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The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan ONE PROLOGUE
THE GREATEST ACT OF GEORGE Washington’s presidency was his leaving of it. Having defeated the world’s most powerful nation in war, the celebrated general could have led his country like a European monarch—till his death. Yet determined to set the United States apart from the political order of the mother continent, he refused to serve a third four-year term. In a farewell address on September 19, , he urged his countrymen “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world,” above all Europe. “Europe,” he said, “has a set of primary interests which to us have . . . a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies . . . foreign to our concerns.” It was therefore “unwise . . . to implicate ourselves” in the “combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.”1 Generations of American statesmen would recall his warning with reverence and, at times, foreboding.
Yet a century and a half later, in , the reflections of America’s first president seemed idyllic. The United States had just fought two world wars in the space of thirty years, at a cost of , American lives, both of which had been started four thousand miles from its shores. When Germany surrendered on May 7, 3,,
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The World That Wasn't
"The World That Wasn't" by Benn Steil explores the forgotten history of an unrealized global order, tracing the visionaries who sought to shape a post-World War I world, only to be thwarted by political realities and conflict.
Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Steil delves into the ambitious plans put forth by key figures such as Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill, revealing the profound impact their unrealized visions had on shaping the world we live in today.
Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and historical records, the book offers a fresh perspective on the interwar period, illuminating the complex web of diplomatic efforts, power struggles, and ideological clashes that ultimately determined the course of history.
"The World That Wasn't" sheds light on the missed opportunities and alternative futures that could have shaped the twentieth century, offering readers a thought-provoking glimpse into a world that might have been.