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A 6 page research paper on whether or not the Cold War was an inevitable development to post-World War II world conditions. The writer explores the various schools of thought regarding this question and concludes that the argument of John L. Gaddis that presents the Cold War as inevitable is the most persuasive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Was the Cold War inevitable? Some scholars argue that the Cold War was unavoidable due to Soviet expansionist policies and aggression. Others argue that the US government misinterpreted the situation.
An examination of the various positions taken by scholars in the post-Cold War era demonstrates that those who argue that the Cold War was inevitable, from a US perspective,
present the strongest argument. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. has characterized the Cold War as a "brave and essential response of free men to Communist aggression" (Heilbrunn, 1994, p. 31).
Others such as Hans Mongenthau, George Kennan and Walter Lippmann have agreed that the impetus for the Cold War came from Soviet policies of communist expansionism. However, there
are also those who argue that communism was not the direct culprit (Heilbrunn, 1994). Rather, this school of thought proposes that the Soviets were simply pursuing national interests
that dated back to the time of the czars (Heilbrunn, 1994). Another school of thought stipulates that economic interests, rather than ideological concerns, were at the heart of the Cold
War conflict. In his text The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, historian William A. Williams portrays American leaders as being propelled by economic forces to "subvert their own ideals" (Heilbrunn, 1994,
p. 31). According to Williams, Stalin was threatened by the prospect of the US imposing a liberal economic order on Eastern Europe. This point of view sees Stalins
goals in the post-World War II era as securing friendly regimes across the Russian border, restoring the Soviet economy and guarding against a resurgence of Germany as a military power
(Heilbrunn, 1994). This perspective stressed the economic aspects of the Cold War. After World War II, the only industrialized nation in the world that had its industry and cities
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