Contrasting US and German Attitudes to Soviet Trade, 1917-91: Politics by Economic Means

Part 1 The origins of US and German attitudes to Soviet trade "positive economic measures" in the interwar period: changing communism by economic means and the US grain factor 1921-23; the German industry and buying peace in 1922. Part 2 Economic power as an instrument of foreign policy "embargo" in 1947-53: introduction - a link between trade and peace?; the Marshall Plan and US embargo policy 1947-53; the Berlin blockade and politicization of interzonal trade 1945-49; role of the US embargo in the division of Germany 1949-52. Part 3 Diversification in East-West trade policy after 1953: CoCom and US export control policy after 1953; trade as a bargaining tool in the second Berlin crisis 1958-61; trade and the Ostpolitik 1962-72 - the triangle FRG-GDR-USSR; detente and after - contrasting US and German attitudes to Soviet trade 1970-91; conclusions and perspectives.