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Article: The "Polish Problem" -- American War-Time Perspectives(*).(causes of Cold War)
- Article from:
- The Australian Journal of Politics and History
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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The causes of the Cold War, needless to say, were many and varied, and have inspired countless theories expounding the reasons and circumstances which brought them about. According to one generalising account, though, "all writers consider the development of Soviet-American conflict over the political future of eastern Europe to have been a major cause [of the Cold War]".(1) This author would even further narrow the focus to a point where one East-Central European nation -- Poland -- and its relations with America in particular, can be seen to shed most light on the unclear, earliest beginnings of the Cold War conflict. In complete agreement, the author gratefully defers ...