FDR's Republicans

FDR's Republicans: Domestic Political Realignment and American Foreign Policy illuminates the debate over foreign policy that took place in the United States prior to World War II. Robert E. Jenner approaches this issue from the perspective of Republican members of the House and Senate, who eventually came to support the interventionist position of a Democratic president. Unlike other diplomatic histories of this period, Jenner focuses on domestic components of the foreign policy debate, combining historical analysis and political theory.

Robert E. Jenner

1 Contents 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Farmers, Foreign Policy, and Party Politics Prior to 1930 Chapter 5 2. The Progressive Tide and Foreign Policy, 1930-1936 Chapter 6 3. Decline of the West and Resurgence in the East, 1936-1938 Chapter 7 4. Receding Progressivism and Foreign Policy, 1939 Chapter 8 5. The Rapid Decline of Agrarian Progressive Foreign Policy, 1939-1940 Chapter 9 6. Grassroots Politics and the Repeal of Neutrality, 1941 Chapter 10 Conclusion 11 Chronology of Events 12 Appendix A: Voting Tables 13 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches 14 Bibliography 15 Index 16 About the Author