HI 2316: American Foreign Policy From Woodrow Wilson To The Present

T. Robertson

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Oxford Reference - History. Contains 100+ dictionary, timelines, and subject reference works full text and searchable, including The Oxford Companion to Military History, The Oxford Companion to United States History, and The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. Studies of the principal movements and ideas Reference E183.7 E52 2002
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. Reference E183.7 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of American political history. Edited by Paul Finkelman, Peter Wallenstein. Reference E183 E48 2001
Historical encyclopedia of U.S. presidential use of force, 1789-2000. (online only). Edited by Karl R. DeRouen, Jr.
Historical Statistics of the United States Reference HA202 A385 2006 v.1-5 or online.
The Timetables of American History. Reference E18.5 U75 2001. Chronologies are a useful way to put your issue into context with other happenings of the time.

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