HIS377H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Isolationism, Just War Theory, Free Trade
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Political, & economic expansion in the interwar years. To what extent do the policies of woodrow wilson constitute a break from his predecessor"s policies. Two competing ideas between mediating peace and going to war. Even though us is in the war, it is still kind of neutral from the europeans. Us is not fighting for the same selfish reasons as the others. Waging war in order to secure a lasting peace. "only a tranquil europe can be a stable europe. There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace. " "the world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. " Tsar forced to offer basic civil liberties, create parliament.
