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Between the Wars
S01 E02 / RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM
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EP 01
VERSAILLES: THE FIRST PEACE
EP 02
RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM
EP 03
THE FIRST SALT TALKS
EP 04
RADIO, RACISM AND FOREIGN POLICY
EP 05
THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
EP 06
FDR AND HITLER: THE RISE TO POWER
EP 07
FDR AND HITLER: THE DYNAMICS OF POWER
EP 08
AMERICA IN THE PACIFIC: THE CLASH OF TWO CULTURES
EP 09
THE RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA: A CLIMATE OF MUTUAL DISTRUST
EP 10
LATIN AMERICA: INTERVENTION IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
EP 11
THE ITALIAN-ETHIOPIAN WAR: AFRICA IN WORLD AFFAIRS
EP 12
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
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RETURN TO ISOLATIONISMThe ultimate failure of Woodrow Wilson destroys himself in his desperate struggle for the League of Nations. The President and the Senate fight for control of American foreign policy: the Senate wins. Wilson is opposed by a powerful coalition of conservatives like Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, and his case to the people embarks on a grueling 8,000 mile train trip and suffers a stroke. During his illness, Mrs. Wilson acts as regent, or caretaker president for 17 months. Wilson refuses to compromise on the League of Nations and ironically is responsible for its defeat.
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