Historians

J.F.C. Fuller

leadership in world War and concludes that is had become impersonal and distant, and a product of staff decisions

“following orders” in Nuremberg trials

Sidney B. Fay

argued against blaming Germany for causing WW1. The underlying causes were:

secret alliances, militarism, nationalism, economic imperialism, newspaper press

MANIA

Robert Tucker

After Lenin's death, the Soviet Union had a need for a prestigious, charismatic leader.

Stalin himself denounced the ‘culture of the individual ‘ as being contrary to Marxism-Leninism

Cult of personality

Ian Kershaw

Hitler’s popularity and ability to lead the German people lies in certain social and political values among the Germans which Hitler took advantage of

cult of personality around Hitler

E. Schwaab

analysis of Hitler's psychology. One of the greatest impacts on his mentality was the German surrender in WW1

Robert Waite

Analyzes Hitler's behavior and beliefs, and explains how his psychopathology changed German and world history

 Hitler was seen as a father-like figure

Michael A Barnhart

shows Japan’s drive for economic self-sufficiency and independence

shows how American economic pressure on Japan influenced Japan’s foreign policy and domestic economy

concludes that internal political rivalry between the army and navy propelled Japan into war with the US

Gar Alperovitz

by leaving the Soviets out of the Manhattan Project, relations became too strained

by using the atomic bomb, it prevented the Soviets from expanding their borders in the Asian world

George Kennan

the Arms Race led the Soviets to becoming bankrupt

He is considered to be the father of containment

William Appleman Williams

US is not an isolationist country and that its empire has always revolved around economics, not acquiring land

D.C. opposed Castro's regime because of the economic loss for the US, not because of the nation's anti-communist stance

Robert Kennedy

discusses JFK's role in negotiating with Khrushchev during the Cuban Musslie Crisis

explains that the military generals of the US wanted to seek revenge for the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Barrington Moore

examines the path to modernity by concentrating in the emergence of democracy, fascism, and communism. He argues that each path is characterized by a revolution

In places where the aristocracy is weak, the potential for peasant revolution is great

Howard Zinn

writes a complete history of the US through the eyes of minority groups

while not officially classified as a Marxist, he does write from the view of the masses

Dirk Hoerder

the actions of mobs in colonial cities show popular resentment to both American and British elites

Linda Kerber

the American revolution was caused by social conflict between classes; not just between the rich and the poor but also other interest groups, communities, and outsiders

John Fiske

The nation was in desperate times under the articles of confederation. the weaknesses like Shays Rebellion, economic crisis, interstate problems with trade, etc forced politicians to create a new government

Philip Brown

Japan believed they were justified in invading Manchuria, it was defensive and for economic reasons, like U.S. invading Panama

Benjamin Hett

failure of the Weimar led to Hitler’s rise to power

James Fetzer

Mao saw himself as a guide, needed dictatorship, his views

Beverley Hooper

Women in Mao’s China received a major increase in rights, but it happened in stages and took time to trickle down to all social groups and classes

HW Brands

FDR used his “fireside chats” to encourage consumer confidence, and used radio to spread his messages with a conversational tone to connect with the listener