Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915

Floyd, R.

During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-09-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137334114

DOI: 10.1057/9781137334121

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 251