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==Root Mission==

==Root Mission==

With the fall of Russia's tsarist regime in 1917, President [[Woodrow Wilson]] wanted to support to the fragile democratic government in Russia that filled the resulting power vacuum. American had several goals. Wilson believed that a democratic Russia would be a vital partner in the eventual creation of a league of democracies (the [[League of Nations]], founded 1919) following the defeat of imperial Germany. A strengthened liberal democratic regime would also serve as an effective counterweight to the growing influence of [[Lenin]] and the Bolsheviks. Wilson sent money but realized troops might be needed. In 1917 Wilson sent a commission composed of senior statesmen, headed by Root, in order to better gauge the unfolding political situation. The mission's conclusions ultimately proved to be unrealistic and misinformed; no one fully appreciated the political dynamic, especially as it applied to the Bolshevik Party which took power later in 1917. Lacking other alternatives, Wilson continued to aid the provisional government until it too was swept away by Lenin.  

With the fall of Russia's tsarist regime in 1917, President [[Woodrow Wilson]] wanted to support the fragile democratic government in Russia that filled the resulting power vacuum. American had several goals. Wilson believed that a democratic Russia would be a vital partner in the eventual creation of a league of democracies (the [[League of Nations]], founded 1919) following the defeat of imperial Germany. A strengthened liberal democratic regime would also serve as an effective counterweight to the growing influence of [[Lenin]] and the Bolsheviks. Wilson sent money but realized troops might be needed. In 1917 Wilson sent a commission composed of senior statesmen, headed by Root, in order to better gauge the unfolding political situation. The mission's conclusions ultimately proved to be unrealistic and misinformed; no one fully appreciated the political dynamic, especially as it applied to the Bolshevik Party which took power later in 1917. Lacking other alternatives, Wilson continued to aid the provisional government until it too was swept away by Lenin.

 

==League==

==League==

Wilson blundered badly by not including Root, Taft or some other leading Republican on the delegation to the Paris Conference that wrote the [[Versailles Peace Treaty]]. Root called for revisions that were not made, and so he opposed American entry into the League.  he was active in creating the [[World Court]] and calling for American entry, but the U.S. did not join until after World War II.  

Wilson blundered badly by not including Root, Taft or some other leading Republican on the delegation to the Paris Conference that wrote the [[Versailles Peace Treaty]]. Root called for revisions that were not made, and so he opposed American entry into the League.  he was active in creating the [[World Court]] and calling for American entry, but the U.S. did not join until after World War II.