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German Foreign Policy & Diplomacy 1890-1906, Lee Button
German Foreign Policy & Diplomacy 1890-1906, Lee Button
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From 1871 to 1914, Germany experienced its first taste of world power and the failure of controlling and retaining that power. German power after 1871 had sought only a dominance of continental politics and a maintenance of a status quo in Europe favorable to Germany. Following 1890, however, the German course deviated to include a vision of world power. German foreign policy until 1890 was based on two things: hegemonic control of the heart of Europe and the force of will of one man, Otto von Bismarck. Yet despite relative control of the European situation and a cautious and able …
United States-Russian Relations, 1917-1933, Raymond L. Cravens
United States-Russian Relations, 1917-1933, Raymond L. Cravens
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
“One should doff one’s cap to the statue of Jupiter, in case he returned to power.” – Lord Byron
Our task in this study is to determine whether the words of Lord Byron are true in the realm of International Power Politics. This is a study of the application of the principle of non-recognition – the refusal of acknowledgement – to Russo-American relations during the period from 1917 to 1933.
The year was 1917, and the Gladiator of Capitalism stood over the prostrate form of Russian Bolshevism and appealed for the decision of “life” or “death” to be meted out …