Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustration xiii
5. I. Initial American Reactions to the War 1
6. II. Wilson and the Establishment of American Neutrality 57
7. III. Crises at Home 74
8. IV. Accepting the British Maritime System 105
9. V. Toils and Troubles: Congress and the German Americans 137
10. VI. The President and the First Crises with Great Britain 171
11. VII. The Beginnings of Wilsonian Mediation 191
12. VIII. Mexico: Wilson and the Rise and Fall of Villa 232
13. IX. Wilson, Bryan, and the Far Eastern Crisis of 1915 267
14. X. The Challenge of the Submarine and Cruiser 309
15. XI. Mounting Tension with Germany 349
16. XII. The Lusitania Crisis 368
17. XIII. Bryan's Resignation and the Lusitania Impasse 410
18. XIV. Mexico: Confusions and Intrigues 456
19. XV. The Caribbean: Involvement and Intervention 495
20. XVI. Renewal of Tension with Germany: The First Arabic Crisis 551
21. XVII. Alarms and Aftermaths 588
22. XVIII. The Triumph of Carranza 629
23. XIX. The Brink of War: The Second Arabic Crisis 645
24. XX. Neutrality Reaffirmed 682
25. Bibliography of Sources and Works Cited 695
26. Index 713