America's mission : the United States and the worldwide struggle for democracy in the twentieth century
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America's mission : the United States and the worldwide struggle for democracy in the twentieth century
（Princeton studies in international history and politics）（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, 1995, c1994
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"A Twentieth Century Fund book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-444) and index
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The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith. Here for the first time is a book that documents the extraordinary history of American foreign policy with respect to the promotion of democracy worldwide, an effort whose greatest triumph came in the occupations of Japan and Germany but whose setbacks include interventions in Latin America and Vietnam. As Americans ponder the challenges of world affairs at the end of the Cold War, Smith suggests that they think back to other times when Washington's decisions were critical: not only to the end of the World Wars in 1918 and 1945, but to the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Civil War in 1865 as well. They will find that in the aftermath of victory, Washington determined to win the peace by promoting a concept of national security calling ultimately for democratic government in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East.
So the Congress set out to "reconstruct" the South in 1867; America aimed to democratize the Philippines in 1898; Wilson sought to "make the world safe for democracy", first in Latin America and then, after 1918, in Central and Eastern Europe; FDR and Truman dictated the democratization of Japan and Germany and called for democracy in Eastern Europe after 1945; Kennedy promoted the Alliance for Progress in Latin America; Carter launched his human rights campaign; Reagan (the most Wilsonian of Wilson's successors) heralded an international "democratic revolution"; Bush called for a "new world order"; and Clinton declared that "our overriding purpose must be to expand and strengthen theworld's community of market-based democracies". Through a study of selected countries - most notably Germany, Japan, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Iran, and Nicaragua (but also Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Greece, South Africa, and Russia)
Table of Contents
Foreword Pt. ILiberal Democratic Internationalism and American Foreign Policy, 1898-1921 Ch. 2Democracy in the Philippines Ch. 3Wilson and Democracy in Latin America Ch. 4Wilson and a World Safe for Democracy Pt. IILiberal Democratic Internationalism, 1933-1947 Ch. 5FDR and World Order: Globalizing the Monroe Doctrine Ch. 6Democratizing Japan and Germany Pt. IIILiberal Democratic Internationalism and the Cold War, 1947-1977 Ch. 7Eisenhower and His Legacy, 1953-1977 Ch. 8Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, 1961-1965 Pt. IVLiberal Democratic Internationalism and the Cold War, 1977-1989 Ch. 9Carter's Human Rights Campaign Ch. 10Reagan's Democratic Revolution Pt. VToward the Year 2000 Ch. 11After the Cold War: Wilsonianism Resurgent? Appendix: Notes on the Study of the International Origins of Democracy Notes Bibliography Index
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