The Mid-Century Revolution in American Foreign Policy Revisited

Abstract

From the American Revolution until 1945, the United States pursued a foreign policy devoid of prior commitments. As a result of World War II the United States reversed her historic policies and began to play a full-scale role in world affairs. The dimensions and meaning of this change are discussed in the article that follows, and an attempt is made to evaluate the significance of this mid-century revolution today after a quarter-century's experience as a great power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA509928

Entities

People

  • Raymond A. Moore Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Revolutions
  • Treaties
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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