THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Traditional/Orthodox
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Revisionist
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Post-revisionist
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Revisionist or new left historians placed responsibility for the Cold War on the United States. These writers suggest that American policies, including a desire to spread capitalism and democracy, caused the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unsurprisingly, Stalin was extremely skeptical of the plan and believed it would create an anti-Soviet bloc. Though the aid was open to all European countries, Stalin ordered those under his Eastern Bloc to reject American aid, and created a Soviet plan as a response to the Marshall Plan.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. promised to support nations struggling against communist movements. Money was sent to Greece and Turkey to provide aid to people who needed it. The U.S. sent about $13 billion to Western Europe under the Marshall Plan.