American Diplomacy and Strategy toward Korea and Northeast Asia, 1882–1950 and After

1. Introduction
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1. Sources of US Commitment toward Korea

2. Sources of US Commitment toward Korea
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Part I. US Diplomacy toward Korea in the Era of the Russo-Japanese War

3. The Rise of Korean Expectation and Decline of US Commitment to Korea, 1882–1901
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4. Great Power Rivalry and US Assessment at the Outbreak of the War
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5. US Diplomacy and the Japanese Imposition of Protectorate on Korea
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Part II. US Diplomacy toward Korea during World War II

6. Vision of Cooperation among the Allies and the Four-power Trusteeship Plan for Korea
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7. Emergence of the Bipolar Perception and a Missed Opportunity for Diplomacy
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8. Consolidation of the Bipolar Perception and US Suggestion of the Thirty-eighth Parallel
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Part III. US Policy toward Korea from 1945 to June 1950

9. Uncertain Strategic Situation and Rise of Competing Recommendations toward Korea
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10. The Reemergence of a Multipolar Vision and the Decision for Withdrawal from Korea
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11. The Erosion of Multipolar Perception and the Road to Intervention
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12. Conclusion
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Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, Political History, Diplomacy