Drawing the Line

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In this fresh and challenging study of the origins of the Cold War, Professor Eisenberg traces the American role in dividing postwar Germany. Drawing on many original documentary sources, she examines the Allied meeting on the Elbe, follows the Great Powers through their confrontation in Berlin, and ends with the creation of the West German state in the fall of 1949. Unlike many works in the field, this book argues that the partition of Germany was fundamentally an American decision. U.S. policy makers chose partition, mobilized reluctant West Europeans behind that approach, and, by excluding the Soviets from West Germany, contributed to the isolation of East Germany and the emergence of the post-World War II U.S.-Soviet rivalry. The volume casts new light on the Berlin blockade, demonstrating that the United States rejected United Nations mediation and relied on its nuclear monopoly as the means of protecting its German agenda.

subjects: Denazification,  Economic conditions,  Foreign relations,  History,  Military government,  Politics and government,  Reconstruction (1939-1951),  Germany, history, 1945-1990,  World war, 1939-1945, influence,  United states, foreign relations, germany,  Germany, foreign relations, united states,  Germany, politics and government, 1945-1990,  Germany, economic conditions,  Reconstruction (1939-1951), germany,  Gouvernement militaire,  Histoire,  Reconstruction, 1939-1951,  Dénazification,  Relations extérieures,  Conditions économiques,  Politique et gouvernement,  15.70 history of Europe,  15.85 history of America,  Economic history,  Diplomatic relations,  Außenpolitik,  Deutsche Frage,  Teilung,  Buitenlandse betrekkingen,  World War II,  1945-1949,  Cause (Histoire),  Guerre froide,  Partition territoriale,  Politique étrangère,  Reconstruction d'après-guerre,  BMBF-Statusseminar gnd,  Military government--history,  Military government--germany--history--20th century,  Reconstruction (1939-1951)--germany,  E183.8.g3 e35 1996,  327.73043

Places: Germany,  United States

Times: 1945-,  1945-1990,  20th century