Overview: America and the Cold War 1945-63
Origins: The United States and the Beginning of the Cold War
Containment: Confining Soviet Power
Escalation: Global Cold War, Hot War in Korea 1945-53
Co-existence and Confrontation: Eisenhower's Cold War 1953-61
Crisis and Compromise: Kennedy's Cold War 1961-63
Home Front: The Impact of the Cold War on the United States 1945-63
Oliver Edwards is Head of History at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.
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