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8 - Common Worlds, 1939

from Part II - New Regimes Settle In

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2020

Bernadette Whelan
Affiliation:
University of Limerick
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Ireland, a small state, and America, a great power, had little in common by 1938–9. But on the eve of the Second World War, security needs brought interaction between the two countries. Both states intensified military preparedness. But the London factor was influential again during negotiations when the American government agreement to sell arms and equipment was with British approval. The chapter concludes that the inevitable inclusion of Ireland in the US-defined war zone illustrated again de Valera’s misunderstanding of US foreign policy concerns. This gap between reality and aspiration was highlighted throughout the war also as Ireland adhered to neutrality while US neutrality was abandoned in 1941 proof also of the differing needs of a small vulnerable state and a great power and their respective leaders.

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De Valera and Roosevelt
Irish and American Diplomacy in Times of Crisis, 1932–1939
, pp. 311 - 355
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Common Worlds, 1939
  • Bernadette Whelan, University of Limerick
  • Book: De Valera and Roosevelt
  • Online publication: 15 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108909204.010
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  • Common Worlds, 1939
  • Bernadette Whelan, University of Limerick
  • Book: De Valera and Roosevelt
  • Online publication: 15 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108909204.010
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  • Common Worlds, 1939
  • Bernadette Whelan, University of Limerick
  • Book: De Valera and Roosevelt
  • Online publication: 15 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108909204.010
Available formats
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