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12. American Geopolitics
Wilson’s Re-Imaging Of World Politics
What kind of international order does Wilson want to build
?
To what extent do others—within and
beyond the US—share his vision
?
Woodrow Wilson in Europe
Wilson’s trip to Europe in 1919. Wilson among the great powers at Paris. What does he concede
?
What does he accomplish
?
Global Stirrings Of Self-Determination
National self-determination as a global phenomenon in 1917-1919. Soviet origins. Impact in the
colonial world.
The Senate Rejects The League
Why doesn’t the United States participate in Wilson’s League
?
Does the League fall prey to
domestic “isolationism”
?
An Absent Hegemon?
Is the United States an “absent hegemon” in the 1920s
?
What’re the consequences of US non-
participation in the League for International order
?
Peace Promotion As International Order
How do US leaders in the 1920s strive to enforce international peace
?
How should we assess
their efforts to curtail armaments and even to outlaw war
?
(And what do these efforts tell us
?
)
Resolving Europe’s Debt Crisis
Europe’s postwar economic, social, and political crisis. How does the United States contribute to
its resolution
?
