Chapter 22 Flashcards
Wilson and Bryon did however agree with TR and Taft, the ___________ gave america special rights and responsibilities in the western hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Wilson’s most serious and controversial involvement was ______, tempico affair
Mexico
the event that sparks the war was the
assassination of archduke Franz ferdinand
Wilson’s middle of the road stragety helps him win reelection in 1916
He kept us out of war
Germany resentful of neutral ships entering English waters, while england’s blockade starved them resumed
unrestricted submarine warfare
wilson insists, not a war to destroy germany or for territorial conquests but
to make the world safe for democracy
4.8 million drafted
Wilson signs selective service act of 1917
corporate profits triplied
war industry boards
national war labor policies board
8hr work day
minimum wage
collective bargaining rights
the war aids
18th amendment, 19th amendment
wilson creates the committee on public information
created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in world war I
CPI’s campaign created a firestorm of anti-german passion hysteria reached absurd levels
-100% American campaigns
-german taught in schools as a foreign language banned
-german towns changed names
-german toast became french toast, sauerkraut to liberty cabbage
esponionage act
prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations
In return for moderation Wilson agreed to support article 231
The War Guilt Clause
Wilson’s cause for democratic equality suffered a major set back when the conference refused to recognize japan’s proposal for
racial equality
unwilling to see the world return to the balance of power system Wilson proposed a
league of nations
four reasons why the Senate rejected the Versailles treaty
1) Criticism had been mounting from numerous ethnic groups
-irish- no independent ireland
-italians- not gained territory they deserved
-germans- ferociously unfair to germany
2) Irreconcilables, rejected the treaty: Isolationists
3) no republican wanted to hand wilson and the Dems a foreign policy victory with the presidential election a year away
4) Wilson’s archenemy Henry Cabot lodge congressional war powers
The Red Scare Causes
-post war recession
-labor unrest
-high unemployment
-bolshevik revolution in russia
in January, ordered a series of raids that netted 6,000 alleged subversives
Palmer Raids
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
