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The First Cold War - The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson in U.S. - Soviet Relations (Paperback)
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The First Cold War - The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson in U.S. - Soviet Relations (Paperback)
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In The First Cold War, Donald E. Davis and Eugene P. Trani review
the Wilson administration's attitudes toward Russia before, during,
and after the Bolshevik seizure of power. They argue that before
the Russian Revolution, Woodrow Wilson had little understanding of
Russia and made poor appointments that cost the United States
Russian goodwill. Wilson later reversed those negative impressions
by being the first to recognize Russia's Provisional Government,
resulting in positive U.S.-Russian relations until Lenin gained
power in 1917. Wilson at first seemed unsure whether to recognize
or repudiate Lenin and the Bolsheviks. His vacillation finally
ended in a firm repudiation when he opted for a diplomatic
quarantine having almost all of the ingredients of the later Cold
War. Davis and Trani argue that Wilson deserves mild criticism for
his early indecision and inability to form a coherent policy toward
what would become the Soviet Union. But they believe Wilson rightly
came to the conclusion that until the regime became more moderate,
it was useless for America to engage it diplomatically. The authors
see in Wilson's approach the foundations for the "first Cold
War"-meaning not simply a refusal to recognize the Soviet Union,
but a strong belief that its influence was harmful and would spread
if not contained or quarantined. Wilson's Soviet policy in essence
lasted until Roosevelt extended diplomatic recognition in the
1930s. But The First Cold War suggests that Wilson's impact
extended beyond Roosevelt to Truman, showing that the policies of
Wilson and Truman closely resemble each other with the exception of
an arms race. Wilson's intellectual reputation lent credibility to
U.S. Cold War policy from Truman to Reagan, and the reader can draw
a direct connection from Wilson to the collapse of the USSR.
Wilsonians were the first Cold War warriors, and in the era of
President Woodrow Wilson, the first Cold War began.
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