Historical Interpretations 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Emily LunnonCreated on: 24-05-13 15:20 Who said the Cold War was a 'fundamental clash of ideologies and interests'? John Mason 1 of 27 Who defined the essence of the Cold War as 1. denial of each others legitimacy 2. bipolar and 3. suppression of internal dissidents? US historian Anders Stephanson 2 of 27 What were British historian David Reynolds' 3 cold wars? 1948-53 1958-1963 1979-85 3 of 27 Why did the Cold War only last from 1948-1962 according to Russian historians Zubok and Pleshakov? the next 27 years were 'prolonged armistice' 4 of 27 What reason does Gaddis give for the continuation of the Cold War? nuclear balance 5 of 27 Who said the Cold War 'proceeded from the very moment the Bolsheviks triumphed in Russia in 1917'? Howard Roffmann 6 of 27 Who likened the Cold War to putting 'a scorpion and a tarantula together in a bottle'? Louis Halle 7 of 27 What does Ashton mean by 'centrist view' both sides equally culpable 8 of 27 What did US historian Michael Hogan say that America wanted to do in Europe after the war? 'refashion' it 'in the image of the USA' 9 of 27 Name three Traditionalist/Orthodox historians Herbert Feiss, JL Gaddis, RC Raack 10 of 27 Name two revisionist historians WA Williams, Gabriel Kolko 11 of 27 Who said the the US administration 'seemed paralysed by uncertainty and fear' when Stalin blockaded Berlin Avi Schlaim 12 of 27 Who coined the phrase 'empire by invitation'? Geir Lundestad 13 of 27 Who said that the GDR was Stalin's 'unwanted child'? Willy Loth 14 of 27 Who said that the ECSC was like the peace treaty never signed by France and Germany? Michael Hogan 15 of 27 Who condemned COMECON as a 'paper organisation until the late 1950s'? RL Hutchings 16 of 27 Who said that the East German Revolt on June 1953 was 'one of the most significant focal points in the history of the Cold war'? Christian Ostermann 17 of 27 How did Gaddis criticise Eisenhower? He did not challenge the status quo but shored it up with nuclear weapons 18 of 27 Who coined term 'reactive mechanism'? Christoph Klessmann 19 of 27 Who criticised the Warsaw Pact as being 'little more than a shell'? RL Hutchings 20 of 27 What did Dulles say about Khrushchev? he was the 'most dangerous person to lead the Soviet Union since the October Revolution' 21 of 27 Which historian reflects Khrushchev's statement about Berlin? Hope Harrison 22 of 27 What did Gaddis say about the Washington Summit in 1959? the leaders 'got no further than an agreement to disagree' 23 of 27 Who said that the U2 Crisis was 'a gift from heaven' for Adenauer? Christoph Klessmann 24 of 27 What did Gaddis compare with the 'monumental disaster for the United States' that was the Bay of Pigs? British and French humiliation in the Suez in 1956 25 of 27 Who coined the term 'long peace'? JL Gaddis 26 of 27 What did SR Ashton say Gorbachev had to choose between? economic or political crisis 27 of 27
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