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Major Problems in American Foreign Relations : Documents and Essays

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Major Problems in American Foreign Relations : Documents and Essays

by: Merrill

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9780395938843
ISBN 10:
0395938848
Edition: 5th
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Copyright: 09/01/1999
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Preface

xvii

Explaining American Foreign Relations

(28)

Essays

The Unique American Prism

(6)

Bradford Perkins

The Open Door Policy: Economic Expansion and the Remaking of Societies

(6)

William Appleman Williams

Racism in American Ideology

(5)

Michael H. Hunt

The Gendering of Peoples and Nations

(4)

Andrew Rotter

The Pursuit of Interests and a Balance of Power

(6)

Norman A. Graebner

The Origins of American Foreign Policy in the Revolutionary Era

(33)

Documents

John Winthrop Envisions a City Upon a Hill, 1630

(1)

John Adams Explains French Interest in American Independence and Cautions Against Alliance, 1775

(1)

Thomas Paine's ``Common Sense,'' 1776

(2)

The Declaration of Independence, 1776

(3)

Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France, 1778

(1)

Treaty of Alliance with France, 1778

(1)

Ezra Stiles's ``The United States Elevated to Glory and Honour,'' 1783

(3)

Treaty of Peace, 1783

(1)

Foreign Policy Powers in the Constitution, 1789

(3)

Essays

The Treaty of Alliance with France and American Isolationism

(7)

Lawrence S. Kaplan

Envisioning a New World Order: America's Progressive Internationalism

Peter S. Onuf

Nicholas Onuf

(9)

The Great Debate of the 1790s

(33)

Documents

Thomas Jefferson Defends the Treaty with France, 1793

(2)

Alexander Hamilton Urges Voiding the Treaty with France, 1793

(1)

Jay's Treaty, 1794

(3)

James Madison Proposes Commercial Restrictions Against Britain, 1795

(1)

Hamilton Praises Jay's Treaty, 1795

(1)

Madison Critiques Jay's Treaty, 1795

(1)

A Democratic-Republican Society Blasts Jay's Treaty, 1795

(3)

George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

(3)

Essays

Hamiltonian Accomplishments, Jeffersonian Follies

(8)

Robert W. Tucker

David C. Hendrickson

Jefferson as Idealist-Realist

(10)

Lawrence S. Kaplan

The Louisiana Purchase

(33)

Documents

Thomas Jefferson Assesses the French Threat in New Orleans, 1802

(2)

Napoleon Bonaparte Explains the Need to Sell Louisiana to the United States, 1803

(1)

Robert R. Livingston Recounts the Paris Negotiations, 1803

(2)

Alexander Hamilton Debunks Jefferson's Diplomacy, 1803

101

(1)

Jefferson Instructs Captain Meriwether Lewis on Exploration, 1803

102

(3)

Essays

Jefferson's Risky Diplomacy of Watching and Waiting

105

(10)

Robert W. Tucker

David C. Hendrickson

America's Pressure for Empire

115

(6)

Alexander DeConde

Ensuring a Republican Political Economy

121

(7)

Drew R. McCoy

The War of 1812

128

(37)

Documents

Secretary of State James Madison Protests British Impressment of Americans from the Chesapeake, 1807

129

(1)

The Embargo Act, 1807

130

(1)

Josiah Quincy Denounces Calls for War, 1809

131

(1)

The Non-Intercourse Act, 1809

132

(1)

Tecumseh Condemns U.S. Land Grabs and Plays the British Card, 1810

132

(1)

Henry Clay Articulates U.S. Grievances Against Britain, 1811

133

(2)

James Madison's War Message, 1812

135

(2)

Thomas Jefferson Predicts the Easy Conquest of Canada, 1812

137

(1)

Essays

The Failure of Commercial Warfare: Politics, Honor, and Inept Leadership

138

(10)

Bradford Perkins

Crusade to Revitalize the American Character

148

(10)

Steven Watts

Canada, Indians, and Defensive Expansionism

158

(7)

Reginald C. Stuart

The Monroe Doctrine

165

(26)

Documents

John Quincy Adams Warns Against the Search for ``Monsters to Destroy,'' 1821

166

(1)

George Canning Proposes a Joint Declaration, 1823

167

(1)

Thomas Jefferson Advises Monroe to Cooperate with Britain, 1823

168

(1)

Adams's Account of the Cabinet Meeting of November 7, 1823

169

(1)

The Monroe Doctrine, 1823

170

(2)

Colombia Requests an Explanation of U.S. Intentions, 1824

172

(1)

Juan Bautista Alberdi of Argentina Warns Against the Threat of ``Monroism'' to the Independence of Spanish America, n.d.

172

(2)

Essays

Defense of Commerce and Ideals

174

(7)

Dexter Perkins

Manifesto of the U.S. Empire

181

(2)

William Appleman Williams

Domestic Politics and Personal Ambitions

183

(8)

Ernest R. May

Westward Expansion and Indian Removal

191

(35)

Documents

Senator Theodore Frelinghuysen Protests Against Removal, 1830

192

(4)

The Indian Removal Act, 1830

196

(1)

Appeal of the Cherokee Nation, 1830

197

(1)

Andrew Jackson Makes His Case for Removal, 1830

198

(3)

Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia, 1831

201

(2)

Cherokee Chief John Ross Denounces U.S. Removal Policy, 1836

203

(1)

Essays

The Origins of Removal and the Fate of the Southeastern Indians

204

(11)

Theda Perdue

Jackson's Good Intentions and the Horror of Removal

215

(11)

Robert V. Remini

Manifest Destiny, Texas, and the War with Mexico

226

(40)

Documents

Sam Houston's Battle Cry for Texan Independence, 1835

227

(3)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Defends Mexican Sovereignty over Texas, 1837

230

(1)

John L. O'Sullivan Proclaims America's Manifest Destiny, 1839

231

(1)

President James K. Polk Lays Claim to Texas and Oregon, 1845

232

(2)

Polk's War Message, 1846

234

(2)

The Wilmot Proviso, 1846

236

(1)

Daniel Webster Protests the War with Mexico and the Admission of New States to the Union, 1848

236

(2)

Mexican Partiots Condemn U.S. Violence and Insult, 1850

238

(3)

Essays

The Ideology and Spirit of Manifest Destiny

241

(6)

Anders Stephanson

Empire by Design, Not Destiny

247

(6)

Thomas R. Hietala

Polk's Aggressive Leadership

253

(13)

David M. Pletcher

Expansion to the Pacific and Asia

266

(42)

Documents

S. Wells Williams Remembers Protestant Missionary Work in China, 1883

268

(3)

American Merchants in Canton Plead for Protection During the Opium Crisis, 1839

271

(2)

A Chinese Official Recommends Pitting American Barbarians Against British Barbarians, 1841

273

(1)

Secretary of State Daniel Webster Instructs Caleb Cushing on Negotiating with China, 1843

274

(1)

Webster Warns European Powers Away from Hawai'i, 1851

275

(1)

Instructions to Commodore Matthew C. Perry for His Expedition to Japan, 1852

276

(3)

Ii Naosuke Advocates Accommodation with the United States, 1853

279

(1)

Tokugawa Nariaki Argues Against Peace, 1853

280

(2)

Essays

Commercial Expansionism in China, Hawai'i, and Japan

282

(15)

Kenneth E. Shewmaker

Protestant Missionaries and Cultural Imperialism in China

297

(11)

Paul W. Harris

Becoming a World Power in the Late Nineteenth Century

308

(38)

Documents

Secretary of State William H. Seward Warns Europe Against Intervention in Mexico, 1862

310

(1)

President Ulysses S. Grant Urges Annexation of the Dominican Republic, 1870

311

(1)

Congress Calls for a Pan American Conference, 1888

312

(1)

Alfred T. Mahan Advocates a Naval Buildup, 1890

313

(1)

Josiah Strong Celebrates the Superiority of the ``Anglo-American Race,'' 1891

314

(2)

Queen Lili'uokalani Protests U.S. Intervention in Hawai'i, 1893, 1897

316

(2)

Richard Olney Responds to the Venezuela Crisis and Trumpets U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere, 1895

318

(2)

Mexican Congress Member Rafael de Zayas on Porfirio Diaz's Friendship with the United States, 1908

320

(1)

Essays

The United State's Rise Among the Living and Dying Powers

321

(7)

Paul Kennedy

Core and Periphery: Yankee Capitalism and Mexican Dependency

328

(7)

Ramon Eduardo Ruiz

More Rhetoric Than Results: Halfhearted Economic Expansion

335

(11)

David M. Pletcher

The Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War

346

(33)

Documents

Jose Marti Cautions Against Annexation to the United States, 1895

348

(1)

The de Lome Letter, 1897

349

(1)

Senator Redfield Proctor Condemns Spain's Reconcentrado Policy, 1898

350

(2)

Washington Presents Its Demands to Madrid, 1898

352

(1)

Madrid Responds to Washington's Demands, 1898

353

(1)

William McKinley's War Message, 1898

353

(3)

The Teller Amendment, 1898

356

(1)

The Platt Amendment, 1903

356

(1)

Essays

Preserving the American System

357

(8)

Walter LaFeber

Colonial Stalemate, Domestic Politics, and the Unwanted but Necessary War

365

(8)

John L. Offner

Derailing Cuban Nationalism and Asserting U.S. Hegemony

373

(6)

Louis A. Perez, Jr.

Empire Building and Insurrection in the Philippines

379

(41)

Documents

Emilio Aguinaldo Rallies the Philippine People to Arms, 1899

382

(1)

American Anti-Imperialist League Platform, 1899

383

(1)

William McKinley Preaches His Imperial Gospel, 1899

384

(1)

Albert J. Beveridge Salutes American Imperialism, 1900

385

(2)

Corporal Daniel J. Evans Describes the ``Water Cure,'' 1902

387

(1)

Major Cornelius Gardner Recalls the Horrors of War, 1902

388

(1)

Governor-General William Howard Taft Reports to the U.S. Senate, 1902

389

(2)

The Philippine Reservation at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904

391

(2)

Essays

War and Disease in the Battle for Batangas

393

(8)

Glenn A. May

The Policy of Attraction: Promoting Political, Economic, and Cultural Dependency

401

(10)

Stanley Karnow

Imperialism Goes on Cultural Display: The St. Louis World's Fair, 1904

411

(9)

Robert W. Rydell

The Open Door Policy and China

420

(36)

Documents

The First Open Door Note, 1899

423

(1)

The British Reply, 1899

424

(1)

The Russian Reply, 1899

425

(1)

The Second Open Door Note, 1900

425

(1)

Missionary Evelyn Sites Describes the Emotional Conversion of a Chinese Woman, n.d.

426

(1)

Missionary Anna Hartwell Discusses ``Soul Winning,'' 1919

427

(1)

The Boxers Lash Out at Christian Missionaries and Converts, 1900

428

(1)

Essays

The Open Door Constituency's Pressure for U.S. Activism

429

(10)

Michael H. Hunt

U.S. Economic Expansion and the Defense of Imperialism at China's Expense

439

(5)

Arnold Xiangze Jiang

Women Missionaries and Cultural Conquest

444

(12)

Jane Hunter

Theodore Roosevelt, the Big Stick, and U.S. Hegemony in the Caribbean

456

(37)

Documents

Theodore Roosevelt Preaches the Manly Virtues of Overseas Expansion, 1899

459

(2)

The Drago Doctrine Condemns the Collection of Debts by Force, 1902

461

(2)

The Panama Canal Treaty, 1903

463

(1)

Colombia States Its Grievances Against the United States, 1904

464

(2)

The Roosevelt Corollary, 1904

466

(1)

Ruben Dario's ``To Roosevelt,'' 1905

467

(2)

Essays

The Search for Opportunity: Theodore Roosevelt's Aggressive Caribbean Policies

469

(8)

Walter LaFeber

Gendering Imperialism: Theodore Roosevelt's Quest for Manhood and Empire

477

(7)

Gail Bederman

Theodore Roosevelt's Measured Response to Political Instability and European Encroachment

484

(9)

Richard H. Collin

Woodrow Wilson, the First World War, and the League Fight

493

(30)

Documents

The First Lusitania Note, 1915

495

(1)

Robert Lansing and Johann-Heinrich Bernstorff Debate Submarine Warfare, 1916

496

(2)

President Wilson's War Message, 1917

498

(2)

Senator Robert M. La Follette Voices His Dissent, 1917

500

(1)

The Fourteen Points, 1918

501

(1)

Articles 10 through 16 of the League Covenant, 1919

502

(2)

Wilson Defends the Peace Treaty and League, 1919

504

(4)

The Lodge Reservations, 1919

508

(2)

Essays

Wilson's Higher Realism

510

(5)

Arthur S. Link

The Peace Advocate Out of Touch with Reality

515

(8)

Jan Wilhelm Schulte-Nordholt

Wilson's Battle for the League: Progressive Internationalists Confront the Forces of Reaction

523

Thomas J. Knock

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