industrial power;
• Use a diversity of means to keep the “core” military-industrial areas out of Soviet hands, and foster their democratic development;
• Appeal to the particular national interests of different areas.