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Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 : The Leverage of the Weak (Cold War History)
Austria in the First Cold War 194555 The Leverage of the Weak - Cold War History Author:Gunter Bischof At the height of the Cold War in the early 1950s, the western powers worried that occupied Austria might become "Europe's Korea" and feared a Communist takeover. The Soviets exploited their occupation zone for maximum reparations. American economic aid guaranteed Austria's survival and economic reconstruction. Their military assistance turned Au... more »stria into a "secret ally" of the West. Austrian diplomacy played a vital role in securing the Austrian treaty in bilateral negotiations with Stalin's successors in the Kremlin demonstrating the leverage of the weak in the Cold War.« less