Ending Grand Alliance Politics in Western Europe
US Anti-communism in France and Italy, 1944–7
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10075281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessandro Brogi (University of Arkansas, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 134-157 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009416678919 |
| OpenAlex | W2569733363 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The postwar ascendancy of the French and Italian Communist Parties (PCF and PCI) as the strongest ones in the emerging Western alliance was an unexpected challenge for the USA. The US response during this time period (1944–7) was tentative, and relatively moderate, reflecting the still transitional phase from wartime Grand Alliance politics to Cold War. US anti-communism in Western Europe remained guarded for diplomatic and political reasons, but it never mirrored the ambivalence of anti-Americanism among French and especially Italian Communist leaders and intellectuals. US prejudicial opposition to a share of communist power in the French and Italian provisional governments was consistently strong. A relatively decentralized approach by the State Department, however, gave considerable discretion to moderate, circumspect US officials on the ground in France and Italy. The subsequent US turn toward an absolute struggle with Western European communism was only in small part a reaction to direct provocations from Moscow, or the PCI and PCF. The two parties and their powerful propaganda appeared likely to undermine Western cohesion; this was the first depiction, by the USA and its political allies in Europe, of possible domino effects in the Cold War
Alliance · Communism · Economic history · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European history and politics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |