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PhD Thesis: Episode 3.2
🕑 Added 2024-03-25 06:30:00 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
The arrival of President James K. Polk quickly changed the tone and temperature of Anglo-American relations after 1842. Unwilling to give ground over Oregon, and making compromise incredibly difficult in the process, Polk challenged the peaceful goals of Peel and Aberdeen. Polk, arguably the American answer to Palmerston, identified with the idea that concession was tantamount to dishonourable weakness, and politically damaging as well.
The best way to avoid war was to find a quick solution to the controversy, but after several years of disagreement and contention, good will was in short supply. How could Aberdeen, the Foreign Secretary, resolve such a contentious dispute, before time ran out? We see the beginning of this strategy here, but more of chapter three is still to come, so make sure you tune in to find out! Thanksss so much for supporting the show!
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Diana J Austin
How much did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 play in the US stand on Oregon?
