Potsdam
September 12th (F) - Session 3
Leffler, For the Soul of Mankind: ch 1b (pp. 38-57)
Truman, Memoirs, vol 1;
"Molotov" (pp. 71-82)
Ch 21 (pp. 332-342)
Ch 22-23 (pp. 342-371)
Ch 24-25 (pp. 372-414)
Zubok, A Failed Empire: ch 2
Gromyko, Memoirs
Potsdam (pp. 95-114)
Agenda
- Potsdam Conference
- Atomic Diplomacy
- Atomic Bomb development
- Arms race begins
Potsdam Conference
Truman's view of Potsdam v Gromyko's view
Atomic Diplomacy
Iron Curtain speech
Famous Winston Churchill's speech at Westminster College, Fulton: "The Iron Courtain"