Date of Award
1998
Degree Name
History
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
D.B.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
David R. Woodward
Second Advisor
Robert F. Maddox
Third Advisor
Paul Lutz
Abstract
In the eighty-one-years since the United States entered World War I, the question of whether President Woodrow Wilson formulated a coherent and rational policy to defeat Germany has continued to be one of the central conundrums of his presidency. Relying on primary sources, especially the voluminous Papers of Woodrow Wilson, this thesis examines Wilson's failure to reconcile his liberal war aims toward Germany with America's entry into the war. The evolving nature of the partnership between Wilson and his key advisor, Colonel Edwin M. House, will also be studied in light of the key role it played in the formulation of American policy in the period through the signing of the Armistice of Compiegne on 11 November 1918.
Subject(s)
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
United States -- Foreign policy.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
United States -- History -- 1913-1921.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1913-1921.
Recommended Citation
Winn, Joseph W., "Woodrow Wilson, Colonel House, and American policy toward Germany, 1914-1918" (1998). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 2154.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/2154
