progressive reform‚ and why progressives led an insurgent campaign during the election of 1912. Explain what factors accounted for Wilson’s victory in 1912. • Recognize how Wilson sought to enact his “New Freedom” once in office. Understand the reforms he supported‚ and his views on the tariff 336 issue‚ banking‚ and trusts. Explain why Wilson earned the name “the reluctant Progressive.” • Understand the limits of progressive reform‚ and identify the organizations that offered more radical visions of America’s
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had one simple belief – Germany had to be crippled and broken up into a collection of small states. David Lloyd George (Great Britain) decided that Germany should be punished but not so harshly‚ his aim was to make it lose its navy and colonies. Woodrow Wilson (America) believed Germany should be punished but in a way that would lead to European reconciliation as opposed to revenge. Although the allies were in disagreement in most terms of the treaty‚ it was eventually signed and none of them faced
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Theodore Roosevelt took office in September of 1901 when President McKinley was assassinated. He‚ like many Progressives‚ possessed a fear that the consolidation of power and wealth in the hands of private interests threatened the stability of the nation. Roosevelt’s aim was not to restructure American capitalism but to protect it from its own extremes through careful government intervention. In enforcing federal antitrust laws‚ Roosevelt drew a distinction between good trusts and bad trusts. Roosevelt’s
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Espionage Act 1917 Many historians‚ politicians‚ experts‚ believe that the Espionage Act of 1917 was one of the must controversial laws passed. This law was passed on June 15‚ 1917 shortly after the United States entered world war I. The reason why many people believe this law was so controversial‚ is that many argue that it directly affected the constitutional right of freedom of speech. The reason is because this act originally prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations‚ to
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Britain had an alliance with France and Russia‚ so British entered the war on August 4th on the side of Russia and France and they became knows as Allied Powers. Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Turkey were known as Central Power. President of the U.S‚ Woodrow Wilson declared American neutrality in 1914‚ because he believe that it is a European war and America should stay out of their problems. However‚ U.S. was heavily trading with Allied countries‚ especially with England‚ rather that central Europe. In
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help them rebel against Great Britain for their independence. He also helped the communists get rid of the tsar in Russia. When Zimmermann’s message to Mexico was intercepted‚ he tried to blame the United States for it. He said that President Woodrow Wilson had broken diplomatic relations with Germany “with extraordinary roughness.” The Message The telegram was a message from the German Empire to Mexico for the Mexicans to wage war with the United States. The Mexican Government was given the
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Week 1 RECONSTRUCTION-Reading Assignments: Norton et al.‚ A People and A Nation chapter 16‚ Portrait of America chapter 1 “The Checkered History of the fourteenth Amendment “quiz Identification Terms: Freedmen’s Bureau Tenure of Office Act Ku Klux Klan Scalawags Enforcement Acts Carpetbaggers Compromise of 1877 Sharecropping Reconstruction Acts of 1867 Crop Lien 14th Amendment Black Codes 15th Amendment Week 1 WESTERN SETTLEMENT –Reading assignment Norton A People and A Nation
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US Entry into WWI “The War was decided in the first twenty days of fighting‚ and all that happened afterwards consisted in battles which‚ however formidable and devastating‚ were but desperate and vain appeals against the decision of Fate.” The following statement was made by Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Britain from 1940-45)‚ and truly shines some light on multiple aspects of the World War I. During the First World War‚ which occurred from 1914-1918 and involved the majority of the European
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and abuse so they can act accordingly. 8. Relatively prosperous economy- the recovery after the panic of 1893 led the rising middle class to express their concerns 9. New generation of politicians- politicians such as MaFollette teddy Roosevelt‚ Wilson and Brandeis all came of age with industrialism began to take prominence. 10. Increasing role for women in politics- the conditions of labor education child welfare and consumerism attracted large numbers of middle class women to reform efforts.
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Navy and the Marine Corps were more accessible for women‚ as the Army was first attempting to work its way around bureaucratic red tape‚ and for this reason nearly 13‚000 women were admitted into the Navy and Marine Corps with the same status as men (Wilson). This equality in uniform was the first step in women’s empowerment‚ as women proved themselves in the eyes of the men as they fought alongside them. World War One especially created this opportunity as there was a dearth of soldiers‚ and every able-bodied
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