The History of the Cold war: A Comparative Perspective 
Potsdam
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Leffler, For the Soul of Mankind: ) ; ch 1b (pp.38-57) Truman, Memoirs, vol 1; Ch 21 (pp. 332-342, ch 22-23 (pp.342-371) , ch 24-25 (pp.372-414) Truman (pp.71-82)
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Zubok, A Failed Empire ; ch 2 Gromyko, Memoirs, Potsdam (pp. 95-114), Recommended: "The Russian Perspective: The Soviet Road to the Cold war" by Vladimir O. Pechatnov & c. Earl Edmondson, (pp.85-114) |
a. Potsdam Conference
Truman Qua Truman
Truman's view of Potsdam v Gromyko's view
b. Atomic Diplomacy
c. Atomic Bomb development. Arms race begins
d. Iron Curtain speech
Famous Winston Churchill's speech at Westminster College, Fulton |
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech