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'''Pactomania''' is a term used to describe a period of treaty making by the [[United States]] during the [[Cold War]]. During the Presidency of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the United States formed alliances with 42 separate nations, which observers described as pactomania. |
'''Pactomania''' is a term used to describe a period of treaty making by the [[United States]] during the [[Cold War]]. During the Presidency of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the United States (largely through the efforts of [[Secretary of State]] [[John Foster Dulles]]) formed alliances with 42 separate nations and treaty relations with nearly 100,<ref>Cornelia Navari, ''Internationalism and the State in the Twentieth Century''. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 978-0415097475. p. 316.</ref> which observers described as "pactomania".<ref>Walter C. Clemens, Jr. ''America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. ISBN 978-0312228781. p. 134.</ref> In more recent years, the term came to be used to refer to that historical period.<ref>Rajan Menon, "[http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/articles/wpj03-2/menon.html The End of Alliances]", ''World Policy Journal'' 20(2): 1-20 (Summer 2003).</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:56, 15 May 2009
Pactomania is a term used to describe a period of treaty making by the United States during the Cold War. During the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the United States (largely through the efforts of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles) formed alliances with 42 separate nations and treaty relations with nearly 100,[1] which observers described as "pactomania".[2] In more recent years, the term came to be used to refer to that historical period.[3]
References
- ^ Cornelia Navari, Internationalism and the State in the Twentieth Century. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 978-0415097475. p. 316.
- ^ Walter C. Clemens, Jr. America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. ISBN 978-0312228781. p. 134.
- ^ Rajan Menon, "The End of Alliances", World Policy Journal 20(2): 1-20 (Summer 2003).
See also
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