America and the World War
1915
America and the World War
1915
In 1915, as Europe bled in a war nobody expected, Theodore Roosevelt refused to be silent. This collection of speeches and essays captures the former president at his most urgent, arguing that America must wake from its isolationist slumber and prepare for the dark reality unfolding across the Atlantic. Roosevelt saw World War I not as a distant European affair but as a moral test: would America stand for justice, or hide behind treaties that had proven worthless? He dissects the failure of international agreements to protect small nations, holds up Belgium's violated neutrality as evidence of the stakes, and makes the case that true peace requires force behind righteousness. Fiercely critical of Wilson's neutrality, Roosevelt urges immediate military preparedness and American engagement in a world where aggression must be met with collective strength. The book reads like a man shouting into the wind, warning that inaction carries consequences. A century later, it remains essential reading for understanding how America moved toward global power and the arguments that shaped its role in the world.
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