LEADER 04647nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910962505503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780826263452 010 $a0826263453 035 $a(CKB)1000000000002983 035 $a(OCoLC)608824913 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10019980 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155460 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11155756 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155460 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10112489 035 $a(PQKB)11256458 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570715 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549293 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse70066 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570715 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10019980 035 $a(OCoLC)56424872 035 $a(Perlego)1704437 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000002983 100 $a20020220d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe first Cold War $ethe legacy of Woodrow Wilson in U.S.-Soviet relations /$fDonald E. Davis & Eugene P. Trani 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (355 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780826213884 311 08$a082621388X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-312) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword by Lawrence S. Eagleburger -- Foreword to the Russian Edition by Vyacheslav Nikonov -- Preface -- Introduction. 1913: Russo-American Relations -- One. 1914-1916: Three Ambassadors for St. Petersburg -- Two. 1917: The Root Mission and Stevens Railway Commission -- Three. Wilson and Lansing Face Lenin and Trotsky -- Four. December 1917: The Struggle for a Policy -- Five. January 1918: Point VI of XIV -- Six. Northern Russia and Siberia -- Seven. 1919: Paris in the Spring -- Eight. The First Cold Warriors -- Conclusions. 1921: The First ColdWar -- An Essay on Notes and Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aIn 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. 606 $aCold War 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1913-1921 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory$yAllied intervention, 1918-1920 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989 615 0$aCold War. 676 $a327.73041/09/041 700 $aDavis$b Donald E.$f1936-$01811101 701 $aTrani$b Eugene P$0736949 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962505503321 996 $aThe first Cold War$94362749 997 $aUNINA