From Roosevelt to Truman Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War

Name: From Roosevelt to Truman Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War
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ISBN: 9780521728584

ISBN-10: 0521728584

ISBN-13: 9780521728584

Edition: 2008

Authors: Wilson D. Miscamble

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On April 12, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt died and Harry Truman took his place in the White House. Historians have been arguing ever since about the implications of this transition for American foreign policy in general and relations with the Soviet Union in particular. Was there essential continuity in policy or did Truman's arrival in the Oval Office prompt a sharp reversal away from the approach of his illustrious predecessor? This study explores this controversial issue and in the process casts important light on the outbreak of the Cold War. From Roosevelt to Truman investigates Truman's foreign policy background and examines the legacy that FDR bequeathed to him. This work reveals that…

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List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English




Preparation: the making of an (American) internationalist



Inheritance: Franklin Roosevelt's uncertain legacy



Initiation: tactical reversal, strategic continuity



Instruction: Truman's advisers and their conflicting advice



Negotiation: Truman and Byrnes at Potsdam



Intimidation: Hiroshima, the Japanese and the Soviets



Indecision: floundering between collaboration and confrontation



Transformation: Truman's foreign policy