America and the world / Jolyon P. Girard.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Foreword / Randall M. Miller -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Neutrality and the Farewell Address: Founding Principles in American International Relations -- 3. The Monroe Doctrine: The United States and the Hemisphere -- 4. The Trent Affair: International Affairs during the Civil War -- 5. The Open Door Notes: America and Asia -- 6. The Fourteen Points: Woodrow Wilson, the United States, and World War I -- 7. The Kellogg-Briand Pact: Pacifism in the 1920s -- 8. The Good Neighbor Policy -- 9. The Neutrality Acts and American Entry into World War II -- 10. Potsdam: The Last Wartime Conference -- 11. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare -- 12. Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords: America's Longest War -- 13. The Camp David Accords: The Search for Peace in the Middle East -- 14. The Reagan-Gorbachev Summit in Reykjavik: The End of the Cold War -- 15. Epilogue.

"How should the United States have handled key events and problems in its history of relations with other nations? This resource will help students evaluate the arguments on both sides of the issues, the personalities involved, how the issues were decided and why, and the long-term impact of those decisions on the future of the nation. This complete student resource guide provides a wealth of material for student debate and research on thirteen pivotal events in the history of U.S. foreign relations.

A narrative overview of each event, expert analysis, the text of primary source pro and con documents contemporary to the event, and ready reference materials will help students understand the conflicting issues behind these events. The documents provide insight into the views of people involved in the decisions, actions, and criticisms of each event covered."--BOOK JACKET.