Progressivism Vs Conservatism
In Chris’s lecture we revisited the domestic policy of Progressivism 1900-1910. The introduction was built upon the framework of protest and reform. It was called the Golden Age or Liberal Reform Movement for liberals with citizen input that stated “the truth shall set you free”. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were all linked to progressivism, except Roosevelt split the Republican Party over the progressivism platform. The Progressive party was nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party" after journalists quoted Roosevelt saying that he felt "fit as a bull moose". Woodrow Wilson was progressive, but with the brakes on, not as progressive as most thought he was. The basic tenets were against the economy that came from the Gilded Age that attacked laissez
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President Wilsons and Americas involvement with World War 1. Wilson was elected in 1912 as a beneficiary of progressivism, but he felt he was backed into the presidency. Wilson was raised by a driving mother, and a minister father, which drove him to excel at school and academics. He graduated from Princeton then moved on to law school at John Hopkins. This is where he realized he was very academically smart and gifted, but a rote scholar or lacked any critical thought. He then became Governor of New Jersey, who was rigid, high minded, morally inflexible, which made him difficult to work with. The population voted for him because he represented the old middle class and who was sought for during the protest and reform. Wilson did not want to enter the European conflict and to remain neutral. He was trying to show peace and optimism in America by avoiding WW1. Between the British creating blockades and blacklisting America trades with Germany, and Germany sinking the Lusitania killing 128 Americans Wilson had no choice but to join the fight. WW1 was centered in France with mechanized, trench, and chemical warfare that lead to 20 million lives being lost. In 1919 the big four created the Treaty of Versailles with Britain, Italy, France, and the U.S. for Germany to surrender. Wilson’s version was called the “fourteen points”, included arms control, diplomacy, and colonial rights. This proposal was less harsh than the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty imposed sever reparations on Germany which rooted Germany’s involvement with initiating
President Wilsons and Americas involvement with World War 1. Wilson was elected in 1912 as a beneficiary of progressivism, but he felt he was backed into the presidency. Wilson was raised by a driving mother, and a minister father, which drove him to excel at school and academics. He graduated from Princeton then moved on to law school at John Hopkins. This is where he realized he was very academically smart and gifted, but a rote scholar or lacked any critical thought. He then became Governor of New Jersey, who was rigid, high minded, morally inflexible, which made him difficult to work with. The population voted for him because he represented the old middle class and who was sought for during the protest and reform. Wilson did not want to enter the European conflict and to remain neutral. He was trying to show peace and optimism in America by avoiding WW1. Between the British creating blockades and blacklisting America trades with Germany, and Germany sinking the Lusitania killing 128 Americans Wilson had no choice but to join the fight. WW1 was centered in France with mechanized, trench, and chemical warfare that lead to 20 million lives being lost. In 1919 the big four created the Treaty of Versailles with Britain, Italy, France, and the U.S. for Germany to surrender. Wilson’s version was called the “fourteen points”, included arms control, diplomacy, and colonial rights. This proposal was less harsh than the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty imposed sever reparations on Germany which rooted Germany’s involvement with initiating