Date of Award
8-1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
John Treadway
Abstract
From 1945 to 1949, Indonesian nationalists struggled for independence against their Dutch colonial rulers. For most of the period, American foreign policy favored the Netherlands in its desire to reign once again over the archipelago. American foreign policy strategy advocated a "Europe first" position, and possessed finite resources to contain Soviet expansion in the developing cold war. State Department policy planners sided with European powers as they attempted to resume the status quo ante in Southeast Asia following World War II. Colonies were considered essential to the recoveries of Western European powers economically, politically, and psychologically.
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Robert Earl, "United States - Indonesian relations, 1945-1949: negative consequences of early American Cold War policy" (1998). Master's Theses. 797.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/797