Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
An Introduction to the Series
Note on Referencing System
Author's Acknowledgements
Publisher's Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Map 1: Cold war Europe, 1946
Map 2: Cold war Germany, 1946
Map 3: The 1948 election results
1. Introduction: The United States in 1945
Part One: Years of Uncertainty, 1945-46
2. The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Ending the War in Asia
The Debate
3. From Co-Operation to Confrontation
When Did the Cold War Begin?
The Roots of the Cold War
The Legacy of World War II
Toward Containment
4. The Trials of Reconversion
The Changing Role of Women
Foreshadowing the Civil Rights Movement
Reversals for Labor
The Politics of Inflation
5. Conservative Resurgence
The Dilemma of Liberalism
'Had Enough?'
Part Two: Retrenchment and Vindication, 1947-48
6. The Bipartisan Moment in Foreign Policy
Containment: The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
7. The National Security State and the Red Scare
The National Security Act
The Enemy Within
8. The 1948 Campaign
Dewey and the Republicans
Truman's Strategy
The Campaign
Part Three: Growing Opposition, 1949-50
9. The Failure of the Fair Deal
A Status Quo Mandate
Cold War Liberalism
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
10. The Collapse of Bipartisanship
The 'Loss' of China
McCarthyism
The Militarization of the Cold War
Part Four: Under Siege, 1950-53
11. The Korean War and the Militarization of the Cold War
Meeting the Challenge
A Whole New War
The Firing of MacArthur
The Consequences of Korea
12. 'K1C2: Korea, Communism and Corruption'
Domestic Backlash
The Growing Burden
The 1952 Campaign
13. Conclusion
The End of an Era
Part Five: Documents
Chronology
Glossary
Who's Who
Bibliography
Index
Seminar Studies in History