British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939 (Manchester Studies in Modern History)
by Paul W. DoerrFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2017-01-01
Publisher(s): Manchester Univ. Press
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Summary
In this comprehensive and accessible account, Paul Doerr examines British foreign policy from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 to the outbreak of World War Two in 1939. How did British leaders try to preserve the peace in the years after Versailles? Why did they resort to appeasement when confronted by Adolf Hitler? To what extent were British leaders limited by public opinion, economics, and global commitments? These questions and more are answered in this volume which surveys the results of the Paris Peace conference, and the crushing of the hopes of the 1920s under the impact of the Depression. British leaders are here seen trying to cope with the multiple crises of the 1930s, from Manchuria in 1931 to the final descent into war in 1939. Doerr's survey is enhanced by detailed portraits of the leading actors and accounts of some of the famous meetings and events.
Author Biography
Paul W. Doerr teaches European and British History at Acadia University, Nova Scotia.
Table of Contents
Chronology * The Background * The Paris Peace Conference, 1919: ‘An Appalling Dispersal of Energy’ * Maintaining the Peace, 1920-1923 * An Era of Stability and Promise, 1924-1929 * The Impact of the Great Depression, 1929-1933 * The Foreign Office * From the Rise of Hitler to the Conquest of Ethiopia * ‘I Love a Crisis’ : The Rhineland and the Impact of the Spanish Civil War, 1936 * Active Appeasement, 1938 * The End of Appeasement and the Rise of Containment, 1939 * Conclusion * Bibliographical Guide * Maps
Chronology * The Background * The Paris Peace Conference, 1919: ‘An Appalling Dispersal of Energy’ * Maintaining the Peace, 1920-1923 * An Era of Stability and Promise, 1924-1929 * The Impact of the Great Depression, 1929-1933 * The Foreign Office * From the Rise of Hitler to the Conquest of Ethiopia * ‘I Love a Crisis’ : The Rhineland and the Impact of the Spanish Civil War, 1936 * Active Appeasement, 1938 * The End of Appeasement and the Rise of Containment, 1939 * Conclusion * Bibliographical Guide * Maps
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