The evolution and change of allied war-time policy and diplomacy as revealed through a study of postwar four power arrangements for dealing with the city of Berlin

Author

Carola Erika Bergfeld, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Date of Award

6-1-1967

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Abstract

In 1941, for the second time in the twentieth century, much of the world was at war. Once again, it was a struggle of life and death, a fight for survival of democracy directed against a dictatorial agressor, Germany. In World War I, it had been the aim of the United States as expressed by President T. Woodrow Wilson "to make the world safe for democracy." This failed. During World War II, the United Nations fought for a similar goal, attempting to assure a better outcome by means of conferences in which they set forth their aims. The disastrous results of the Paris Peace Settlement had taught a lesson. It was though that definite plans for postwar actions had to be agreed upon prior to the end of the fighting, if chaoss was to be avoided and reasonably stable future assured. Thus, to achieve the highly idealistic goal of a democratic world, it was determined to deal with postwar planning in a realistic manner at a series of Allied conferences.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of History and the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies University of Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts. Copyright 1967 Carola Erika Bergfeld

Recommended Citation

Bergfeld, Carola Erika, "The evolution and change of allied war-time policy and diplomacy as revealed through a study of postwar four power arrangements for dealing with the city of Berlin" (1967). Student Work. 379.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/379