Choosing war : presidential decisions in the Maine, Lusitania, and Panay incidents

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgments = ix
• Introduction : Naval Incidents and the Decision for War = 1
• Part One : The Maine Incident
• The Incident = 15
• Context : The Cuban Insurrection, American Perceptions, and the Cleveland Administration's Policy = 23
• The Immediate Reaction : The Public, the Press, Congress, and the Business Community = 43
• The President Decides, Congress Assents, and a New Era Is Born = 53
• Aftermath, Consequences and Reflections on the Maine Incident = 61
• Part Two : The Lusitania Crisis
• The Incident = 67
• Context : American Neutrality, August 1914-May 1915 = 91
• The Immediate Reaction = 119
• Wilson's Response and Bryan's Departure = 127
• Aftermath, Consequences, and Reflections on the Lusitania Crisis = 135
• Part Three : The Panay Incident
• Background to the American Presence in China = 149
• The Incident = 155
• Context : Isolationism, Foreign Policy, and the Sino-Japanese War = 167
• The Immediate Reaction : The Public, the Press, and Congress = 193
• FDR's Options and Response = 201
• Aftermath, Consequences, and Reflections on the Panay Incident = 213
• Part Four : Anticipating the Unexpected
• Categorizing Naval Incidents = 235
• Valuing the Particular = 243
• Notes = 249
• Bibliography = 305
• Index = 325