Description
use sources from the book ” The American Promise” volume2 from 1865
Themes:
This unit has had several related themes. The essay questions and short answer questions will relate to these themes, so bear them in mind as you study your notes.
1.Isolation vs. Internationalism in US foreign policy
2.War on a global scale
3.Idealism vs. Pragmatism and the role of ideology in world affairs
4.Rise of US economic leadership and soft power
Essay Questions:
I.Woodrow Wilson had a greater impact on US foreign policy than perhaps any other US President. What were his foreign policy views? How did he pursue them before, during, and after WWI, particularly at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919
? What challenges did his idea ls face from both foreign and domestic opponents? How were those same ideas subverted after WWI in the 1920s and1930s? Given that
Wilson’s vision was never implemented as intended, do you
think he was right in pushing his ideals as the only way to ensure peace, or do you agree with his domestic opponents that those ideals were impractical and represented a betrayal of US sovereignty? Explain your reasoning with specific
evidence.
