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Roosevelt's leadership in the 1930s and 1940s profoundly altered American foreign policy, transforming the nation from isolationist to interventionist and ultimately victorious superpower. Top scholars examine FDR's role in the international arena, focusing on his diplomacy with Europe, Russia, the Baltic States, Canada and the Caribbean; and his relations with American Jews in the face of the Holocaust.
List of contents
Introduction l. FDR's Foreign Policy Persona 2. FDR's Leadership before World War II:. The Concept of Anticipatory Reaction 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Strategic Vulnerability 4. FDR and Limited War in Europe: A Plausible Middle Course? 5. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Soviet Union, 1933-1941 6. FDR and the Baltic States 7. FDR's Admiral Diplomats: The Diplomacy of Expediency 8. A Grand and Glorious Thing ... the Team of Mackenzie and Roosevelt 9. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Caribbean, and the Postcolonial World 10. Soldiers on the Home Front: Protecting the Four Freedoms through the Office of Civilian Defense 11. The American Jewish Community, the Roosevelt Administration, and the Holocaust
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Pederson, William D.; Howard, Steve
Summary
No event shaped the twentieth century more than World War II, and no leader shaped the conduct of the war and the formation of the modern world more than President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In this anthology, leading scholars examine Roosevelt's role in the international arena, focusing on his diplomacy with Europe, Russia, the Baltic States, Canada, and the Caribbean; his relations with American Jews in the face of the Holocaust; his military appointments; and the operation of the Civilian War Services Division.
