There has been many times throughout history the United States government has decided to intervene in foreign matters. From the Spanish-American War, the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and the War on Terror among others, the United States has played some sort of role in foreign affairs, making their mark upon the world and history. Many people are not educated upon the Allied intervention in the Russian Revolution and the Civil War that was commencing in the years after World War One. Very few people know about the Polar Bear Expedition, the American force from Michigan that fought against Bolshevik forces in Northern Russia during this Civil War. This intervention and event played a significant role in American Politics for years to come. It shaped
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The question he sought to answer with his research is what did the Allied intervention accomplish in the Russian Revolution? He came to the conclusion that it was a failure upon the fact that the intervention was based upon “misinformation, profound geographical and political misconceptions, and a generous supply of wishful thinking.” However, the intervention was impactful. He analyzes the reasons for intervention, what occurred, and the major players behind the event. To answer his question, he uses sources from the Public Record Office, National Archives, US Army Military History Institute, US Military Academy Library, and the Bentley Historical Library. The sources that come from these institutions include: manuscripts, archive collections, public documents, books, and …show more content…
His book is mainly about how the Allied intervention is forgotten about, especially among Americans. The question he is asked is why did the Allied intervention get forgotten about? To answer his question, he writes about a number of factors within each chapters including the American soldiers being “mistreated by their British superiors, they were not told why they were to continue to fight after the Armistice, they felt the British counterparts were given special treatment, and… they felt abandoned by their own government.” These chapters revolve around why the Allies got involved, pressure on President Woodrow Wilson, the home front’s reaction to intervention, the “Red Scare,” and lastly the consequences of intervention. He came to the conclusion, that this intervention was in fact forgotten about, people back home questioned the government for intervening, and the event shaped future relations with Russia. To find his answer and conclusion he uses sources that include among others: books, government documents, letters, archived documents, newspaper articles, interviews, and
The question he sought to answer with his research is what did the Allied intervention accomplish in the Russian Revolution? He came to the conclusion that it was a failure upon the fact that the intervention was based upon “misinformation, profound geographical and political misconceptions, and a generous supply of wishful thinking.” However, the intervention was impactful. He analyzes the reasons for intervention, what occurred, and the major players behind the event. To answer his question, he uses sources from the Public Record Office, National Archives, US Army Military History Institute, US Military Academy Library, and the Bentley Historical Library. The sources that come from these institutions include: manuscripts, archive collections, public documents, books, and …show more content…
His book is mainly about how the Allied intervention is forgotten about, especially among Americans. The question he is asked is why did the Allied intervention get forgotten about? To answer his question, he writes about a number of factors within each chapters including the American soldiers being “mistreated by their British superiors, they were not told why they were to continue to fight after the Armistice, they felt the British counterparts were given special treatment, and… they felt abandoned by their own government.” These chapters revolve around why the Allies got involved, pressure on President Woodrow Wilson, the home front’s reaction to intervention, the “Red Scare,” and lastly the consequences of intervention. He came to the conclusion, that this intervention was in fact forgotten about, people back home questioned the government for intervening, and the event shaped future relations with Russia. To find his answer and conclusion he uses sources that include among others: books, government documents, letters, archived documents, newspaper articles, interviews, and