A Diplomatic History of the United States

Preface to the 4th EditionAmerica the stakes of European diplomacy 1491-1775The French Alliance 1775-78Spain, the Netherlands & the Armed Neutrality 1779-81The peace of independence 1782-83The diplomatic efforts of the Confederation 1783-89George Washington and foreign policy 1789-97The first breakdown of neutrality: the French imbroglio 1797-1800The procurement of Louisiana 1800-03The 2nd breakdown of neutrality: neutral rights & impressment 1803-12Diplomacy of the War of 1812 & its aftermath 1812-16The Florida question & the transcontinental treaty with Spain 1803-23The independence of Latin America & the Monroe Doctrine 1821-23Mexico & Texas 1823-45The Mexican War; the Isthmian question 1845-59The northeast boundary & the Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1783-1842Oregon 1776-1871Claims & commerce 1815-61The Whig interlude 1849-53Slavery & diplomacy 1853-61The Near East, the Pacific & the Far East 1783-1868The Civil War 1861-67The Monroe Doctrine; expansion after the Civil War 1823-72The great Anglo-American arbitrations 1870-1914The Cuban question & the war with Spain 1868-98The islands of the mid-Pacific 1875-99The great aberration of 1898The Open Door & the Far East 1899-1914Cuba & Panama 1899-1939Development of the Panama Policy in the Caribbean & Central America 1902-36Mexico 1867-1955Africa & Europe 1884-1914Neutrality Again 1914-17The 1st World War & the peace settlement 1917-21The great debate & the separate peace 1919-36Oriental immigration 1850-1914 & the problem of the Pacific 1914-21The Washington & London naval treaties 1921-36The United States & Europe 1921-37Economics & diplomacy 1860-1950EpilogueIndexMaps