Title: The United States and World War II /
Authors: Maddox, Robert James.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 United States.; World War, 1939-1945.; United States History
Abstract: World War II was a colossal military struggle that helped shape the world in which we live today. The division of Germany and Korea, the long subjugation of Eastern Europe, and the decline of European imperialism are all consequences of the war. The United States and the Soviet Union fought in the conflict as allies yet emerged from it as hostile rivals, superpowers locked in a dangerous nuclear arms race with the potential to end civilization as we know it. Truly our.
Contents: 1. The War to End All Wars (1914-1921). The Great War. America Goes to War. Over There. A Vision of Peace. Meeting at Versailles. The United States and the League of Nations. Selected Bibliography -- 2. The Illusion of Stability (1921-1930). The Far East. Involvement in Europe. Bolshevik Russia. Outlawing War. Prospects. Selected Bibliography -- 3. The Collapse of Order (1931-1935). The Manchurian Crisis. The Rise of Adolf Hitler. Attitudes and Responses in the Democracies. Mussolini Invades Ethiopia. Selected Bibliography -- 4. Descent into Chaos (1936-1939). The Spanish Civil War. Japan Invades the Chinese Mainland. Hitler Takes the Initiative. The Road to Munich and Beyond. The Nazi-Soviet Pact. Blitzkrieg. The "Phony War" and the Winter War. Selected Bibliography --^