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1 online resource (651 p.) |
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Xx Xx Series |
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Xx Xx Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 The Spanish-American War and the Decision for Empire -- The Imperial Surge, 1895-1917 -- The Diplomatic Revolution of the 1890s -- American Culture and the Rise of U.S. Imperialism -- Popular Culture and U.S. Imperialism -- Opposition to Imperialism -- The Venezuelan Boundary Dispute -- The Anglo-American Rapprochement -- The Spanish-American War -- The Acquisition of an Overseas Empire -- Controversial Issues -- Further Reading |
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2 The Surge Into Asia: Empire in the Philippines and the Open Door in China -- The Suppression of the Philippine Revolution -- The Open Door Notes -- Theodore Roosevelt, Japan, and the Limits of the Open Door -- William Howard Taft and Dollar Diplomacy in Asia -- Woodrow Wilson and Missionary Diplomacy in Asia -- Controversial Issues -- Further Reading -- 3 The Surge Into Latin America: Varieties of American Empire -- The Nature of the U.S. Empire in Latin America -- Latin American Perspectives -- The Problem of American Empire -- Puerto Rico: Governing a Colony |
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Cuba: Shaping a Formal Protectorate -- The Panama Canal: Fomenting a Revolution and Acquiring an Informal Colony -- The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: Staking Out America's Sphere of Influence -- The Monroe Doctrine in U.S. Popular Culture -- William Howard Taft and Dollar Diplomacy in Central America -- Woodrow Wilson and Missionary Diplomacy in the Caribbean -- Missionary Diplomacy in Mexico -- Controversial Issues -- Further Reading -- 4 Europe, America, and World War I -- Germany Disrupts the European Balance of Power |
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The United States and the European Balance of Power: The Algeciras Conference -- The Issue of Neutral Rights on the Eve of War -- The Outbreak of World War I -- Wilsonian Neutrality -- The German Response: Submarine Warfare -- Wilson's Temporary Victory: ""He Kept Us Out of War -- America Enters the War -- Opposition to War: The Culture of Dissent -- Controversial Issues -- Further Reading -- 5 The United States and the Peace of Versailles -- America and the Allied Victory -- Conflicting Plans for Peace: Wilson's ""New Diplomacy"" Versus Europe's ""Old Diplomacy -- Intervention in Russia |
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Pressures on the Peace From Left and Right -- Negotiating the Treaty of Versailles -- Colonialism and Self-Determination in the Treaty of Versailles -- The Senate, the League of Nations, and the Treaty of Versailles -- Controversial Issues -- Further Reading -- 6 U.S. Foreign Policy Between the World Wars -- Was World War II Inevitable? -- The United States and Attempts at Disarmament -- Economic Diplomacy Toward Europe -- The Global Great Depression -- The United States, Japan, and the New Order in Asia -- The Stimson Doctrine -- The U.S. Approach to Latin America -- The Good Neighbor Policy |
| Summary |
In its 5th edition, this volume offers a clear and nuanced history of U.S. foreign relations since the Spanish-American War and places that narrative within the context of the most influential historiographical trends and debates |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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The Good Neighbor Policy in Action: Fordlandia |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Elkind, Jessica
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| ISBN |
9781003862437 |
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1003862438 |
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