Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 : The Leverage of the Weak PDF
by G. Bischof
Part of the Cold War History series
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At the height of the first Cold War in the early 1950s, the Western powers worried that occupied Austria might become 'Europe's Korea' and feared a Communist takeover.
The Soviets exploited their occupation zone for maximum reparations.
American economic aid guaranteed Austria's survival and economic reconstruction.
Their military assistance turned Austria into a 'secret ally' of the West.
Austrian diplomacy played a vital role in securing the Austrian treaty in bilateral negotiations with Stalin's successors in the Kremlin demonstrating the leverage of the weak in the Cold War.
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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:12/08/1999
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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
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