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Cold War - Interpretations
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- 1The 'Orthodox' InterpretationCold War was a direct consequence of Soviet Expansionist ambitions.
Their actions in Eastern Europe involved imposing communism on unwilling regimes creating a Communist 'bloc'.
The US was forced to 'defend' democratic interests. - 2The 'Revisionist' InterpretationChallenged the long-held assumptions of "orthodox" accounts, arguing that Americans had always been an empire-building people even while American leaders denied it. revisionists placed more responsibility for the breakdown of postwar peace on the United States, citing a range of their efforts to isolate and confront the Soviet Union well before the end of World War II
- 3The 'Post Revisionist' InterpretationAttempts to strike a balance between the "orthodox" and "revisionist" camps, identifying areas of responsibility for the origins of the conflict on both sides:
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- A level Cold War A Level Flashcards on Cold War - Interpretations, created by Drew Bott on 15/12/2018.
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