![]() Schroeder's research highlighted the fact that Britain was engaged in an “encirclement" policy directed at Austria-Hungary. Schroeder characterized the political events leading up to the war as a "Galloping Gertie," a metaphor that described political events as escalating out of control and pulling and pushing all five Great Powers into an unwanted war. ![]() ![]() In the 1972 essay "World War I as a Galloping Gertie", against established historical opinion and Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, Schroeder laid the blame for the First World War on Britain's doorstep. He was an associate professor of history at Concordia Senior College from 1958 to 1963 and was later hired at the University of Illinois. He received the 1956 Beveridge Award for the best manuscript on American history submitted by a beginning historian. He attended Concordia Seminary (graduated 1951), Texas Christian University, and the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his doctorate in 1958. Schroeder was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Rupert H. ![]() He is known for his contributions to diplomatic history and international relations. He specialized in European international politics from the late 16th to the 20th centuries, Central Europe, and the theory of history. Schroeder (Febru – Decem) was an American historian who was professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. ![]()
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