Revisionists are unrealistic to think that the Cold War could have been prevented had the US not adopted a policy of containment however, they did produce a realistic analysis of US global overextension, which hindered domestic policy and national spirit. Additionally, revisionists fail to recognize that the US, just as the Soviet Union, had the right to act in its own interests against a potential adversary. Yet, revisionists fail to equitably attribute Soviet ideology as an influential causal factor for the Cold War, while ironically emphasizing the American political economy as a causal factor. Having been denied American economic assistance, the Soviets were forced to adopt policies to guarantee their freedom of action in vital economic and political spheres. However, the US chose to adopt a hard line policy of containment instead, with the end goal of eliminating communist systems globally, invoking a strong psychological backlash in Soviet leaders. Given that the US enjoyed a position of unprecedented power vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, the US bore the responsibility to explore all possible alternatives to the Cold War. Abstract: Revisionists correctly highlight that the US, in its interest of creating a freely trading “open door” world, failed to recognize the needs and fears of the Soviet Union.
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