The Decision to Intervene
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The Decision to Intervene is a historical study by George F. Kennan analyzing the United States’ involvement in the Russian Civil War and the broader context of early 20th-century foreign policy.
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study → |
| about |
Allied policy toward the Bolshevik regime
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U.S. military expedition to Siberia → U.S. military expedition to northern Russia → containment of Bolshevism (as perceived at the time) → interaction between domestic politics and foreign policy in the United States → relations between the United States, Britain, France, and Japan over Russia → |
| academicDiscipline |
diplomatic history
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history → international relations → |
| analyzes |
debates within the U.S. government over intervention
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motivations for U.S. intervention in Russia → relations between the United States and its Allies regarding Russia → |
| author |
George F. Kennan
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| focusesOn |
U.S. diplomacy toward revolutionary Russia
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Woodrow Wilson administration → policy-making in Washington, D.C. → |
| genre |
diplomatic history
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history → political history → |
| hasAuthorBackground |
George F. Kennan as a U.S. diplomat and historian
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| hasPerspective |
U.S.-centered diplomatic perspective
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archival research-based analysis → |
| hasTheme |
limits of military intervention in civil conflicts
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misperceptions in international relations → tension between ideology and national interest in foreign policy → |
| historicalPeriod |
Russian Civil War era
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World War I → early 20th century → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Allied intervention in Russia
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Russian Civil War → U.S. foreign policy in the early 20th century → United States intervention in the Russian Civil War → |
| notableFor |
detailed reconstruction of U.S. decision-making on Russian intervention
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influence on scholarship about early U.S.–Soviet relations → use of primary diplomatic sources → |
| partOf |
George F. Kennan’s studies of Soviet–American relations
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| relatedWork |
Soviet–American Relations, 1917–1920
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| setInContextOf |
Bolshevik Revolution
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collapse of the Russian Empire → peace settlement after World War I → |
| usesSourceType |
diplomatic correspondence
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government documents → personal papers of policymakers → |
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George F. Kennan
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