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Book SynopsisThe period encompassed by this volumewith the start of the Civil War and World War I as bookendshas gone by a number of colorful names: The Imperial Years, The New American Empire, America's Rise to World Power, Imperial Democracy, The Awkward Years, or Prelude to World Power, for example. A different organizing theme would describe the period as one in which a transformation took place in American foreign relations. But whatever developments or events historians have emphasized, there is general agreement that the period was one in which something changed in the American approach to the world.This second edition of Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, a
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Table of ContentsEditor’s Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Bibliography Appendices I.U.S. Presidents II.U.S. Secretaries Of State III.U.S. Secretaries Of War IV.U.S. Secretaries Of The Navy V.U.S. Diplomatic Corps VI.U.S. Wars, Conflicts, And Foreign Interventions VII.U.S. Treaties About the Author
