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ID141793
Title ProperSinking of the Lusitania, Wilson’s response, and paths not taken
Other Title Informationhistorical revisionism, the nye committee, and the ghost of william Jennings Bryan
LanguageENG
AuthorPeifer, Douglas
Summary / Abstract (Note)The sinking of the Lusitania sharpened debate in Washington over whether the United States should make the defense of neutral rights a casus belli. The hard line that President Woodrow Wilson adopted regarding German violations of neutral rights caused his secretary of state to resign in protest, with the redlines established in 1915 generating a precarious neutrality that lasted less than two years. This article examines the links between Wilson’s wartime policies, the revisionist literature of the interwar period, and the Neutrality Acts of the mid-1930s. It argues that “history’s lessons” may mislead rather than inform if context is ignored.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Military History Vol. 79, No.4; Oct 2015: p.1025-45
Journal SourceJournal of Military History 2015-12 79, 4
Key WordsSinking of the Lusitania ;  Wilson’s Response ;  Historical Revisionism ;  Nye Committee ;  Ghost of William Jennings Bryan