.1918-1929 Years Research, The United States Policy Toward Germany

This paper focuses on the study of the America's foreign policy toward Germany (AFPTG) between the years of 1918 to 1929, based on backgrounds of the American's European strategy and the influences of domestic partisan controversy and the public opinions on the American foreign policy.Chapter one describes the general principle of the AFPTG after the First World War. In Jan., 1918, American President Wilson put forward the general principle of the AFPTG in the Peace Settlement which is usually called "the fourteen point". This general principle can be summarized as making Germany entering into the capitalist system as a peaceful, democratic and prosperous country, instead of dismembering and emasculating German.Chapter two analysis the America's stand on the postwar peace treaty. American didn't keep its promise and conceded to the Allied countries to some extent by the domestic partisan controversy and the public opinion, and for getting support from UK and France on the issue of establishing the League, which was regarded the outmost by President Wilson. What is more, American congress refused the Versailles Treaty because the veto of the League, thus President Wilson's foreign policy toward Germany lost its base.Chapter three analysis the change of the AFPTG after Republican Party came to power in March 1921. The general principle of the AFPTG was not modified because the America's European strategy unchanged. But from one hand, the isolationism was in a dominant position in the Congress and popular among the public opinions, and on the other hand, the entrepreneur wish to recover and wide the trade with Germany, so America adopt the policy of signing Treaty with Germany independently, solving the War claims with Germany and providing relief in a non-governmental measure, but not intervening in the issue of reparation.Chapter four analysis the AFPTG after Luer crisis. Luer crisis was a historical conjuncture of the AFPTG. The collapse of the German economy caused by theissues of reparation not only influenced the European economic recovery and development, but also led to the direct economic loss of America. So America intervened in the issue of War reparation, but the America's intervention was progressed in an economical and non-governmental way. The American government still did not take any political responsibility for the European affairsChapter five is of The Dawes Plan. The Dawes Plan was the beginning practice of America in solving the reparation in this economic and non-governmental way. America tried to support the German rehabilitation and keep the European stability in this method to realize its sustained development and economic expansionChapter six discusses the Locarno Treaty. After the practice of the Dawes Plan, America tried to solve the .security issue of France and Germany in the same method in order to realize the long-term peace and economic recovery and development in Europe.Chapter seven analysis the Younger Plan. Because of the implementation of the Dawes Plan and the Locarno Treaty, both the European countries including Germany and America were well benefited. It was important to solve the issue of reparation completely in order to keep and consolidate this good situation. So, America passed the Younger Plan to solve the reparation in 1929.