The origins of superpower rivalry, 1945–48

What this note covers

1. An alliance of necessity left unresolved differences
2. Security dilemmas and competing interpretations
3. Eastern Europe and the question of self-determination
4. Truman, Marshall and the relationship between aid and power
5. Germany and Berlin as contested spaces
6. Assessing responsibility for the breakdown

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