Rise to Globalism : American Foreign Policy since 1938

by Ambrose, Stephen E. (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780140175363
• ISBN10: 0140175369
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Summary

Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this eighth revised edition of Rise to Globalism offers a concise and informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 to the present, focusing on such pivotal events as World War II, the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, and the SALT treaties. Ambrose and Brinkley also closely examine such recent topics as the Iran-Contra scandal, free elections in Nicaragua, the rise of international terrorism, the fall of Communism, the Gulf War, and the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. In light of the enormous global power of the United States, the authors analyze how American character traits-economic aggressiveness, racism, fear of Communism-have shaped the country's evolving foreign policy. This probing and thematic examination of events makes Rise to Globalism an invaluable work.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Introduction
The Twisting Path to War	p. 1
The War in Europe	p. 15
The War in Asia	p. 35
The Beginnings of the Cold War	p. 52
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan	p. 75
Containment Tested	p. 95
Korea	p. 114
Eisenhower, Dulles and the Irreconcilable Conflict	p. 127
From Hungary and Suez to Cuba	p. 151
Kennedy and the New Frontiers	p. 171
Vietnam: Paying the Cost of Containment	p. 190
Nixon, Detente, and the Debacle in Vietnam	p. 224
America in the Middle East and Africa	p. 254
Carter and the National Malaise	p. 281
Reagan and the Evil Empire	p. 303
The End of the Cold War	p. 352
Bush and the Gulf War	p. 381
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 398
Index	p. 408
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