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Christopher McKnight Nichols looked back to the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for lessons as 2022 America continues to confront COVID-19. Pandemic fatigue, virus surges, rising infections, and …

The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college cla…

Historians talked about the 1916 re-election of President Woodrow Wilson and U.S. foreign policy. Topics included America’s relations with Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico.

Historians discussed ideas that have shaped international ideologies and U.S. foreign policy. Topics included 19th and 20th century religious groups, unilateralism, and the impact of fear on…

Historians explored various themes that have shaped U.S. foreign policy. Topics included relations with Native Americas during colonial times, the exporting of concepts like “progress” and “…

During the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans, “He Kept Us Out of War” and “America First.” This program from the Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia consid…

Five historians talked about foreign policy leaders ranging from Presidents Woodrow Wilson to George H.W. Bush. They each examine key figures of the twentieth century from World War I to the…

Historians talk about World War II as a turning point in American foreign affairs, including the war’s influence on America’s internationalist policies.

Historian Fredrik Logevall spoke about U.S. Cold War strategy. Professor Logevall argued that many American leaders used alarmist and excessively militant strategies to combat communism, des…

Scholars talked about the motives behind U.S. foreign policy and their relation to imperialism, isolationism, and American exceptionalism. The roundtable discussion was titled "Framing the H…

Scholars talked about the history of U.S. foreign policy and the United States' status among the international diplomatic community. They spoke about how and why that status has changed over…

Christopher McKnight Nichols talked about post Cold War U.S. foreign policy, focusing on the period between 1989 and 2001. His class looked at military engagements by the United States durin…