Wilson and the League of Nations: Why America's Rejection?Ralph A. Stone Examines the 1919-1920 fight over American entry into the League of Nations and includes recent, as well as standard, interpretations as to why the leaders and the people thought and acted as they did. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Controversy in Brief | 10 |
POLITICS VERSUS IDEOLOGY | 16 |
Copyright | |
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