The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War IIWiley, 1965 - 172 pages A brief history of the struggle between the isolationists and the internationalists during the turbulent 1930's, focusing on President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
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... vote by tellers was taken at the request of the isolation- ists , the amendment passed , 159 to 157. By a two - vote margin , the House had voted to restore the arms embargo that the ad- ministration was trying to remove . The next day ...
... vote by tellers was taken at the request of the isolation- ists , the amendment passed , 159 to 157. By a two - vote margin , the House had voted to restore the arms embargo that the ad- ministration was trying to remove . The next day ...
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... vote , 203 to 202 . The closeness of the vote mirrored the uncertainty of the pub- lic mood in the summer of 1940. Partisan politics of course in- fluenced the final outcome . Many Republicans , and some Demo- crats , who favored the ...
... vote , 203 to 202 . The closeness of the vote mirrored the uncertainty of the pub- lic mood in the summer of 1940. Partisan politics of course in- fluenced the final outcome . Many Republicans , and some Demo- crats , who favored the ...
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... votes , 212 to 194 . The narrow margin by which Congress revised the Neutrality Act in November 1941 seemed to confirm Roosevelt's caution . Yet the vote did not reflect the attitude of the American people . Many Congressmen voted ...
... votes , 212 to 194 . The narrow margin by which Congress revised the Neutrality Act in November 1941 seemed to confirm Roosevelt's caution . Yet the vote did not reflect the attitude of the American people . Many Congressmen voted ...
Table des matières
The Innocent Bystander | 1 |
Scuttle and Run | 13 |
The Italian Conquest of Ethiopia 19351936 | 24 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War II Robert A. Divine Affichage d'extraits - 1965 |
The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War II Robert A. Divine Affichage d'extraits - 1976 |
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