A detailed analysis of British and American policies on Greece and the effect of those policies on the development of the Cold War. Major topics include Churchill's stubborn refusal, against Foreign Office recommendations, to force the Greek King to agree to a plebiscite on the future of the monarchy, until this problem led to the 1944 civil war, and the American refusal to assist the British in their efforts to ensure a democratic and stable postwar Greece, coupled with Roosevelt and Stettinius's unwarranted interference in Greek affairs. The second half of the work traces the post-war change in the American attitude towards Greece, the background to the British decision to abandon its support of Greece, and the American acceptance of the burden, with emphasis on the significance of the Truman Doctrine to the origins of the Cold War. The work is based primarily on official records of the British and American Governments.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Basingstoke
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-54973-5 (9780333549735)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Initial British and American policies April 1941 - August 1943; the Andarte Delegation's visit to Egypt and its effect August - November 1943; Roosevelt's intervention at Cairo December 1943; the British dilemma before liberation December 1943 - October 1944; the December civil war in Athens; post-war political tutelege January 1945 - February 1947; post-war economic support January 1945 - February 1947; the British decision to withdraw aid; British motivations for withdrawal; the American reaction and the Truman doctrine.
