Browsing W & L Historic Theses by Subject "International relations"
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The Chinese Eastern Railway: Storm Center in Asia
In attempting to gain a true perspective of Russo-Chinese relations I have examined certain historical aspects of Russia's penetration into China in both the Tsarist and Soviet periods and China's subsequent reactions in ... -
The Diplomacy of Self-Delusion: Poland's Relations with Germany, 1932-1939
If Germany was determined to effect the revision of the Versailles system, France stood as the pillar under Versailles. Poland had turned to France in 1921 to conclude the Franco-Polish alliance which she regarded as the ... -
Great Britain and the Bagdad Railroad (1888-1914)
In a study such as this, it is quite easy to over-estimate the importance of the Bagdad Railroad. Here the major events of the pre-war era have been mentioned only in the light of the railroad project. Yet when the subject ... -
Mexican Agrarian Reform and the United States
Fifty years of agrarian reform has brought many changes to Mexico, but it has by no means solved all her problems. The land was divided and given to the peon. This attack on the latifundia, the large land holding, was ... -
Negotiating with the Enemy: Kennedy and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Many scholars have examined the test ban. Several books were written shortly after its adoption, but they lack much of the documentary evidence that is now available. In 1981 Glenn Seaborg published one of the best accounts. ... -
Red Sky Take Warning: The 1954 CIA Intervention in Guatemala
In the preceding chapters, I have outlined the causes and conduct of the 1954 CIA intervention into Guatemala and assessed it in terms of its justification. I have come to the conclusion, which has incidentally been widely ... -
The Amerasia Affair and John Stewart Service: Weighing the Evidence of History
Amerasia was a small, left-wing monthly magazine, now defunct, dedicated to the discussion of Asian political and cultural affairs. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, it was openly critical of the Chinese Nationalist ... -
The United States Foreign Relations with Vichy Government, 1940-1942
To attempt to find clear cut distinctions within the Vichy policy of the United States is almost impossible. There are contradictions and "double-edged swords" lurking behind almost every development. The policy was not ...