Summaries

Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 20 – Negotiating with the Communists

This chapter discusses the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union prior to the death of Joseph Stalin.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 19 – The Korean War

This chapter discusses the Korean War and its role in shaping the foreign policy of the United States.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 18 – The Success and the Pain of Containment

This chapter discusses the development of the containment doctrine — the American strategy to win the Cold War.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 17 – The Beginning of the Cold War

This chapter discusses the disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that would lead to the Cold War.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 16 – Three Approaches to Peace

This chapter discusses peace negotiations in the final months of World War II.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 15 – America Re-enters the Arena

This chapter discusses the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in turning World War II in favor of the Allies.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 14 – The Nazi-Soviet Pact

This chapter discusses the beginning of World War II, focusing on Stalin’s failed attempt to appease Hitler.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 13 – Stalin’s Bazaar

This chapter discusses the maneuvers of Joseph Stalin’s USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 12 – The End of Illusion

This chapter discusses the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, which enabled the rise of Hitler’s Nazism and Mussolini’s Fascism in Germany and Italy.