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Gilded Age1876-1896
The Term “Guilded Age” was coined by Mark Twain. It refers to the condition of
American society that was shiny gold on the outside (Such as in opportunity and riches of people like J.P. Morgan) while rusty on the inside (labor conditions, bad politics, etc). Itis the period where American violence escalates. For example, there is violence againstIndians, blacks, industry/farm/labor, assassinations, etc.
1. The South and its effects on Blacksa. Economic
i. Land vs. Labor1. 13th amendment freed slaves
2. The effects of the War caused poverty in the south3. There was plenty of land/crops, but all the labor was shifted
and needed to be reorganizedii. Sharecrop System (colorblind)
1. People with land shared crop for labor2. The ration depended on situation3. Reunited Land and Labor
iii. Crop Lein (Mortgage) System1. Poor farmers would mortgage crops for necessary supplies at
stores2. Was only valid for Cotton
3. Drought, Bad season, bad luck Debt4. Debt tied farmers to the land5. This diminishes freedom
iv. One Crop Dependency1. The south only produced cotton until Panic of 93 because it
was dependable and profitable2. Later Tobacco took cottons place when cotton prices fell
b. Sociali. 14th Ammendment – no state can deny person equal protection of the
lawii. Jim Crow Laws – enabled Racial Segregation
iii. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – The Supreme court upholds segregation.Coins the phrase “Separate but Equal”
1. Actual trial was about railroad segregationiv. Atlanta Compromise
1. Booker T. Washington gave speech at Atlanta Convention2. Gave black people three messages
a. 1st Get an educationb. 2nd Make Money
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c. 3rd Let Whites control government until we are strongerc. Political
i. 15th Amendment – Black suffrageii. Whites denied votes to blacks in many ways
1. Grandfather Clause – if Grandfather could vote, you can
2.
8 Box Law – each ballot in separate box…requires ability toread3. Poll Tax – hurt poor blacks/whites alike4. Residency Requirement5. KKK - VIOLENCE
a. Developed after War by confederate officers whowanted to preserve southern values
b. Later fell into crime and violence against blacks6. Crime Ineligibility
a. If one was convicted of crimes such as arson they couldnot vote
b.
These were crimes which white juries would convictblack men7. Literacy Test
a. You had to be able to read, write, and understand (biased)
2. Frontier – place where population ceasesa. Extra stuff
i. Was the trans-Mississippi westii. Legends of cowboys and Indians
iii. World viewed all Americans as gruff frontiersmeniv. Frontier exemplified democracy and equality
b. Indiansi. By this point they had become nomads seeking buffalo
ii. When buffalo populations decreased, they took to wariii. East saw the Indians as noble, the west saw them as a threativ. We dealt with them as both foreigners (Dept. of State) and Insiders
(Dept. of the Interior)v. Indian Wars - VIOLENCE
1. Col. Chivington killed Indians at San Creek 2. Custer‟s Stand 3. Ended mainly in 1886 with Geronimo‟s surrender
vi. After subdued1. Indians were exploited, subdued, given bad conditions2. H. H. Jackson wrote A Century of Dishonor , which had the
same effect Uncle Tom‟s Cabin had for Blacks 3. Led to Dawes Act, which gave the Indians individual plots of
land and attempted to “Americanize them” vii. Other things throughout history
1. 1924 – Indians get citizenship2. 1960‟s – Indians are granted greater control of their practices
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c. Miningi. Background
1. Began with 49ers2. Stopped during the War3. Picked up again after War
ii.
The New Rushes1. Colorado – Pikes Peak 2. Nevada – Comstock 3. Montana – Anaconda Copper Company4. Deadwood, Dakota‟s Silver strike 5. Tombstone, Arizona, which had “boot hill” 6. Death Valley compounds7. Legend of Death Valley Scottie, who had secret gold mine that
made him richiii. Influences
1. Rise of Boom towns and relic “Ghost” towns
2.
New specie to back currency3. Raised currency controversy – election of 18964. Clash with Indians led to Indian Wars5. Effects of Big Business
a. 1st The west epitomized the American dream,individualism
b. Later is taken over by big businessd. Cattle
i. Legends1. Legends of Trials like Goodnight and Scion2. Cowboys and Indians
ii. Effects of Cows1. Ate “public” grass, was stealing from government
iii. Big Business1. Joseph McCoy – combined railroad and cattle to transport to
Chicagoiv. Towns
1. Abelene – cattle town2. Always had “wrong side of tracks” where brothels, etc were
v. Individual cattle trade ends in 1886 e. Sheep
i. Rivalry between Cowboys and shepherds for grazing land
ii.
Violence1. Tonti Basin Warf. Farming
i. Farmers helped end the frontierii. Fences
1. Fences were needed to define property lines and separate crops,as well as protect from cows
2. First Sod fences were used
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3. Later, Barbed wire (invented by Glidden) was introducediii. Cowboys clashed with farmers over grazing rightsiv. Acts that helped Farming
1. Homestead Act2. Desert Land Act – more land if irrigate
3.
Timber Culture Act – more land if plant trees4. All of these were corrupted by big businessg. Literature
i. Ned Buntline – dime novalist of 6-gun heroesii. Characters include
1. Wokine Marijuita2. James Butler Hitcock 3. Calamity Jane4. Bell Star5. Dock Holiday6. Billy the Kid
iii. Fredrick Jackson Turner1. Historian that introduced idea of the frontier shaping Americanhistory
2. Turner noticed the end of the frontier in 1900 through thecensus
3. Wrote the book The Significance of the Frontier in American
History
4. Turner‟s Thesis a. The Existence of an area of free land and continuous
expansion westward explains American developmentb. He disagreed that America was a rehash of solely
European ideasc. Instead, he said that Democracy came from the Frontier5. Some supported, some disagreed, but he led to a revolution in
historic thinking
3. Railroada. Philosophy of Laissez-Faire
i. Background1. This is the Second economic philosophy during American
history2. Its origin belongs to Adam Smith (English) who wrote Wealth
of Nationsii. 3 points of Laissez-Faire1. Government has no role in Economics2. Natural Laws govern Economics
a. Supply and Demandb. Competition
i. Leads to monopoliesc. Has bad effect on workers
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i. An invisible hand will take care of workerd3. Social Darwinism justifies it
iii. Paradox of Laissez-Faire1. The only way to maintain competition is government control2. Therefore, government has a role in economics
b.
Constructioni. Background1. Destruction caused by Civil War2. Start of the Transcontinental Line
a. Government gave two charters to companiesi. Union Pacific would build from Omaha,
Nebraska to the border of Californiaii. Central Pacific would build from coast to border
of Californiaiii. The two would meet
1. Ended up meeting at Promontory Point
in Ogden onb. This violated Laissez-Fairei. Government participation helped public interest
ii. 4 Ways the government helped railroads1. Gave railroads 400 foot right of way2. Gave them any construction materials on right of way for free3. Paid them for mileage complete
a. $16,000/mile for levelb. $32,000/mile for roughc. 48,000/mile for mountain
4. Gave 12,800 acres per mile in alternate sectionsiii. Problems
1. Indiansa. Called it “Iron Horse” b. Hurt buffalo
2. Difficult Terrain3. Cost4. Labor
a. Immigrants on bottom of Totem Poleb. Imported Chinese Yellow Peril
iv. Results1. Opens up national, common market2. Stimulates trade with orient
a. Now could land in CA and take railroad3. Increased number of railroads
a. Led to new systems and feeder lines4. Stimulated Western expansion
Note: railroads make money by commodity, not people traveling,and the railroads are private property
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v. Technology changes1. Railroad ties change2. Rails improved to steel3. Development of new cars
a.
Pullman‟s sleeping car 4. George Westinghouse‟s air br ake5. Standard Gage – width of railroad track standardized at 4‟ 8
1/2” c. Consolidation
i. Cornelius Vanderbuilt1. Consolidated NY and built Grand Central Station, then
connected to Chicagoii. Creation of railroad monopolies
1. People buy out competition2. Slash rates to defeat them
3.
Form “Gentlemen‟s agreements” to unite iii. Northern securities Company1. EH Harreman and J.J. Hill were competing to gain CB & Q
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad) in order to get intoChicago
2. J.P. Morgan sides with Hill, but still not successful3. Finally, the Three join together to form Northern Securities
Company4. They act as monopoly while giving the appearance of being
separateiv. Abuse of railroads
1. railroad monopolies start to rip off public2. Leads to government regulation of railroad
a. Violates Laissez-Faire3. 5 abuses
a. Higher Ratesb. Rebates to big shippers
i. Rich paid less (got money back)c. Free Passes
i. Rich, powerful, or government officials traveledfor free
d. Drawbacks – rebates on competitorse. Long Haul/Short Haul Difference
i. Cost more to go shorter distance if less demandor monopoly
4. Responsea. Farmers form the Grange to counter railroad
monopoliesi. Economic weapons didn‟t work
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ii. Political weapons did because the farmers hadmore votes
1. This brought government back to peopleb. Grange Laws
i. Began in Illinois when many officials gained
office based on stance of railroad regulationii. Grange Laws – state laws that regulatedrailroads
c. Railroad‟s court response i. Munn v. Illinois (1876)
1. Private Property that operates in theinterest of the Public must submit topublic control
ii. Railroads argued that 14th amendment gavethem protection…failed
iii. Wabash v. Illinois (1886)
1.
Upheld government‟s right to regulate 2. Declared railroad interstate commercea. This made state laws void
iv. Interstate Commerce Act (1887)1. Created the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC)2. Provided that railroad rates must be
reasonable and just 3. This was deliberately vague so that it
could be avoided4. ICC helped a little, but only a little
4. Big Businessa. Information
i. Was mainly in the N.E. Quadrant of the countryb. Six Factors that Favor Growth
i. Available Resources1. All are within the nation, we are self-sufficient
ii. Self-contained Marketiii. European Technology
1. We could just steal Europe‟s innovations iv. Investment Capitalv. Social Mobility
1. Unlike Europe, Americans could change classes easily2. This was somewhat of a myth, because we still had a somewhat
defined class system3. However, we still believed in social mobility and therefore we
were willing to take more risks and had greater confidence of our success
vi. Favorable Stance of the government1. Supports Immigration for labor
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2. Land/Transport Regulations3. Banking Regulations4. Tariff – major way government supported business5. Rarely regulated Big Business6. Didn‟t aid Labor
7.
Committed to Laissez-Fairec. Industryi. We had large industrial force that was propelling the nation
ii. Contained Entrepreneurs1. Edison GE2. Westinghouse Electric3. Carnegie U.S. Steel4. Rockefeller Standard Oil5. Remington – typewriter company6. Duke – Tobacco7. Swift – meat packing
iii.
3 Technologies that helped Consumer goods1. Assembly Line2. Interchangeable parts3. Mass Production
d. Monopoliesi. Trust – way to enforce a monopoly
1. Generic word for Monopoly2. Specific form of monopoly formed by Rockefeller and
Standard Oila. Six companies combined under board of trustees to act
as a single bodyii. Finance Capitalists
1. Used money to make money (Investing)2. Weren‟t interested in product, only profit 3. Inhibits Technological advances4. Example – JP Morgan5. Leads to Public Debates
a. Pro-Monopoliesi. Said serves Public Interest by reducing
waste/duplicationii. Could better respond to Supply and Demand
iii. Prevent Depressionsiv. Justified by Social Darwinism
b. Con-Monopoliesi. Says Supply/Demand doesn‟t impact company
ii. Monopolies put profit above consumer needsiii. Didn‟t help depressions, stability
c. Resulti. Sherman Anti-Trust Ac (1890)
1. Designed to be ineffective
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a. Said “Combinations and
Conspiracies in restraint of tradeare illegal”
b. This actually hurt labor unions,not monopolies
2.
U.S. v. E.C. Knighta. Dealt with sugar trustb. Upheld Sugar Trust despite the
fact that they controlled 98% of the market
3. McKinley Act (1890)a. Raised tariffs even higher
5. Labora. Conditions
i. Problems1. Atrocious, Bad, corrupt…alphabet goes on
2.
Low wages, long hours3. Dangerous machines4. Laborer didn‟t own tools he became interchangeable part5. Previous benevolent boss is replaced by strict manager who
watches profit6. Workers couldn‟t control their lives 7. Divisions of Labor
a. Were divided by Age, Gender, race, and ethnicity
(immigrants) b. No one would admit to being working
class…everybody was “moving up” ii. Immigrants
1. Divisions of Immigrantsa. Old Immigrants (17-18th Centuries)
i. Came from Western Europe (Eng, Gr, Fr)ii. Similar languages and customs
iii. Protestantb. New Immigrants
i. Came from Easter Europeii. Different languages and cultures
iii. Catholic2. Response to immigrants
a. Creation of APA (1886)i. The American Protective Association was
designed to protect “WASP‟s” b. Ghettoes
i. Groups with common ethnicity combined to livein the urban developments
c. California‟s Response i. Tried to outlaw Chinese immigration
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ii. U.S. stopped that but signed treaty with China toprevent immigration
iii. Prohibited Contract Laboriv. Henry Cabot Lodge wanted Literacy Test
d. 1924 Quota Act
i.
Defined quota for immigrants coming in1. Total = 250,0002. Discriminated against “new” immigrants
through quotas.b. Consolidation
i. Unions1. Public opinion
a. “Foreign” and “Unamerican” b. Violent
2. Workers opposed unions becausea. Foreign
b.
Social Mobility3. National Labor Uniona. First union, radical, failed
4. Molly Maguiresa. Formed by Irish coal miners in PAb. Were secret, but problem with secret vs. actionc. Secret Agent Jamey McParlen found and reported the
secret members, ended the union5. Knights of Labor
a. First successful unionb. Formed by
i. Terrance Powderlyii. Uniah Stevens
c. Successful becausei. Secret
ii. Added bonus of cool stuff like secret knocksand handshakes
iii. Eventually grew to .7 million and then becamenot secret
iv. Open Membership to “all who toil” v. Diverse member ship
d. Goals were radical, included things like prohibition andfull equality
e. Haymarket Square Riot (May 1886)i. Rally against McCormick factory
ii. Someone threw a bomb Violenceiii. Although KoL didn‟t do it, they are blamed and
lose immediate popularityiv. Police arrested some anarchists to hang
someone
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2. Supreme Court found labor unions to be conspirating inrestraint of trade
3. Later the Clayton A-T Act excluded unions6. Farming
a. Background
i.
Always at bottom of economic ladder1. Southern farmer is worstii. Not helped by economic wealth of the country
iii. Jefferson‟s ideal farming America is gone b. Conditions
i. Technological changes1. John Deere invents steel faced plow2. McCormick Reaper3. Many expensive machines
ii. Big Business-ed1. Need for capital to buy machines
2.
Farm laborers become hired handsiii. Government1. Morrill Act – agriculture colleges2. Department of Agriculture
iv. Problems1. Farmers are at the mercy of other factors
a. Big Businessb. Railroadc. Grain elevatorsd. Price changes
2. Disastersa. Firesb. Dust stormsc. Heat/cold/climated. Grasshoppers
3. Loss of Agrarian Independencec. Consolidation
i. Grange1. National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry2. Founded by Oliver Kelly in 18673. Originally made to be educational, camaraderie4. Grange Moves politically laws and lawsuits
a. Necessary because they could not respondeconomically
b. Proves that gov‟t is the only thing that can protect
government from big business5. Changes
a. Eventually becomes the North and South Alliancesb. Finally the movement results in the Populist party
7. Politics
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a. Stereotype party membersi. Republicans
1. Big Business2. Rich3. North (Sectional)
4.
Veterans (GAR is part of GOP)5. Blacks6. Protestant
ii. Democrats1. Farmers/working class2. poor3. Southern4. Immigrants5. Urban6. Catholic7. Were somewhat national because they drew from south and
northern urban areasb. NYCi. NYC important because it usually decides national elections
ii. Tammany Hall – Democratic political machine in NYCiii. Thomas Nast – cartoonist who satired Tammany Halliv. Nast is responsible for the Republican elephant and the Democrat
donkeyc. Issues that Divide
i. Tariff 1. Republicans want more, Democrats want less
ii. Currency1. R want Gold, D want Silver
iii. Government Regulation1. R opposes, D favor
iv. Imperialism1. R favors, D opposes
d. Electionsi. l876
1. R Hayes dfts D Tilden2. Was the disputed election that led to compromise of 18773. Administration
a. Hayes wife was “Lemonade Lucy” Hayes, and was a
member of i. WCTU – Women‟s Christian Temperance
Unionb. Hayes ended Reconstruction and held up compromise
of 1877ii. 1880
1. R Garfield/Arthur dfts D Winfield Scott Hancock
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2. Republicans were divided into three factions, Stalwarts,Halfbreeds and Mugwamps
a. Garfield was halfbreed and Arthur was Mugwamp3. Administration
a. Question of Patronage (spoils system)
b.
Guiteau shot Garfield after he refused to give Guiteau a jobc. Arthur became presidentd. He adopted Pendleton Act
i. Civil Service Reform Actii. Required 3 things
1. That certain jobs be classified as civilservice
2. These jobs were permanent3. Created 3 man bipartisan Civil Service
commission
iii.
However, each time a party lost office, theyexpanded the number of positions classified to“lock in” their guys
iii. 18841. D Grover Cleveland dfts R James G. Blaine (Halfbreed)2. Decided on character
a. Clevelandi. Had good character
ii. Accused of illegitimate childiii. A committee was formed to find out if he was
involvedb. Blaine
i. Politically corruptii. Mulligan Letters showed that he had been
involved in some scandals3. Blaine‟s NY speech
a. Blaine called the democrats Rum, Romantisism, andRebellious catholics
b. This lost the NYC vote and thus the election4. Cleveland‟s Administration
a. Interstate Commerce Commissioniv. 1888
1. R Benjamin Harrison dfts D Cleveland2. Was most corrupt campaign in American history3. Democrats had won popular vote4. Administration
a. Harrison blew the surplus that Cleveland had managedto amass
b. Passed many Actsi. Sherman Anti-trust act
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ii. McKinley Actiii. Silver legislation
v. 18921. D Cleveland dfts R Harrison and Populist Weaver2. Administration
a.
Saw the Panic of 1893b. Coxey‟s army i. Coxey led a group of unemployed veterans to
march to Washington in protestii. Cleveland sent army out
c. Broke the Pullman Strike with government interventiond. Repealed the Sherman Silver Purchase Acte. “Sell out to Wall Street”
i. Cleveland made a deal with J.P. Morgan that hewould sell American bonds, and at least half of them would be sold in Europe
f.
These things hurt his public opiniong. Marryingi. Cleveland married Francis ____
ii. They were the first couple married in whitehouse
iii. Had Baby Ruthvi. 1896
1. R McKinley (gold) dfts D Bryan (Silver) and Pop. Bryan withTom Watson as Vice President nominee
a. Populists expected both D and R to go Gold and theywere going to go silver. This was spoiled by Bryan‟s
stance on silver. This marks the end of the populistparty
b. Republics were led by Mark Hanne and led “Front
Porch” campaign c. Democrats were in disarray because of Cleveland, and
Tillman They finally decide to nominate Bryan2. McKinley‟s Administration
a. Dingley Act – new highest tariff b. Gold Standard Act – eliminates silver currencyc. Ends the Gilded Age
8. Interludes (insert in politics discussion)a. Currency
i. Greenbacks
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1. During Civil War, both the union and the confederacy hadmade greenbacks that were not backed with gold
2. The poor wanted “cheap currency” that was more accessible,
while the debt collectors wanted gold backed money3. Eventually, the greenbacks were backed with gold
ii.
Silver1. Government eventually demonetized silver (Crime of ‟73) 2. Because the economy fell soon after, the public blamed the
lack of silver and passed several acts3. Acts
a. Bland-Allison Silver Purchase (1876)i. Required Federal government to buy 2-4 million
dollars worth of silver and then coin itii. Had little effect because government always
took the minimumb. Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890)
i.
Required government to buy and coin 4.5million ounces of silver a monthb. Populist Party
i. Started with Agrarian Protestii. Was a reform program that suggested:
1. income tax2. free silver coinage (16 silver to 1 gold)3. national railroad4. Immigrant restriction5. veteran benefits6. A single term president
iii. Leaders1. Ignatius Donnelly2. Mary Elizabeth Lease3. Sockless Jerry Simpson
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Turn of Century - WWI
Turn of Century
1. Several different datesa. 1896 – transition from Gilded Age to rise of powerb. 1898 – introduction in foreign affairsc. 1900 – peoples turnd. 1901 – “technical” turn of century e. After WWI – maybe a little but too late
2. 7 Major Characteristicsa. End of Civil war as an issue
i. Ends bloody shirt, Southern Povertyii. Veterans meet together, common experience
b. End of Frontieri. Omnibus states – Washington, Oregon, etc
ii. Remember Turner‟s thesis at about this time c. End of Laissez-Faire
i. Government Aid1. Tariff, railroads
ii. Regulation
1. Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman A-T Actd. Prosperity
i. “Good old days” e. Optimism
i. Technology, railroad, money, prosperity, and peaceii. Something magical about 20th century
f. Change in societyi. Rural Urban
ii. Agriculture Industryiii. Finally industry produces the bulk of American revenueiv. Cities define America
g. Standardization of Societyi. Sears/Roebuck catalogs make same items available internationally
ii. Blends society and rich/pooriii. Mass market
3. Culturea. Education
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i. Primary/Secondary school reform – John Dewey “Father of Progressive Education”, said learn English and math before latin and
philosophyii. School teacher‟s pay increase
iii. Charles Eliot – Harvard President, reformed college education and
introduced electivesiv. John Hopkins University improved Graduate educationb. Philosophy
i. Pragmatism1. William James2. Says there are no absolute truths, only relative truths
c. Sciencei. Albert Michelson discovers speed of light
ii. Growth of Darwinism that challenged theologyd. Church
i. Higher Criticism
1.
German philosophy2. Said that because bible was translated so many times that itaccumulated errors
3. Moved for direct translationii. New Groups
1. Mary Baker Eddy founds Christian Scientists2. General Booth founds salvation army3. Revarum Novarum by Pope urges helping the poor survive and
then preaching on salvationiii. Revivalism
1. Dwight L. Moody with Ira Sankey, his song leader2. Billy Sunday in South
e. Pressi. Joseph Pulitzer and William R. Hearst big business-ize press
ii. Press unites1. Assosciated press (AP)2. United Press International (UPI)3. These help bring distance events to almost every newspaper
iii. Period of Yellow Journalism1. Term comes from comic strips that appeared on separate
yellow paper2. Gave more lively or gruesome accounts of stories, less upper
class oriented3. Examples
a. Lizzy Boredan accused of killing her stepmom and dad,eventually acquitted
b. Oscer Wylie‟s London trial 4. Stanley sent to find Dr. Livingston
iv. Magazines1. increased
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2. Examplesa. Ladies Home Journalb. Harpers
f. Literaturei. No new movement like Romanticism or Realism
ii.
People1. Lou Wallis – Ben Hur2. Little Lord FontRoy stories give image of little boys3. Horation Alger writes many books (including Ragged Dick)
that describe the American dream and give evidences of American success
g. Fine Artsi. Painting
1. James Whistler – Whistler‟s mother 2. John Sergent – painted the rich3. W. Homer – painted the coast, sailboats
ii.
Sculpture1. War hero statues, not much elseiii. Architecture
1. Victorian2. Skyscrappers
a. Defined America as a symbol of urban life4. Side note, Groups such as Women and Blacks were still at bottom, but change would
come in the not so distance future
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Rise To World Power
1.
Imperialism – extension of control of one country to anothera. Old vs. New
Old Imperialism Category New Imperialism
17-18th Centuries Time 19th centuries
Eng, Fr, Sp, Port, Others Countries Eng, Fr, Am, Rush, Gr, Jap
North America, South America, andIndia
Place that isObject
China, Pacific, and Africa
Territorial control Technique Economic control andexpansion
b. Writersi. Admiral Alfred Mahan
1. Wrote Influence of Sea Power on History2. Was a social Darwinist3. Believed in importance of naval strength
ii. Reverend Josiah Strong1. Wrote Our Country2. Said that we needed to carry our “blessings” as white,
democratic Christians to our yellow, red, black, and brownbrothers
c. Territories
i. Samoa islands – in Pacific1. Am, Gr, and Eng all had a 1/3 of it2. Gr and Eng annexed their parts3. We had to annex ours
ii. Hawaii1. Many missionaries to China stopped in Hawaii
a. Strong mission program2. Discovered Sugar and fruits
a. Strong Business interest3. 1890 McKinley Tariff
a. Business people overthrown queen Liluikalani, ask to
annex the territoryiii. Generalizations1. Oppose
a. Democrats, led by Bryanb. Violation of Traditionc. Threatens democracy by colonization/imperializationd. Plot of special interests Rich
2. Favor
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a. Republicans, led by BBb. Mahan‟s Navy necessity c. Argument of Nationalismd. Once we got territory, we refused to give it back
2. Spanish-American War
a.
Backgroundi. Ostend Manifesto Cubaii. 1890‟s Cuban Revolution against spain
iii. Somewhat like us vs. Britainb. Seven Causes
i. Humanitarianism1. Freedom from Tyranny2. Bad Conditions
ii. Yellow Press1. Sensation Journalism2. Hearst sends entire ship of journalist to cover the conditions
iii.
Traditional animosity toward Spainiv. BB1. Business wants to trade with Cuba (closed by Spain)2. Dumping ground/raw materials
v. Strategic significance1. Spain can‟t control Cuba, but German might
vi. Nostalgia for Civil War1. Generation that wants its own war in order to be brave
vii. Provides divergence from domestic issuesc. Incidents
i. De Lome Letter1. Spanish Ambassador wrote bad things about McKinley2. Press got it and Public was insulted
ii. Maine 1. American Battleship that was blown up2. We blamed Spain3. Today, we still don‟t know who did it
d. Wari. McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain to end war against
Cubaii. We pass Teller Amendment which says that the U.S. will not annex
Cuba, we are only fighting for Cuban independenceiii. Declared War in April, it was over quicklyiv. Bad organizationv. We won easily
vi. Heroes1. Rough Riders – TR2. Fighting Joe Wheeler
vii. Side effects1. Philippines
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a. We chase Spanish to Philippinesb. Comm. George Dewey wins at Manilla Bay against
Emilia Aquinaldo, the leader of Filipino movemente. Results
i. Treaty of Paris 1898
1.
Independence of Cuba2. We Take Puerto Rice and Guam3. We pay $20 million for Philippines
ii. We annex Hawaiiiii. We are now “Part of the World:
3. THE PROGRESSIVE
ERA 1901-1914a. 5 Characteristics – GROUPi. Prosperity
1. The good old days… money ii. Optimism
1. All things seemed possibleiii. Reform**
1. Fixing the Flaws of the countryiv. Urban
1. Reform focused on urban areasv. Government Agent of Reform
1. People organized and used the Government to attack problemsb. Aims and Accomplishments of the progressive era
i. Political – Power to the People 1. Seven Major Political Aims
a. Direct Primaryi. People directly select the candidates of the
political partiesii. State level
b. Direct Election of United States Senatorsi. 17th Amendment to the Constitution
c. Secret Balloti. Australian Ballot
ii. Sneaky Foreignersiii. Ballots are secret and covers lots of problems
like Bribery and Intimidationiv. It keeps the sanctity of the ballotv. State Level
d. Women‟s Suffrages i. Issue since the 19th Century
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ii. Eager to promote the vote for womeniii. In Wyoming, they let people vote for School
boardsiv. Marches of Sufragetts.v. WWI brings the vote to women. When the men
were drafted to war, the women took their jobs.So now women were given the right to vote.vi. 19th Amendment
vii. No Support for Blacks***viii. Not only does the progressive era not choose to
acknowledge them, they rationalized it bysaying that if nothing is done for them it is themost progressive thing to do.
e. Corrupt Practicei. State
1. No alcohol is sold while voting poles are
openf. Initiative, referendum, recall1. People can initiate legislation2. People can vote directly on issue
(referendum)3. Process that allows people to remove
people from their office before their termis up (Recall).
g. Urban Reforms1. Local or State2. City Manager
a. Professionalism theadministration of the citygovernment.
3. Short Ballota. Less public elections.b. Governor should appoint people
to new officesc. **Restructuring state legislature
to break rural control.4. Urban Leaders
a. Tom Johnsom**b. JP Altgellc. Robert La Fallette
2. Economicsa. Used Political solutions to solve economic problemsb. 7 Ways
i. Better Monopoly Regulation1. Clayton A-T Act
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a. Fixed the problems of theSherman A-T Act
b. “Magna Carta of Labor” ii. Regulated Railroads
1. Hepburn Act
2.
Elkins Act3. Mann-Elkins Actiii. Tariff reform
1. Reform means lower tariff 2. Progressive is not partisan3. Underwood Tariff – lowered tariffs
iv. Conservation1. Prior to now, We used Slash/burn
farming, and other wasteful practices2. 1890‟s Turner‟s Thesis led to more
conservation of resources
3.
Newlands Actv. Pure Food/Drug Act1. Result of Upton Sinclair‟s The Jungle
vi. Income Tax1. Previously only paid Property Tax
a. This meant that rich would paylittle or no tax
2. Gap between rich and poor grew wider3. Led to 16th Amendment which legalized
income taxes4. What kind of Rate?
a. Flat rate charges everybody thesame percent
b. Progressive rate charges a largerpercent as total income increases
c. We used Progressivevii. Prohibition
1. Temperance Movement2. Needed to be sober to make good reform3. Roots
a. Anti-Saloon league, led bywomen
4. Leadersa. Carrie A. Nation
5. WWI was high mark of Progressive Era,and it also brought about Prohibition
6. Recap of Amendmentsa. 13 – 15 Reconstruction
Amendmentsi. 13 – Freedom
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ii. 14 – Citizenshipiii. 15 – Suffrage
b. 16-19 – ProgressiveAmendments
i. 16 – Income Tax
c.
17 – Direct Election of Senatorsd. 18 – Prohibitione. 19 – Women‟s Suffrage
viii. Labor1. Results
a. Wage increasesb. 8-Hour work week c. Safety codes/inspectorsd. Child labore. Clayton A-T – “Magna Carta of
Labor”, said unions not
prosecuted under any A-T Act.3. Leadersa. Populistsb. Writers – many
i. Henry George – “Progress and Poverty1. Single Tax2. Belief that a single tax on unearned
increment in value of land3. Socialist idea that labor creates value4. Therefore, we shouldn‟t tax labor
ii. Edward Bellamy – “Looking Backward” 1. Socialist2. Describes perfect socialist world
iii. Upton Sinclair – The Jungle1. Socialist2. Describes horrible capitalist world3. Leads to Pure Food and Drug Act and
FDAc. Muckrakers
i. Pilgrams Progress described a man digging indirt as a muckraker
ii. TR used this term to describe a group of journalists
iii. Refers to:1. Journalists2. Wrote sensational exposes3. Were accurate
iv. Leaders1. Ida Tarbell – McClure‟s Magazine
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a. “History of Standard Oil
Corporation” 2. Lincoln Steffens – urban problems3. Lewis Brandise – Banking and financing
d. Political Leaders
i.
TRii. Taftiii. WW
c. Presidentsi. TR
1. Background Informationa. Born in 1855, first post war presidentb. Combined N and S because dad was N and mom was
from GAc. Harvardd. Married Alice Lee
e.
Republicanf. NY Legislatureg. Wife and Mother diedh. Fought a duel over honori. Goes west…has 3 results
i. Rough Ridersii. Conservation
iii. Publication of Book “Winning of the West” j. Eventually governor of NYk. Election of 1900
i. R McKinley/TR defeat D Bryanii. McKinley is soon assassinated
l. Election of 1904i. R TR defeats D Alton B. Parker Note TR
only elected once2. Characteristics
a. Modern Presidenti. National, not N/S
ii. Activistiii. Manipulates pressiv. Slogan – “Square Deal” v. Broad view of Constitution
3. Domestica. Trust Buster
i. Attacked Northern Securities Companyii. TR doesn‟t actually break up that many, instead
he breaks up “Bad ones” iii. Similar to Supreme Court Rule of Reason – size
isn‟t enoughb. Tariff
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i. Doesn‟t do anything c. Regulating railroads
i. Hepburn and Elkins Acts1. Both Broaden the ICC‟s authority
a. Max Rates
b.
Adherence to Public ratesi. No rebates/drawbacksc. Given power to control pipelines
d. Conservation – came from TR in westi. Gifford Pinchot – chief forester
ii. Newlands Act1. Removes some land for preservation2. Sets aside raw materials for public use
iii. Teapot Dome Scandaliv. Navy needed oil, so some oil became
government controlled
e.
Pure Food and Drug Act
FDAf. Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902i. United Mine Workers led by John Mitchell
ii. Opposed by Owner Baeriii. TR invites both sides to White Houseiv. Arbitrating committee decides the casev. TR appears as a president of the people
g. Bankers Panic of 1907i. Henry Clay Frick, pres. of U.S. Steel goes to TR
ii. He says that if TR promises not to take A-Taction, then this will overt the panic
iii. It doesh. Miscellaneous
i. Muckrakersii. Teddy Bears
iii. Phonetic Spellingiv. Nature Fakers
1. Argues with children‟s book writer over “faking nature”
i. Black Americansi. Brownsville Incident
1. Military was segregated2. A black man in army killed someone
while drunk, and they didn‟t know who
it was, so TR dishonorably dischargedeveryone
ii. Booker T. Washington1. TR invited BTW to has despite
congressional disapproval4. Foreign Policy – Big Stick Diplomacy
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a. Caribbean – Canal Diplomacyi. Platt Amendment
1. Gives U.S. Veto power over Cubanforeign policy
2. Gives us a naval base at Guantanamo
Bayii. “Insular Cases”
1. Puerto Rico2. Does constitution follow the flag?…No,
we said3. territories are only governed, they don‟t
get citizen rightsiii. Panama Canal
1. 1850 Clayton-Bulwar Treatya. Am-Brb. Says that if there is gonna be a
canal, we will both build it2. France beat us to it, but never finished3. John Hay
a. Hay Paunceforte Treaty nullifiesClayton-Bulwar treaty
b. We choose Panama overNicuragua for canal because of Nicuraugan stamps showingvolcano
c. Hay-Herran Treaty gives us theright to build. We accept it butColombia denies it
4. Panama revolutiona. They revolt and we support so
Panama becomes a countryb. Hay Burneau-Vanilla Treaty
gives us a stretch of land 10x10miles long
5. This overthrow of Colombia leads tohostility towards Americans and the phrase “Colossus of the North”
iv. Roosevelt Correlary to Monroe Doctrine1. Caused by Venezuelan debt to Britain
and Germany…we didn‟t want them
coming over here to collect it2. Says we have “policing” right
b. Pacific – Balance of Poweri. Russio-Japanese War
1. If either wins, balance is disrupted
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2. TR offers to mediate the war, and invitesthem to Portsmouth, NH.
3. Rus and Jap agree4. Treaty of Portsmouth5. TR gets Nobel Peace Prize
ii.
Philippines1. TR announces policy of eventualindependence
2. We keep control until they are readyiii. Great White Fleet
1. TR sends white fleet of ships aroundworld on peace tour
2. Congress opposed it becausea. Threateningb. Old Ships
3. Is successful
iv.
Open Door Policy – John Hay1. American foreign policy with China inprogressive era
2. We are concerned about Philippines3. John Hay‟s Open door letters
a. Respect China‟s territorial
integrityb. Respect mutual economic
spheres of interest4. End Result:
a. Everyone signs as part of diplomacy
5. Boxer Rebelliona. Chinese nationalists launch
revolution, but lose6. Open Door remains the world policy
until China overthrows its dynastyc. Europe
i. If Europe fights, it endangers our coloniesii. Algeceras Congress – in Spain
1. Settles French/German territorial disputein Africa
2. We attend American presenceiii. Alaskan Border – “Seward‟s Ice Box”
1. 1898, gold is discovered2. Boundary finally determined by 3 man
committee of Br, Am, and Can3. Br sides with us and we get favorable
boundaryd. Conclusion
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i. TR places unique stamp on Foreign Policyii. Power, Navy, and American presence
ii. Taft‟s Administration 1. Background
a. Election of 1908
i.
R Taft defeats D Bryan2. Characteristicsa. Narrow view of constitution
i. Was more legally mindedb. No political experiencec. No pressd. Sandwiched in between TR and WW
3. Domestic Policy – no slogana. Insurgents Revolt
i. Insurgents are new progressives in Congressii. They revolt against Speaker of House Joe
Cannon because he had to much poweriii. They are successful in restructuring the powerof the house
iv. Taft does nothingb. Payne – Aldrich Act
i. Tariff “reform” ii. Payne passes reform tariff through House
iii. Aldrich in Senate amends the bill to even raisetariffs
iv. Taft describes it as “the finest tariff in American
History” Badc. Trusts
i. Breaks up many trustsii. Tries to break up U.S. and Tennessee Coal and
mining company, which TR had promised toallow
d. Ballinger – Pinchot controversyi. Ballinger sells mining reserves to companies,
Pinchot is upset and has Congress investigateii. They find nothing
iii. Taft fires Pinchot because he continues to pushthe issue
iv. Pinchot complains to TR… e. Miscellaneous
i. Mann Elkins Actii. Pensions for GAR
iii. 16 and 17th amendmentsiv. New Mexico and Arizona enter as states
f. In conclusion, Taft has alienated progressives and TR4. Foreign Policy – no real slogan, but “Dollar Diplomacy”
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a. Philippine Independencesb. Lodge Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
i. Says no country can have a port in the Americas5. Conclusion
a. Taft thinks he is a progressive, but others don‟t see him
that wayiii. Woodrow Wilson1. Background
a. Election of 1912i. D WW defeats R Taft and Prog TR
b. New Nationalismi. TR‟s campaign
1. TR‟s confession of Faith speech ii. Points
1. Expands Government2. Welfare
3.
National Planningc. New Freedomi. WW
ii. Points1. More State power2. Use government to limit private interests
2. Characteristicsa. Born in VA, raised in SC Southernb. Presbyterianc. Demanded loyaltyd. Quickly moved through ranks from Gov. of NJ to
presidente. President of Princeton
3. Domestic Policy – New Freedoma. Background
i. WW plays a very short part of the progressiveera because of WWI
ii. WW marks the high point of the progressive erab. State of Union Address
i. Starts to make public speechc. Underwood Act
i. Tariff Reformii. 1st ever reduced
iii. WW had personal involvement to defeat Aldrichiv. All Democrats and Progressives wanted a lower
tariff d. Clayton A-T act
i. Reforms Sherman A-Tii. Magna Carta of Labor
iii. Federal Trade Commission – FTC
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iv. Prohibits unfair business practicese. Federal Reserve Act
i. Divides Nation into 12 Federal reserve districts1. Forces Decentralization of money
ii. 7 man Federal Reserves Board – reports to
presidentiii. Regulates interests ratesf. No Black Legislationg. Miscellaneous
i. Appointment of Louis Brandeis to the SupremeCourt
ii. 18th and 19th Amendmentsiii. Labor Reform
4. Foreign Policy – “Missionary Diplomacy” a. Caribbean
i. Virgin Islands acquired
ii.
Mexico – “Watchful Waiting” 1. We don‟t want to mess with them unless
there is a problem2. 2 Events:
a. Tampico – Naval port in gulf i. Some U.S. soldiers
caused some problems onshore, led to diplomaticproblems.
ii. Way too extreme for justan accident
iii. ABC powers arbitrate – Argentina, Brazil, andChile
b. Pauncho Villai. Villa takes a group of
marauders and attacks inTexas and Arizona
ii. JJ Pershing chases afterhim and defeats him
b. Pacifici. Philippine Independence
ii. Recognize the China Republic1. Begins shift form Japan to China
iii. Supports Big Navyc. Europe
i. Bryan is Secretary of Stateii. He signs “Cooling off” treaties with Europe that
say that they won‟t start a war until having time
to cool off
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World War I1. Causes (In Europe)
a.
5 Long Range Causesi. Imperialismii. Nationalism
1. Italy, Austria, and Germany all recently formediii. Militarismiv. Propagandav. Diplomatic system
1. Bismarck had created the Triple Alliance with Gr, A-H, and It(Was DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE)
b. Immediate Causesi. The assassination of the Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo
Princip of the Black Hand
c. Other mentioned thingsi. Kaiser Wilhelm was born without a left arm and hated English because
of itii. 1907 Drednot brought Br and Gr naval strengths about equal
iii. Alliances switch during war1. It becomes allied and Jap and U.S. join2. Turkey joins Central Powers
2. American Causesa. Background
i. Initially, WW had said America was “Neutral in thought as well as indeed” but several things changed us to ally with the British
ii. WW sends Colonel House to mediate the war, calling for “peace
without victory”, but Gr and Br both refuse to quit iii. Election of 1916
1. D WW dfts R Charles E. Hughesb. Long Term Causes
i. Propaganda1. Both Br and Gr used propaganda
a. English want us to join with them, Germany just wantsneutrality
2. British have advantagea. Similar language and kinshipb. Recent ties (marriages)c. Lords write usd. German atrocity storiese. Sabotage, etc
3. Germany tried to educate us instead of playing Br as the badguy
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4. Professor Albert – head of German spies in Americaa. He left behind his briefcase with spy info that we later
foundii. Economic
1. Financially we can‟t afford to have Britain lose the war
a.
We have a lot of trade, especially with the warb. We loan money we might not get back if Britain losesiii. Neutral Rights on the High Seas
1. Both Britain and Germany violate NRa. Britain tries continental blockadeb. German U-boats
2. Lusitania (1915) British ship that went from NY-Londona. Germans sunk itb. It carried American passengers that diedc. WW writes ugly letter (Bryan resigns as Secretary of
State and Lansing is appointed)
3.
Sussex – French Shipa. Also sunk, Americans dieb. Germany fears U.S. entering and thus signs the Sussex
Pledgec. Sussex Pledge says that Gr promises to “leash” their
subs in order to keep us from enteringc. Short Term Causes
i. Repeal Sussex Pledge1. On February 1, 1917, Germans repeal the Sussex Pledge2. This was a gamble that Germany could starve England before
America could mobilizeii. Zimmerman telegram
1. Gr letter to Mexico that says if U.S. fights and German winswith Mexican help, then Mex. Would get back territory (Txand CA)
iii. Russian Revolution ends Russian participationiv. WW calls for War, using good rhetoric
1. War to End all Wars2. Make the World Safe for Democracy
3. Mobilizationa. Draft (conscription
i. Selective Service Actii. Many Americans were idealistic about joining the war
iii. We noticed many problems while drafting:1. illiteracy2. poor nourishment
iv. This led to Education and Health reform after warb. Labor – for those who remained at home
i. We needed more people to produceii. Blacks and Women got more/better jobs
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iii. AFL1. Gompers of AFL offers a no-strike policy2. Gov‟t gives Labor the right to strike
iv. War Labor Conference Board – arbitrates between management andlabor
v.
8 hour daysc. Businessi. WIB – War Industry Board – Bernard Baruch
1. Was responsible to president2. Planned Economy
a. Standardizationb. Fixed pricesc. Allocated materialsd. Controlled gov‟t purchases, etc
ii. Dollar a year men – rich men worked for free, practicallyd. Finance
i.
16
th
amendment – income taxii. Borrowing1. 4 Liberty Bonds2. 1 Victory Bond
iii. Average American discovers the benefits of investment and this leadsto normal people in the stock market
e. Propagandai. CPI – Committee on Public Information
ii. Espionage Act and Sedition Act restrict public speaking against thegovernment
iii. A. Mitchell Palmer rounds up foreigners and causes problemsf. Miscellaneous
i. Shippingii. Food – Herbert Hoover “Wheatless Mondays”
iii. Temperance – save grain for wariv. Railroad – William McAdoo heads gov‟t regulation
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WWI - WWII
World War I4. Causes (In Europe)
a. 5 Long Range Causesi. Imperialism
ii. Nationalism1. Italy, Austria, and Germany all recently formed
iii. Militarismiv. Propaganda
v.
Diplomatic system1. Bismarck had created the Triple Alliance with Gr, A-H, and It(Was DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE)
b. Immediate Causesi. The assassination of the Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo
Princip of the Black Hand
c. Other mentioned thingsi. Kaiser Wilhelm was born without a left arm and hated English because
of itii. 1907 Drednot brought Br and Gr naval strengths about equal
iii. Alliances switch during war1. It becomes allied and Jap and U.S. join2. Turkey joins Central Powers
5. American Causesa. Background
i. Initially, WW had said America was “Neutral in thought as well as in
deed” but several things changed us to ally with the British ii. WW sends Colonel House to mediate the war, calling for “peace
without victory”, but Gr and Br both refuse to quit iii. Election of 1916
1. D WW dfts R Charles E. Hughesb. Long Term Causes
i. Propaganda1. Both Br and Gr used propaganda
a. English want us to join with them, Germany just wantsneutrality
2. British have advantagea. Similar language and kinshipb. Recent ties (marriages)
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c. Lords write usd. German atrocity storiese. Sabotage, etc
3. Germany tried to educate us instead of playing Br as the badguy
4.
Professor Albert – head of German spies in Americaa. He left behind his briefcase with spy info that we laterfound
ii. Economic1. Financially we can‟t afford to have Britain lose the war
a. We have a lot of trade, especially with the warb. We loan money we might not get back if Britain loses
iii. Neutral Rights on the High Seas1. Both Britain and Germany violate NR
a. Britain tries continental blockadeb. German U-boats
2.
Lusitania (1915) British ship that went from NY-Londona. Germans sunk itb. It carried American passengers that diedc. WW writes ugly letter (Bryan resigns as Secretary of
State and Lansing is appointed)3. Sussex – French Ship
a. Also sunk, Americans dieb. Germany fears U.S. entering and thus signs the Sussex
Pledgec. Sussex Pledge says that Gr promises to “leash” their
subs in order to keep us from enteringc. Short Term Causes
i. Repeal Sussex Pledge1. On February 1, 1917, Germans repeal the Sussex Pledge2. This was a gamble that Germany could starve England before
America could mobilizeii. Zimmerman telegram
1. Gr letter to Mexico that says if U.S. fights and German winswith Mexican help, then Mex. Would get back territory (Txand CA)
iii. Russian Revolution ends Russian participationiv. WW calls for War, using good rhetoric
1. War to End all Wars2. Make the World Safe for Democracy
6. Mobilizationa. Draft (conscription
i. Selective Service Actii. Many Americans were idealistic about joining the war
iii. We noticed many problems while drafting:1. illiteracy
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2. poor nourishmentiv. This led to Education and Health reform after war
b. Labor – for those who remained at homei. We needed more people to produce
ii. Blacks and Women got more/better jobs
iii.
AFL1. Gompers of AFL offers a no-strike policy2. Gov‟t gives Labor the right to strike
iv. War Labor Conference Board – arbitrates between management andlabor
v. 8 hour daysc. Business
i. WIB – War Industry Board – Bernard Baruch1. Was responsible to president2. Planned Economy
a. Standardization
b.
Fixed pricesc. Allocated materialsd. Controlled gov‟t purchases, etc
ii. Dollar a year men – rich men worked for free, practicallyd. Finance
i. 16th amendment – income taxii. Borrowing
1. 4 Liberty Bonds2. 1 Victory Bond
iii. Average American discovers the benefits of investment and this leadsto normal people in the stock market
e. Propagandai. CPI – Committee on Public Information
ii. Espionage Act and Sedition Act restrict public speaking against thegovernment
iii. A. Mitchell Palmer rounds up foreigners and causes problemsf. Miscellaneous
i. Shippingii. Food – Herbert Hoover “Wheatless Mondays”
iii. Temperance – save grain for wariv. Railroad – William McAdoo heads gov‟t regulation
7. Wara. Navy
i. Convoy1. Navel vessels accompany transport ships to keep them safe
b. Armyi. AEF – American Expeditionary Force
1. Led by JJ Pershing2. Notice that we fight as a nation with Br and Fr, not as an allied
force together
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ii. We arrive saying “La Fayette, we are here” c. Russia
i. Kerensky‟s government falls to the Communist revolution under Lenin ii. They sign a separate peace with Germany
d. Germany‟s final thrust fails
e.
November 11, 1918 the Armistice is signedi. Armistice means no more fightingii. Germany thought that with WW 14 Points that they would be treated
ok after the war..wrong
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Peace after the War1. WW and the peace negations before the treaty
a.
WWi. He is convinced that he gets part of the peaceii. 14 Points – WW vision of a peaceful world
b. Errors in conferencei. Paris – not a neutral site
ii. Held too sooniii. Everyone is invited (winners)iv. Losers (Gr) is not invited
c. American Problemsi. WW went, first president to ever leave
ii. Takes no Republicans
iii.
Takes no Senatorsd. Conference of 10 (each major country had 2 delegatesi. Br – David Lloyd George
1. Naval Supremecy2. Revenge – Khakis election – “squeeze germany” 3. Reparation
ii. U.S. – WW1. Self Determination – “World safe for Democracy”
a. Each ethnic group needs to have its own governmentb. Especially Austria Hungary should be split
2. League of Nations – “War to end all wars” iii. Fr – Clemenceau – “Little Tiger”
1. Revenge2. Security3. Return of Alsace-Lorraine
iv. It – Orlando1. Money2. Irredentia – Italian areas that weren‟t part of Italy
v. Jap2. Treaty of Versailles
a. Territoryi. Self Determination
ii. Alsace Lorraineiii. Cause problems
1. Ethnic minorities2. Polish corridor – gave Poland the Dansig in order to have a
seaport, Thus splitting Germany into two partsb. Colonies
i. Mandates – gave the colonies to the league of Nations which gavethem back to the winning powers
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c. Militaryi. WW wanted disarmament
ii. Germany only was demilitarized, no more than 100,000 in the armyiii. Demilitarized the German side of the Rhineiv. Kaiser Wilhelm declared a war criminal
d.
#231 and #232i. 2311. Germany is Totally responsible for causing the war
ii. 2321. B/c Germany caused the war, they must pay the total cost of
the war2. Reparations was coined to refer to this payment
e. League of Nationsi. WW sacrifices many things to put the LoN in the treaty
3. Treaty in Americaa. 3 Factions
i.
Democrats – for the treatyii. Bitter Enders – opposed the treaty, led by William Borahiii. Reservationalists – wanted amendments, led by H.C. Lodge
b. Debate focuses mainly on the League of Nationsc. WW goes on tour, has stroke, and never really recovers. In a sense, he gave
his life to the League of Nationsd. We never sign the Treaty of Versailles
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Age of Normalcy1. 10 Major Characteristics
a.
Disillusionmenti. By Progressive reform that fixed everything and yet nothingii. About War, because we went to war to end wars, and now we have
bickering and red scareb. Isolationism
i. Including refusal to join LoNc. Prosperity
i. “Republican‟s Prosperity ii. Farmers still excluded
d. Republican controli. Big Business and Laissez-Faire
1.
Bruce Barton – “The man who nobody knows” – portrayedJesus as a businessman2. High Tariff 3. “Profiteering” – the money BB got from the war effort
ii. Anti-Labor1. Boston Police Strike
a. CC sends telegram to Gompers saying they have “no
right to strike against the public interest anytime,anyplace”
iii. Anti-Foreign1. Rise of nativism2. WASP‟s 3. Quota System4. Red Scare
a. Result of Russian Revolutionb. A. Mitchell Palmer‟s Raids
5. Sacco-Vanzetti casea. Two Italian atheist, pacifist, anarchists were accused of
robbing a man near Boston.b. Judge Webster Thayer was prejudiced against themc. They were executedd. Was a big deal, miscarriage of justice
6. KKKa. Anti-black b. Anti-foreignc. “Upheld Moral Code” of America
e. Prohibitioni. Background
1. 18th Amendment2. Noble Experiment
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3. Outlawed the manufacturing, sale, or consumption of alcoholii. Evading law
1. Speakeasies replaced saloons (called Blind Tigers inCharleston)
2. Izzy and Moe (Federal Agents) were sent to find the
speakeasiesiii. Degradation of Legal system1. Evading law2. People would vote for it and still didn‟t obey
iv. Bootleggers, usually Big Business, smuggled the alcoholf. Crime
i. Rise of Gang Warsii. Al Capone
iii. Provided other things, drugs, prostitution, etcg. Automobile
i. Henry Ford‟s Model T made it possible for everyone to get a car
ii.
Governmental changes1. Need for Highways, infrastructure2. Need for Laws and rules
iii. Economic changes1. Stimulated industry – rubber, steel, petroleum2. Service stations3. Car industry
iv. Social changes1. Suburbs
a. Cities became more democrat, poorb. Suburbs republican, rich
2. People moved more3. Courting
a. Dating replaced coming to call4. Sunday Drive5. Movement of institutions farther away, especially churches
h. New Womani. 19th amendment – vote
ii. ERA – Equal Rights Amendment – didn‟t pass iii. War helps Blacks and Women
1. Women consolidate their gains, blacks lose itiv. Still some discrimination, but lessv. Change in appearance
1. Bobbed hair – comes from word barbor2. Flappers3. High skirts
i. Cultural Renaissancei. Literary – America emerges on world stage
1. Writersa. F Scott Fitzgerald – Great Gatsby, TSOP
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b. Earnest Hemmingway – Farewell to Arms, For Whomthe Bell Tolls
c. Sinclair Lewis – Mainstreet, Babbitd. John Steinbeck – Grapes of Wrath
2. Southern Writers
a.
Thomas Wolfe – Look Homeward Angelb. William Faulkner – Sound and Furyc. Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Windd. Earson Caldwell – Tobacco Road
3. Poetsa. Robert Frost – Wall, Road diverged in the woodsb. Carl Sandburg – Chicagoc. T.S. Elliot – Old Possums book of Practical Cats
4. Harlem Renaissancea. Langston Hughes – poems, Raisin in the Sun
5. Plays
a.
Eugene O‟Neil 6. H.L. Mencken – Literary Critic and Newspaperman (??)ii. Fine Arts
1. Gutson Berghum – sculptor, carved Mt. Rushmore2. Jazz – “The sound heard round the world”
a. Louis Armstrong j. Conformity of the Mind – Example: Scopes Monkey Trial
i. Defense1. John T. Scopes, a Bio teacher in Tennessee2. Darrow – Defense Lawyer3. scientists from U of Chicago
ii. Prosecution1. William Jennings Bryan as lawyer2. Bishop Usher, calculated the world was created about 4004 BC
iii. Judge threw out many of Darrow‟s witnesses, Darrow crossed Bryan,who died 2 days after trial
iv. Verdict: Guilty2. Foreign Policy (ESSAYS: Foreign Policy Between the Wars or F.P. in Decade of
Normalcy. Between the wars includes FDR)a. Umbrella of Isolationism – LoN flag on top…on top because we didn‟t join,
and not isolationistb. 4 Exceptions to Isolationism
i. Disarmament – WW idealism1. Public thinking
a. For: Moral virtue and Economic burden of armyb. Con: Preparedness, ability to defend, spending helps
econ., National security2. Acts and Treaties
a. Many meetings between 1919-35b. Washington Conference of 1921 – NAVAL
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i. Pushed by Charles Evans Hughesii. Treaty Points
1. Places limit on big ships2. Established the ration of 5:5:3 (Br, U.S.,
Jap) Other nations got 1.75
iii.
10 Year naval holidayiv. All the Number Power Treaties (4 Power, etc)c. London Treaty
i. Extended Naval holiday for 5 yearsii. Said if any nation cheated, the others could
build up in retaliationd. Geneva Conference
i. HH suggests that everyone should reduce theirmilitary by 1/3
ii. Big Powers oppose itii. War Debts / Reparations
1.
War Debtsa. They are what the allies owe us for loaning them moneyb. Allies didn‟t want to pay us b/c they thought that we
were an ally, and therefore our money was ourcontribution to the war effort. Obviously, we thought itwas a loan
2. Reparationsa. They are what Gr owes the allies for the warb. Germany is almost backrupt
3. Actsa. Dawes Plan
i. We loan Germany money (we get a mortgage onthe railroad)
ii. Forms a nice little circle, where we pay Gr, Grpays allies, and allies pay us
b. Young Plan (1929)i. Said if U.S. reduced the War Debts then Allies
would reduce the Reparationsii. Finally sets the price of reparations
c. Hoover Moratoriumi. Provides one year suspension for debts, in
response to the Great Depressioniii. Kellogg-Briand Pact (Paris Peace Pact)
1. 62 nations renounce war as an instrument of national policy – makes war “illegal”
iv. Stimson Doctrine1. In response to Japanese invasion of Manchuria2. Said U.S. will not recognize territory seized by force
v. FDR (before 35) [Ends the essay of Normalcy, but is included in otheressays]
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1. Good Neighbor Policya. Reverses the TR corollaryb. Says we well help in South America, but only to
intervene when asked too2. Recognizes USSR
a.
Only diplomatic step, not improvement of communismb. Lets us open trade3. Tydings-McDuffie Act – Provides Philippine Independence in
10 yearsa. Really happens in 46, because of WWII
3. Domestic Policy in the Decade of Normalcya. Harding
i. Background1. Election of 1920
a. R Warren Harding with CC as VP dfts D Cox/FDR andSoc. Debs
2.
Normalcy coined by Harding, was an errorii. Characteristics1. Mediocre2. Professional Republican3. Scandals
a. Mixed Blood Rumorsb. Nan Harding – “The Presidents Daughter”
4. Bad Grammariii. Foreign Policy
1. Washington Conference2. Unknown Soldier3. Apologized to Colombia for Panama
iv. Domestic Policy1. Budget Bill – headed by Dawes2. Quota Act3. Vetoes Bonus bill (WWI Veterans benefits in 10 years) which
passes over him4. Fordney McCumber Act – Raises Tariff 5. Scandals
a. Ohio Gangb. Veterans Bureauc. Treasury – Prohibition, bootleggingd. Teapot Dome – oil reserve that Pinchot set aside that
was given to the Dept. of the Interior and then passed tooil companies
e. Elkhill, similar to Teapot Domef. Harding died before the scandals came out
b. Calvin Coolidgei. Background
1. Became president after Harding
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2. Election of 1924a. R CC/Dawes dfts D John Davis/Charlie Bryan and
CPPA La Follettei. CPPA is Committee for Progressive Political
Action
ii.
Democratic Primary was deadlocked betweenAl Smith (N, Cath) and William McAdoo (S,Prot)
ii. Characteristics1. Indian Blood2. Governor Mass.3. Boston Police strike4. Not Corrupt5. Quiet – “Silent Cow”
iii. Foreign Policy1. War Debts Dawes Act and Young Act
2.
Kellogg-Briand Pactiv. Domestic Policy1. No Important Measures Passed2. Vetoed:
a. McNary – Haugen Bill Later AAAi. Farm Support Bill, Federally subsidized farmers
b. Mussel – Shoals Bill Later TVAi. Would have built dams to make Mussel-Shoals
in TN navigatablec. Herbert Hoover
i. Background1. Election of 1928
a. R HH dfts D Al Smithb. Radio is usedc. South Breaks with the Democrats, votes republican
ii. Characteristics1. Orphan2. Did the Food thing during WWI3. Organizational ability4. Never Previously elected5. Quaker
iii. Foreign Policy1. Stimson Act2. Hoover Moratorium
iv. Domestic Policy [Before The Great Depression]1. Harley-Smoot Tariff – Highest tariff ever even to present day
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The Great Depression1. Causes
a.
Long Rangei. Bad Distribution of Income1. 5% owned 1/3
ii. Technological Unemployment1. Caused by machines replacing man-labor
iii. Corporate Structure1. Stock manipulation gave false information
iv. No Government Regulationv. International Trade
1. G.D. was not unique to us, it was a world-wide depressionb. Immediate
i.
Collapse of the Stock Market in 19291. Kinds of people affecteda. Some companies were just made of airb. Even sturdy companies fellc. The stock market was encouraged by the war bonds
2. Margin – buying on credit3. Way it crashed
a. People buying on margins could payb. Brokers couldn‟t collect c. Banks couldn‟t collect d. Savers couldn‟t collect e. Less Purchases Econ down Unemploymentf. Was a vicious cycle
2. Hoovers Responsea. Voluntary Responseb. BEF – Bonus Expeditionary Force – veterans want their benefits, McArther
puts them downc. RFC – Reconstruction Finance Corporation – gives aid to business and banksd. Difference in theories between FDR and Hoover
i. Drip Theory (Hoover) – He wanted to give BB money that would dripto the people through investment and employment
ii. Peculator Theory (FDR) – He wanted to give money to the people whowould spend it, thus business would pick up, etc
iii. Pump-Priming Concept – They would put “Primer” into the economy
which would result in pump flowe. Election of 1932
i. D FDR/John Garner dfts R HH
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FDR and The New Deal1. Background
a.
Election of 1932i. D FDR/John Garner dfts R HHb. Election of 1936
i. D FDR/Garner dfts R Alf Landonii. First ever poll
iii. FDR shifts toward the left2. Politics – New Democratic Coalition
a. Was a switch from the Republican control from 1860-1932 to the Democraticcontrol until the more or less present day
b. Contained many different groups:i. Rural South
ii.
Urban Northiii. Elite – “Brain Trust” iv. Farmersv. Black Americans
1. Switched as FDR had a more colorblind administration andblack leaders in politics. Also, his action with MarianAnderson, a operatic soprano
vi. Unions1. AFL – led by William Green
a. Still craft union2. UMW – John Lewis
a. Favored industry-wide unionismb. Unskilled workers
3. CIO – Congress of Industrial Organizations – John Lewis,again
4. Achievements: 44hour work week, $.25 minimum wage, andchild labor legislation
c. His cabinet reflected all of these groupsi. Cordell Hull – Secretary of State, from TN
ii. Tim Farley – Postmaster Generaliii. Francis Perkins – Secretary of Laboriv. Henry Wallace – Secretary of Agriculture
d. 2 Political errorsi. Court Packing Bill
1. Because the Supreme Court killed many of his bills, heproposed a plan that said if a justice was over 70, he could putothers in to help them do their duty
ii. Midterm Elections of 19381. FDR goes into states and supports certain democrats2. Ex. SC‟s Cotton Ed Smith
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e. 3 Ways of Looking at New Deali. Revolution
1. That the New Deal was the 3rd American revolutiona. The 1st was in 1776 and the 2nd was the Civil War
2. Expanded government, federal authority, and understanding of
being an Americanii. Evolutionary1. Every proposal had previous roots in politics
iii. John Maynand Keynes1. British Economist2. Introduced Keynesian economics, the 3rd (and last) economic
style of American history3. 3 Points:
a. Government is responsible for economic stabilityb. During a Depression, the government should “spend
into prosperity”, or use deficit spending, or pump
primingc. Manipulate interest ratesf. Administration characteristics
i. 3 R‟s – Relief, Recovery, and Reformii. 100 Days – the first 100 days of FDR‟s administration where a lot of
legislation was passed…plays off of Napoleon‟s hundred days iii.
3. Characteristicsa. Wealthy NY, became NY Governorb. Married Eleanor, a distant cousinc. Ran with Cox in „20 d. Polio
4. 1st New Deal (100 Days)a. Early Amendments
i. 20th – “Lame Duck amendment” - Changes inauguration date toJanuary instead of March
ii. 21st – End Prohibitionb. Banking Legislation
i. Declares Bank Holidayii. FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
1. Federal Gov‟t guaranteed safety of banks 2. Revolutionary b/c it was gov‟t in business 3. Evolutionary b/c gov‟t should do it
iii. SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission1. Regulates stock market2. guarantees information about stock market3. regulates margins
iv. RFC – Reconstruction Finance Corporation1. Held over from HH – Evolutionary
c. CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps
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i. Put young men from cities to do rural conservation work if they senthalf of their money back home
ii. Most uncontroversial of all legislationiii. E/R
1. Rev.
2.
Evo. – Newlands actd. AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Acti. 1st Domestic Allotment program
ii. Limited the production of certain products in order to raise prices forfarmers
iii. Guaranteed price supportsiv. Also happened with livestock v. Declared unconstitutional in U.S. v. Butler
1. “Similarity at local conditions doesn‟t justify breaking statesrights”
vi. Later, the second AAA passed
e.
NIRA (NRA) – National (Industrial) Recovery Acti. Provided aid to BB, provided cooperation not competition – un-L-Fii. Codes
1. Manufactures had business codes that encouraged cooperation2. Participants got to show Blue Eagle
iii. Section 7A1. Guaranteed labor the right to bargain collectively2. Guaranteed wage/hour limits
iv. Schecter case declared it unconstitutional1. Sick Chicken case ruled not under inter state commerce2. The act was not later passed again, however the Wagner act
replaced Section 7Av. Rev/Evo
1. Rev – SupC threw it out2. Evo – WIB
f. TVA – Tennessee Valley Authorityi. Builds dams on the TN river to provide
1. Electricity2. Navigation3. Flood Control4. Conservation5. Recreation
ii. Providedd the “yard stick” by which private companies rates could be
measured for “reasonable” rates iii. Was government competing against private companiesiv. Rev/Evo
1. Rev – almost socialistic2. Evo – everything besides power is just internal improvements
5. Thunder on the Left – 3 Men that challenged FDR to shift lefta. Francis Townsend
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i. The Townsend Plan1. Would give old people 200 each month as long as they spent it
within that monthii. Affected both old people and their children
b. Huey Long – LA “Kingfish”
i.
Wanted to make every man a king by a new tax programii. It would “soak the rich” and distribute it to the people – robin hoodmotif
iii. Assassinated in 1935c. Father Caughlin – Catholic priest, new-populist
i. Wanted populist reform6. 2nd New Deal (leftward)
a. Social Securityi. Old age pensions
1. Dole money was almost pity money from government2. SS is tied to work, not Dole, so it is not charity
ii.
Aid to children/disablediii. Provided unemployment insurance1. If you lose your job by no fault of your own, the gov‟t
guarantees money for a limited periodiv. R/E
1. Rev2. Evo – life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
b. WPAi. Program of work relief
1. Employment of last resort2. Bulk of money went into salaries3. Criticized for boon doggling, just doing busy work
ii. Arts program – employs artists, actors, writers1. writers did states history2. artists painted walls everywhere
iii. NYA – National youth Administration1. provided jobs for kinds in college for tuition
c. New Deal ends in 1938 as WWII leads to a more Conservative swing
1. FDR‟s Foreign Policy before the War a. Good Neighbor Policy
i. Recognized USSR
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ii. Tyding-McDuffey Actb. Isolationism
i. Nye Committee – investigated the causes of WWI, concluded that thecause of it was munitions manufactures and BB
ii. Neutrality legislation
1.
No loans without WWI debts paidNo munitions unless cash/carry (Pay with cash, not loans, and get it yourse
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WWIILeading up to WWII
2. FDR‟s Foreign Policy before the War
a.
Good Neighbor Policyi. Recognized USSRii. Tyding-McDuffey Act
b. Isolationismi. Nye Committee – investigated the causes of WWI, concluded that the
cause of -it was munitions manufactures and BBii. Neutrality legislation
1. No loans without WWI debts paid2. No munitions unless cash/carry (Pay with cash, not loans, and
get it yourself)3. Causes of WWII (Europe
a.
Long Termi. Economic Problems – reparations and the depressionii. Failure of League of Nations
iii. Failure of Disarmamentiv. Failure to revise the Treaty of Versaillesv. Ethnic Minorities
vi. Rise of Nationalism4. Rise of Ism‟s
a. Typesi. Communism-0+9
1. Appealed to poor2. Revolution3. Equality4. State Ownership5. Internationalism
ii. Fascism1. Appealed to Rich2. Legitimate3. Elite4. State Capitalism5. Nationalism
iii. Both result in a police stateb. In Countries
i. Russia – Communist under Stalin1. Revolution led by Lenin, later Stalin became the leader2. 5 year plans, purges, etc
ii. Italy – Fascism under Mussolini1. Fascism was in response to Communism by bourgeoisie2. March on Rome: when Mussolini takes gov‟t (or king gives it,
not violent)
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3. Mussolini made the trains on time, fixed drainage, andreconciled with the Pope
iii. Germany – Nazis under Hitler1. Came up through legitimate election2. Wanted 3rd Reich
a.
1
st
was Charlemagne and HREb. 2nd was Bismarck before WWI3. Hitler added ethnic superiority
iv. Japanese – Fascists under Tojo (?)1. Ethnic superiority
a. Wanted to create Greater East Asia Co-ProsperitySphere
2. In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, leads to U.S. StimsonDoctrine
c. Formation of Axis and Alliesi. Axis – Italy, Japan, Germany
ii.
Allies – Russia, Britain, France, and the U.S.d. Spanish Civil Wari. Overthrew Alfonzo the XIII
ii. Spanish Republic (new gov‟t) redistributed the land/wealth, alienating
the rich (clergy, nobility, and military)iii. Franco leads the Nationalists (old gov‟t??, rich?) iv. We form the NIC – Non-intervention Committeev. Gr and It help Franco, Rus helps Republic
vi. U.S. responds with Neutrality5. Hitler-Steps to War
a. Rearms Gri. Army and Navy
ii. Violates Treaty of Versaillesiii. We (meaning mainly Fr and Br) don‟t act because:
1. Depression2. We realize that the Treaty may have been unfair and
understand why Germany might do these things3. Alternative was War
iv. Appeasement Policy1. Every time Hitler did something “bad” we just disapproved but
did not stand upb. Remilitarized the Rhinec. Anschluss (Union with Austria)
i. Germany wanted to annex Austria because they were ethnically Grii. Gr sends in troops, has vote, and, surprise, Austria wants to join
Germany, so they are annexiii. Also violates Treaty
d. Sudetenlandi. Munich Conference appeasement
1. Chamberlain, Mussolini, Hitler, Fr PM, but not Czech
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e. Poland (Polish Corridor)f. Hitler and Stalin signed non-intervention treaty
i. Ends communist push in Americag. Sept. 1939 Hitler invades Poland
i. He takes it quickly, USSR takes some land too
h.
Br and Fr declare war6. WWII Before the U.S.a. Period of Phony War
i. Fr hide behind Maginot lineb. Hitler attacks France by going around Maginot line, takes it in 6 weeks
i. Dunkirk Evacuation: Br saved Fr and Br armyii. Vichy government takes over in lower France, they collaborate
c. Japani. Taking China
ii. Blows up a U.S. shipiii. We freeze Japanese assets
7.
American Response to Wara. Hemispheric solidarity – Policy of North America and South America stickingtogether
b. Effort at Neutrality: legislationi. Cash/Carry
ii. No loansc. Isolationism
i. FDR‟s quarantine speech 1. suggests quarantining aggressor nations
ii. America First Committee1. Responded to by Committee to Save America by Aiding the
Alliesd. Election of 1940: D FDR/Henry Wallace dfts R Wendell Wilkie (Me Too
Republican)8. Measures Short of War
a. Exchange of Battleship for naval bases in Greenlandb. Peacetime Draft (1st ever)c. Lend/Lease Program
i. FDR proposes that U.S. sell/loan/provide material for anti-axis-forcesii. We become “arsenal for the allies”
d. Atlantic Charteri. Churchill/FDR
ii. Proposal for postwar world9. We enter the War
a. December 7, 1941: Pearl Harborb. Political decision says that our priority is in Europe, despite Pearl Harbor
i. By this time, Hitler has invaded Russian and they are our alliesii. Unlike WWI, there is an allied supreme command, headed by
Eisenhoweriii. We are only one to really fight Japan
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10. WWII with Americaa. Background
i. Can be divided up into two periods: Axis victory (1939-1942) andAllied Victory (1942-)
b. Pacific
i.
Axis Victory1. Pearl Harbor2. Phillipines attacked, we lose it3. Doolittle Raid4. Battle of Midway – turns the tide of the war, we destroyed their
carrier fleet and broke several codes5. Guadalcanal – 1st American offensive
ii. Ally Victory1. Leaders
a. Nimitz and Halsey – admiralsb. McArther – General
2.
Liberate Philippines3. Attack Japana. Iwo Jima – island, 1st attack on traditional Japanese
territoryi. We bomb, eventually land and raise the flag on
the mountainb. Okinawa – enormous casualties
4. Nuclear Bombinga. The bomb
i. Manhattan project was the Nuke projectii. Oak Ridge – place A-bomb was developed
iii. Trinity – place A-bomb testedb. Truman decides to do it because:
i. Waning American support for warii. Casualties
iii. Soviet Union had promised to help us in Pacific:we don‟t want them “polluting” any more
countriesc. Europe: Western Front
i. Axis Victory1. Fall of France2. Hitler attacks London, doesn‟t work
a. RAF – Royal Air Forceii. Ally Victory
1. Invasion of Italy – 2nd Invasiona. Choosing the site: Sicily or Sardenia
i. “Man who never was” disguised as a chief agent ii. We strike in Sicily
b. Emmanual kicks out Mussolini, but Mussolini stillleads in the north
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2. Invasion of France: 3rd Invasion, D-Daya. Operation Overload or the invasion of Normandyb. Again Gr guesses wrongc. We liberate Paris and push them back
3. Defeat of Germany
a.
Battle of the Bulge- Gr fails to break a line into the seab. Russians take Berlin firstc. V-E Day – Early May
d. Europe: Eastern Fronti. Axis Victory
1. Attack of Russia2. Siege of Stalingrad: 4 million casualties
a. Failure to take marks some end in Eastern frontii. Ally Victory
1. Russians start pushing Gr back 2. Guerrillas attack Nazis supported by Russia leads to conflict
after the ware. North Africai. Axis Victory
1. Gr attacks Fr and Br2. Rommel leads Afrika Korps against Montgomery3. Battle of El Alimaine, Br hold them
ii. Ally Victory1. Operation Torch, the 1st invasion – led by Eisenhower2. Practically no resistance in desert
11. Home Fronta. Mobilization
i. Draft and Recruitment1. GI Bill – vets, opportunity and free education, speciall loans
for home/businesses2. WACS – Women‟s Auxilary Corps 3. Blacks
ii. Business1. WPB – War Production Board2. Labor: no strike policy
iii. OPA – Office of Price Administration1. freezes wages/prices2. system of rationing gas/tires/food3. Black markets develop4. Encourages Victory Gardens
iv. Technology1. development of synthetic rubber, nylon, and margarine2. Medical advancements
v. OCP – Office of Civil Defense1. Practice drills if we were to be attacked2. air raid sirens
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vi. Propaganda1. Disney2. Movies
vii. Question of Civil Liberties1. Relocation of Jap-Am, especially in California
2.
redressed later by SupC12. Mobilization for Peacea. Background
i. Big Four (Three) – FDR, Churchill, Stalin and (Chiang Kia-sheck)b. Atlanta Charter – FDR and Churchillc. Casa Blanca
i. Program of Unconditional Surrenderii. Churchill-FDR
d. Yalta Conferencei. Partition of Gr
ii. Controversial b/c of concessions to Stalin
e.
Potsdam – in between V-E and V-Ji. Truman – Atlee (U.S. – Br)f. San Francisco Conference of 1945
i. UN
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After WWII1. Background
a. El
2. Foreign Policya. Background
i. Truman and Eisenhower were the presidentsb. Truman
i. Containment1. Contain communism2. This was passive, not active because it prevented expansion
ii. U.N.iii. NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1. Mutual Defense2. USSR countered with Warsaw Pact
iv. MP – Marshall Plan1. Provided that America would give money to any country to
rebuild after the war2. This contrasted to the war debts and Dawes‟ loans
v. Truman Doctrine1. Economic and Military aid to Greece and Turkey to fight
communismvi. Truman‟s Point 4
1. Gives aid to 3rd World countries to fight communismvii. Miscellaneous
1. Division of Germany into 3rd US, Br, and USSR) and then Br
and US give Fr a share, too2. Occupation of Japan by US only
a. Demilitarizationb. McArthurc. We provide the military for Japand. We don‟t sign peace treaty until 1951
3. Philippine Independence4. Russians get A-bomb and end our nuclear monopoly5. Chinese Revolution
a. Nationalist Chiang Kiasheck loses war to Mao Tsengand flees to China
b. We refuse to recognize Mao as the leader6. Israel7. Nuremberg War Criminal Trials
a. Grew out of Holocaustb. At what level can you blame people?
viii. Berlin Crisis - 19481. West Berlin was a “Window on the West” 2. Berlin Blockade – closed railroads and Highways
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a. If we do nothing, we look badb. Europe is also afraid that we will respond excessively
3. Berlin Airlift – every 3 minutes a plane lands giving food,clothing, etc to the people
4. Allies make united West Germany with a capital at Bonn
5.
This solidifies our position with the Alliesix. Korean War1. North and South Korea were divided at the 38th parallel
a. N was communistb. S was not
2. 25th June, 1950 Korean war began (VN was gradual)3. Again, the communists assumed that the U.S. wouldn‟t fight 4. Truman presented it to the U.N and a joint force (unlike VN)
declared North Korea an aggressor nation and had U.N peacekeeping force sent
5. US sends the most troops, and McArthur leads it
6.
Limited Wara. Purpose Limited: only push communists out of SK, notsurrender
b. Power Limited: we can‟t nuke them 7. McArthur wanted Chinese invasion, Truman fires him8. China comes into NK, we pump more in, have a war, etc
c. Eisenhoweri. Background
1. John Foster Dulles – Secretary of Statea. “brinkmanship” – brink of nuclear war to keep peaceb. Theory of Massive Retaliation
ii. End of Korean Wariii. Creation of SEATO
1. South East Asia Treaty Organization2. This included Indo-China (VN) and Formosa (Taiwan)
iv. Eisenhower Doctrine1. Promises aid to middle east to fight communism
v. Death of Stalin1. Replaced by Krushchev, leads to a “thaw” in the Cold War 2. “Spirit of Geneva” – hopeful period
vi. Hungarian Revolution1. We didn‟t support the anti-communist revolution, because it
was in already communist areasvii. Sputnik
1. Led to education reform2. Race for Space
viii. Cuba1. Rise of Fidel Castro who turned out to be Red2. Limits of Power
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3. Our policy really didn‟t fit into Containment b/c Cuba was
having an internal revolution, not inspired by Russiaix. U-2
1. A spy play shot down by the Russians2. Francis Gary Powers – pilot
3.
Russia cancels the summit3. Domestic Policya. Background
i. Elections1. El 1944
a. D FDR/Truman dfts R Tom Deweyb. FDR dies soon
2. El 1948a. D Truman dfts R Tom Dewey/Warren, Dixiecrat
Thurmond, and Progressive Henry Wallaceb. Dixiecrats and Progressives split from Democrats
c.
Was an extremely close election3. El 1952a. R Ike/Nixon dfts D Stevenson
4. El 1956a. R Ike/Nixon dfts D Stevenson (déjà vu)
ii. Amendments1. 13 – 15: Reconstruction2. 16-19: Progressive3. 20-22: New Deal, just kinda random4. 23rd – DC electors equal to that of the smallest state5. 24th – Poll tax eliminated6. 25th – Presidential Succession
a. Designed to provide what would happen if a presidentor Vice President were to die
b. Had 2 points:i. President can appoint a Vice President with the
consent of Congressii. If the President is unable to function (declared
by himself or a special committee) then the VicePresident takes over until he is able to function
7. 26th – 18 to vote, response to VN8. 27th – payment for Congress
b. Truman‟s Policy – Fair Deali. 1st Term
1. Republican congress doesn‟t pass any Fair Deal legislation 2. Taft-Hartley Act – “Slave labor act”
a. Says that all labor unions must be anti-communist andthey cannot contribute to political campaigns or parties
b. Declares unfair labor practicesc. Section 14B – “lets states have right-to-work laws”
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i. These laws meant not having to join a union togain employment
ii. 2nd Term1. Fair Deal continues2. Red Scare!!
a.
McCarthy and McCarthyismi. Condemned without evidenceii. Guilt by Association
b. Acknowledged espionagec. People
i. Alger Hiss – accusedii. Rosenbergs – Russian spies
3. Civil Rights Legislation – philibustered by Thurmond4. Scandals5. HH commission reorganizes branches of the government
c. Eisenhower‟s Domestic Policy
i.
Background1. Military Industrial Complex warning2. Middle of the Road Republican – (kind of Me Too
Republicanism)ii. Alaska and Hawaii enter as states
iii. Civil Liberties1. McCarthyism
a. HUAN – House of Un-American activities committeeb. McCarthy vs. the Army – ends McCarthyism
iv. Civil Rights1. Desegregated the Army (really under Truman)2. Jackie Robinson3. Adam Clayton Powell Jr – public letter by Black republican
criticizing DC‟s segregation 4. Brown v. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education
a. NAACP ran itb. Earl Warren is the judgec. Says that Separate is inherently unequal: eliminates
segregation, and calls for it to happen with all deliberatespeed
d. Response: white citizens councils try to evade the courte. Briggs v. Elliot is SC case that is incorporated into
Topeka case5. Orval Faubes
a. Defies courts desegregation orderb. Ike sends in federal troops (1st time since Whiskey
Rebellion)6. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
a. Rise of MLK Jr. and SCLC – Southern ChristianLeadership Conference
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b. Civil Disobediencec. Brought National attention to the south
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Sixties and Onward1. Background
a.
El 1960i. D JFK/LBJ dfts R Nixonb. El 1964
i. D LBJ/Humphrey dfts R Goldwater (AuH2O)c. El 1968
i. R Nixon/Agnew dfts Humphrey and Am George Wallace “Dimes
worth of difference” ii. Eugene McCarthy challenges LBJ on peace issue, and his success
makes LBJ pull out, then RFK assassinatediii. Chicago police at Dem. Convention
d. El 1972
i.
R Nixon/Agnew dfts D George McGovern (peace in VN campaign/ (xEagleton) Shriverii. Watergate election
e. El 1976i. D Jimmy Carter dfts R Ford
f. El 1980i. R Reagan dfts D Carter and I Anderson
g. El 1984i. R Reagan dfts D Mondale/Ferraro (1st woman on National ticket)
h. El 1988i. R Bush dfts D Dukakis
i. El 1992i. D Clinton dfts R Bush and I Perot
j. El 1996i. D Clinton dfts R Dole
k. El 2000i. R Bush Jr dfts D Gore
2. Domestic Policya. JFK – “New Frontier”
i. Space raceii. Labor
iii. Civil Rights1. MLK‟s march on Washington and “I have a Dream”
b. LBJ – “Great Society” i. 1st Term: Civil Rights Act of 1964: first Civil Rights since
Reconstructionii. War on Poverty
1. HEW – House Education and Welfare2. HUD – Housing and Urban Development
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3. Medicare – through Social Security, medical care for oldpeople
4. Medicaid – medical care for pooriii. Civil Rights
1. CR Act of 1965 – “Voting Rights Act”
a.
In any state where less than 50% of eligible voters don‟tvote, we assume that it is because they arediscriminated against
b. Federal intervention, can‟t be changed 2. MLK Jr. Assassinated
a. Violence3. Watts Riot
a. Violenceb. Black Violence against Black Propertyc. Caused by “rising expectations” that things would get
better, but they didn‟t for the average person
d.
Leads to “Long Hot Summer” c. Nixon – “Imperial Presidency”, “Law and Order” i. Court Decisions of Earl Warren
1. Civil Rightsa. Brown v. TB of Edu
2. Civil Libertiesa. Giddeon v. Wainwright – 6th Am - says you have the
right to a lawyer, to know that right, and state providinga lawyer
b. Miranda v. Arizona – 5th Am – no person can be forcedto testify against themselves “Right to remain silent”
and that you cannot be penalized for it3. 1 man, 1 vote cases
a. Baker v. Carri. The State House of Representatives must
represent approximately equal populationsb. Reynalds v. Simms
i. Same thing, Senatec. These increase Black and Urban Representation
ii. Watergate1. Incident involving break-in at Dem. Convention2. Bernstein and Woodward pursued the story3. CREEP – Committee to RE-Elect the President, Att Gen was
chairman4. Pentagon Papers – commentary on VN that were given to press5. Spearo Agnew – accused of taking bribes, resigns6. Gerald Ford Vice President7. Nixon resigns, Ford President
d. Fordi. Presidential Pardon for Nixon
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ii. Chooses Nelson Rockefeller as Vice Presidentiii. WIN – effort to fight stagflation
e. Carteri. OPEC oil crisis
1. High prices
2.
Limits of Powerii. Economy1. High Inflation
f. Reagan – “New Federalism” i. Economic
1. Reaganomics – supply side econ or “trickle down” theory witha “safety net” at the bottom
2. Cut taxes business invests trickles down safety netsupports people from falling through the cracks
3. Helped eliminate inflation, but increased Federal defecitii. Immigration
iii.
AIDSiv. Family Emphasisv. Moral Majority
vi. Attempted assassinationg. Bush Sr.
i. Read my lips, no new taxesh. Clinton
i. Medical reformii. It‟s the economy, stupid
3. Foreign Policya. JFK
i. Space Race (military)ii. Peace Corps
iii. OAS – Organization of American Statesiv. Cuba
1. Bay of Pigsa. Makes U.S. look bad internationallyb. “Colossus of the North”
2. Cuban Missile Crisisa. Confrontation with Major Powersb. Blockade of Cubac. “Hotline” between President and USSR
v. Berlin1. Berlin Wall was erected2. Limits of Power
b. LBJi. VN
1. Began in 1954 under Ikea. Indochina divided
2. Differences with Korea
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a. No specific start or eventb. Guerilla campaignsc. Not a “war” but a civil struggle d. Only U.S., not U.N.
3. Trauma and dissention
a.
Favoredi. Containment1. Domino Theory
ii. Patriotismb. Opposed
i. Civil War not real warii. Cost of Victory too high
iii. Politicians and military are lying to usiv. Change country when it is wrong is patrioticv. Rich man‟s war, poor man‟s fight
vi. Humanity/War crimes
4.
TV – showed killings in “living color” c. Nixoni. Visits Red China and recognizes it
ii. Has “Secret Plan” to end war d. Ford
i. VN – gets to be a smaller problem, Vietnamizationii. Kissinger – Secretary of State, Policy of Détente – moving to a relaxed
state in the Cold wariii. Middle East
e. Carteri. Human Rights
ii. SALT IIiii. Returns the Panama Canaliv. Camp David accords – Israel and Egyptv. Iranian Hostages
f. Reagani. Grenada Invasion
1. Off coast of South America2. Makes Latin America uneasy
ii. Nicuragua1. Contra-Sandinista conflict
iii. Iran Hostages released on Reagan‟s inauguration iv. Star Wars defense systemv. Gorbechev and the fall of the Soviet Union
1. Communism mixed2. more freedom
vi. Lebanong. Bush Sr.
i. Berlin wallii. Panama – Noreiga
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iii. Desert Storm in Middle easth. Clinton
i. Bosnia
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Themes of the 60’s and
70’s 1. Civil Liberties
a. McCartyismb. Protestsc. Police – anything they do is “right” (or wrong)
2. Civil Rightsa. Dem. Convention of 1948b. Population shift (Blacks move north)c. Legislationd. Violencee. MLK Jr.
3.
Violencea. CRb. Black Demonstrationsc. Wh – Bl and Bl – Bld. VNe. Assassinations – RFK, JFK, MLK
4. TVa. Army v. McCarthyb. El 1960 Debatesc. MLK‟s march on Washington d. Violence and VN
5. VN6. Generation Gap
a. Patriotism in VN – Canada and Draft card burningb. Protestsc. Parents remembered depressiond. Hippies – marijuanae. Sexual Revolution