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Cold War History at a Glance |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / ESSAYS |
| Author: Alan J. Levine |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2001 |
| Size: 3,572 Words, 23,190 Characters |
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Not a little trouble has been caused by the very name Cold War. The term abounds with false concreteness. It gives the impression that it refers to some discrete historical event or era on which there is some basic agreement, like World War I or II, but it does not actually do so. When we speak or write of World War II, for example, it is generally understood that we are referring to a distinct conflict that began in 1939 and ended in 1945, with a known lineup of forces. There is even a high degree of agreement on the meaning and moral issues of the events involved. While some will argue that the war "really" began in July 1937 with the Japanese invasion of China, and others hold that it was not truly a world war until 1941, even these alternative readings are relatively few, readily under...
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...in the 1960s. It is hard to match this picture with what actually happened. I believe that the postwar era was a period of rapid progress, which actually trailed off during the 1960s. Those who insist on turning the Cold War into a neurotic domestic dispute probably don't understand the domestic life of the United States in that period any more than they understand international politics. vbcrlf
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