[Studyguide for War, the American State, and Politics Since 1898 by Saldin, Robert P., ISBN 9780521119153] (By: Cram101 Textbook Reviews) [published: May, 2011]

"This book examines major foreign conflicts from the Spanish-American War through Vietnam, arguing that international conflicts have strong effects on American political parties, elections, state development, and policymaking. First, major wars expose and highlight problems requiring governmental solutions or necessitating emergency action. Second, despite well-known curtailments of civil liberties, wars often enhance democracy by drawing attention to the contributions of previously marginalized groups and facilitating the extension of fuller citizenship rights to them. Finally, wars affect the party system. Foreign conflicts create crises - many of which are unanticipated - that require immediate attention, supplant prior issues on the policy agenda, and engender shifts in party ideology. These new issues and redefinitions of party ideology frequently influence elections by shaping both elite and mass behavior"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 2 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 1 - Introduction......Page 14 The Argument......Page 20 Organization, Approach, and Rationale......Page 38 2 - The "Splendid Little War"......Page 41 The Spanish-American War in Brief......Page 43 The Spanish-American War and the American State: Army Reform and Imperialism......Page 45 The Spanish-American War and the Party System of 1896......Page 60 Conclusion......Page 76 3 - The War to End All Wars......Page 78 Taxing, Boozing, and the American State......Page 79 "Our Boys Need Sox, Knit Your Bit": Women at Work and at the Polls......Page 91 World War I and the Party System of 1896......Page 96 Conclusion......Page 110 4 - The Good War......Page 113 World War II in Brief......Page 114 From Upper Class to Middle Class: The Legacy of War Taxation......Page 115 Striking a Blow for Freedom: African Americans at War......Page 121 Democrats' Postwar Ideological Transformation......Page 134 Conclusion......Page 157 5 - The Forgotten War......Page 158 The Korean War in Brief......Page 159 Building a National Security State......Page 160 Integrating the U.S. Army......Page 175 The Party System in the Era of "Korea, Communism, and Corruption"......Page 182 Conclusion......Page 201 6 - The Lost War......Page 203 The Vietnam War in Brief......Page 204 The American State in the Era of Guns, Butter, and Protests......Page 205 "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote"......Page 210 The Flower Children Go to Washington......Page 218 Conclusion......Page 245 7 - Conclusion......Page 246 War and American Political Development: 1898--1975......Page 247 The "War on Terror," Afghanistan, and Iraq......Page 259 Index......Page 260 From the Spanish-American War to Vietnam, this book examines how international wars have affected domestic politics and policymaking in the United States. Foreign wars have long-lasting effects that shape elections, political party ideology, the federal government's role in society, and expansions of democratic rights. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The 'Splendid Little War'; 3. The war to end all wars; 4. The good war; 5. The forgotten war; 6. The lost war; 7. Conclusion.