Crucible of power : a history of U.S. foreign relations since 1897 / Howard Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Howard, 1940-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century--Decision making.

Physical Description:

xii, 555 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, [2001]

Summary:

Crucible of Power is an updated, revised version of Howard Jones's classic text Quest for Security: A History of U.S. Foreign Relations from 1897. This book, available again for use in the classroom, presents a straightforward, balanced, and c

Contents:

1 U.S. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1897-1900 1

2 Theodore Roosevelt and the Search for World Order, 1900-1913 28

3 Woodrow Wilson and Missionary Diplomacy: Prologue to U.S. Entry into World War I, 1913-1917 53

4 World War I and the League of Nations, 1917-1921 85

5 The Independent Internationalism of the United States, 1921-1933 112

6 The Coming of World War II, 1933-1939 135

7 From Europe to Pearl Harbor, 1939-1941 163

8 Wartime Diplomacy and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1945 191

9 Cold War and Containment in Europe and the Near East, 1945-1950 227

10 Cold War and Containment in East Asia, 1950-1953 261

11 Containment Continued: The Eisenhower Years, 1953-1961 285

12 Containment at the Brink: Kennedy and Cuba, 1961-1963 323

13 Containment in Collapse: Johnson and Vietnam, 1963-1969 354

14 Vietnamization through Detente: A New Containment, 1969-1977 386

15 The New World Order: Jimmy Carter and the Diplomacy of Human Rights, 1977-1981 420

16 Cold War II: Reagan and the Revival of Containment, 1981-1989 448

17 The End of the Cold War ... and Afterward, 1989- 486.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0842029184

OCLC:

46640675