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Bigger Fish: Truman and Stalin using Austria as Bait

Thu, April 15, 3:40 to 5:10pm CDT (3:40 to 5:10pm CDT), TBA

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In 1952, Stalin proposed a united neutral Germany. Truman used Austrian sovereignty to bring Stalin to the negotiation table. Both sides baited each other to further their own goals. Could this have resolved the Cold War early on?

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