1st Edition
The United States and the Origins of World War II in Europe
By Ross A. Kennedy
Copyright 2025
320 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume spans 1914–1939 to provide a concise interpretation of the role the United States played in the origins of the Second World War. It synthesizes recent scholarship about interwar international politics while also presenting an original interpretation of the sources of American policy.
The book shows how the drive for international reform, beginning with Woodrow Wilson, reflected both... Read more
Introduction
1. The First World War
2. The 1920s
3. Fractures: 1929–1934
4. The Abyss Opens Up: 1933–1936
5. Into the Abyss: 1936–1939
Conclusion and Coda: 1940–1941
Biography
Ross A. Kennedy is Professor of History and Chair at Illinois State University. He is the author of The Will to Believe: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America’s Strategy for Peace and Security (2009) as well as numerous other publications on the First World War.
