Woodrow Wilson and the World War: A Chronicle of Our Own TimesThe Floating Press, 1. 7. 2014. - 214 страница From the current vantage point, World War I was but one of a series of global military conflicts that defined the political landscape of the twentieth century. However, in the immediate aftermath of the war, it represented a seismic shift after which nothing would ever be the same again. This probing analysis penned just after the war's end focuses on the key role played by Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. |
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... insisting that the President is the leader of his party like a Prime Minister, he has also described him, with an apparent lack of logic, as the leader of the country. Because Wilson has thus confused party and people, it is easy to ...
... insisting that the President is the leader of his party like a Prime Minister, he has also described him, with an apparent lack of logic, as the leader of the country. Because Wilson has thus confused party and people, it is easy to ...
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... insisted that it was more important to know what was said by the fireside than what was said in the council chamber. His strongest political weapon, he believes, has been the appeal over the heads of politicians to public opinion. His ...
... insisted that it was more important to know what was said by the fireside than what was said in the council chamber. His strongest political weapon, he believes, has been the appeal over the heads of politicians to public opinion. His ...
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... insistence that morality must go hand in hand with public policy, that as with individuals, so with governments, true greatness is won by service rather than by acquisition, by sacrifice rather than by aggression. Wilson and Treitschke ...
... insistence that morality must go hand in hand with public policy, that as with individuals, so with governments, true greatness is won by service rather than by acquisition, by sacrifice rather than by aggression. Wilson and Treitschke ...
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... insisted upon the recognition of American interest in every Far Eastern issue that might be raised, and was ready to intervene with those of Europe in moments of crisis or danger. A fairly clear-cut distinction might thus be made ...
... insisted upon the recognition of American interest in every Far Eastern issue that might be raised, and was ready to intervene with those of Europe in moments of crisis or danger. A fairly clear-cut distinction might thus be made ...
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... insisted upon neutrality. Everything in his character and policy demanded the maintenance of peace. He had entered office with a broad programme of social reform in view, and the attainment of his ideals depended upon domestic ...
... insisted upon neutrality. Everything in his character and policy demanded the maintenance of peace. He had entered office with a broad programme of social reform in view, and the attainment of his ideals depended upon domestic ...
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Chapter III The Submarine | 33 |
Chapter IV Plots and Preparedness | 48 |
Chapter V America Decides | 62 |
Chapter VI The Nation in Arms | 76 |
Chapter VII The Home Front | 97 |
Chapter VIII The Fighting Front | 123 |
Chapter X Ways of the Peace Conference | 161 |
Chapter XI Balance of Power or League of Nations? | 178 |
Chapter XII The Settlement | 196 |
Chapter XIII The Senate and the Treaty | 208 |
Chapter XIV Conclusion | 222 |
Bibliographical Note | 228 |
Endnotes | 232 |
Chapter IX The Path to Peace | 145 |
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