Wilson to Modern America The push to establish the US as a world power

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Election of 1912 Wilson only 41% of the popular vote. Wilson regarded himself as a the personal representative of the people. Wilson was familiar with war and he was not a supporter of conflict. President of Princeton, 1902 Campaigned on the slogan of “New Freedom” supporting individual liberty and States’ rights.

New Freedom Battle on the “Triple Wall of Privilege: The tariff, the banks and the trusts” Underwood Tariff Act Federal Reserve Act Federal Trade Commission Act Clayton Antitrust Act

Unique delivery of legislation Wilson was the first President since Jefferson to personally deliver his message to Congress. Wilson’s eloquent, effective and aggressive leadership spurred the passage of his “New Freedom” Legislation.

Important New Freedom Legislation The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 The Warehouse Act of 1916 La Follette’s Seaman ActWorkingmen’s Compensation Act Child Labor Act Adamson Act 1916

Wilsonian Foreign Policy Wilson was not a fan of imperialism Situations: Mexico – Pancho Villa Haiti Dominican Republic Virgin Islands ABC Powers

The Coming Storm Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Tangled Web of Alliances The long night in Europe

America Remains Neutral “Neutral in thought as well as deed” War pulls the US economy out of recession Uboat as a development to fight economic warfare Sussex Pledge

US involvement in the War to End All Wars January 22, 1917 – Peace without victory address January 31, 1917 – Unlimited/Unrestricted submarine warfare. Zimmerman Telegram Red Revolution – Fall of the Tsars April 2, 1917 – Wilson asks for a declaration of war, declaration is granted 4 days later.

War in France The war exacted a heavy toll at home and abroad – Labor and preparedness Draft – Conscription was the only way the US was going to develop the manpower necessary to win Russian Revolution and Russian withdrawal as a force spurred US intervention in Europe. John Pershing

14 Points Foreign Diplomacy and idealism Wilson was born and raised in the South during the Civil War, he did not like conflict WWI represented an opportunity to increase democratic values around the world, represented in the League of Nations.

Interwar years Flappers Economic Boom to Bust Margin buying of equities Women’s Suffrage Automobile KKK Labor unrest

Onset of WWII Causes of WWII: Rise of Dictators, Economic Nationalism, Imperialist Expansion, Appeasement German War Reparations World Economic Crisis – Overproduction Crashing prices the agricultural effect and its impact on solvency

US into WWII Everything short of war policy Lend-Lease Atlantic Charter Arsenal for Democracy Pearl Harbor War in Europe – Allies and Axis Pacific Atomic bomb End of the war Holocaust