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A sense of power : the roots of America's global role /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, John A. (John Alexander), 1938- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca and London : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Politics and war > United States > History > 20th century.
Intervention (International law) > History > 20th century.
Great powers.
World politics > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A new sense of power
  • Advance and retreat, 1914-1920
  • A restrained superpower, 1920-1938
  • Lessening restraint, 1938-1941
  • Full-scale involvement, 1941-1945
  • Assuming "the responsibilities of power," 1945-1952.