HIST 106 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture First we ll finish up the lecture on American Imperialism We will try to quickly do the portion of the outline in red LECTURE OUTLINE FOR AMERICAN IMPERIALISM The White Man s Burden Changing Ideas of Empire Hawaii The Spanish American War Cuba The Philippines Policing the Hemisphere Big Stick Diplomacy Panama Canal 1903 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine Taft and Dollar Diplomacy Wilson and Practical Idealism The Mexican Revolution Then we ll move on to the lecture on the Great War and hopefully get through all of the below Outline of Current Lecture THE GREAT WAR War in Europe beginning in 1914 Shaky Alliances the Catalyst for War Developments in Warfare Trench Warfare combined with New Technology Submarine Warfare The Sinking of the Lusitania U S Neutrality June 1914 April 1917 Focus on Progressive Reforms at Home Despite American Imperialism United States still essentially Isolationist Different Reasons for Isolationism Interventionist Minority Preparedness The United States at War April 1917 November 1918 The Zimmerman Telegram the Declaration of War Mobilizing the Home Front Selective Service Act The Committee on Public Information Other New Federal Agencies Volunteerism Progressives at War Paying for the War U S Military Involvement and the Allied Victory An Uneasy Peace Wilson and the Fourteen Points Legacies of the War Current Lecture Paying for the War U S Military Involvement and the Allied Victory An Uneasy Peace Wilson and the Fourteen Points Legacies of the War THEN WE LL GET TO WORK ON THE LECTURE ON POLITICS CLASS AND CULTURE IN THE LATE 1910S 1920S I realize this is a long outline We re going to be discussing a lot of different things so I wanted to provide you all as much information as possible on the outline to help you follow along I m hoping to get through the entire first section The Home Front At War and After War We will most likely need to save the section on The Roaring Twenties for next Tuesday I think that even if we need to save that section for next week we ll still be able to get through next week s scheduled lectures The Home Front At War and After War Wartime Civil Liberties and the Red Scare Espionage and Sedition Acts Creation of Bureau of Investigation becomes FBI Eugene V Debs Schenck v United States Movement for 100 Americanism Lynching of Robert Prager American Protective League Repression of Radical Labor Groups The Wobblies The Bolshevik Revolution and the Red Scare Strikes Mail Bombings and Deportation Women Win the Vote National American Woman Suffrage Association National Woman s Party 19th Amendment A Great War for Civil Rights Race Riots African Americans in the Great War The Red Summer Civil Rights Activism Responses Revival of the KKK and Immigration Restrictions a Paying for the War i Income Tax expanded greatly ii Inheritances were taxed iii Most of funds came from borrowing 1 Liberty bonds 23 billion by 1920 a Citizens lent money to the government b Federal debt raised to 20 billion by 1920 b U S Military Involvement and the Allied Victory i US made headway on the seas 1 Protected others from U boats ii Expeditionary force ground forces made little headway 1 General John Pershing sent to lead troops in france 2 Very brief stay in Europe a Still 2 3 saw some sort of fighting b Were able to avoid the early trench war fighting c Causalities of US troops significantly smaller than others involved 2 An Uneasy Peace a Wilson and the Fourteen Points MPAH 171 172 for Speech i Sought to unite the other countries on American terms ii Proposal for world peace 1 Values and morals that Americans should spread world wide iii Arms reduction iv Every nationality should be a nation v Readjustment for colonial claims vi Proposal for League of Nations 1 Establish international laws 2 Arbitrate between countries b Germany signs Armistance mid nov 1918 i Put down arms and declare out of war c Paris Peace Conference Versailles i 32 countries 3 4 of world s population ii Very long drawn out process that took many months iii Wilson and 14 points seen as main reason Germany surrenders 1 Other countries leaders did not agree with this view nor all of the 14 points iv Wilson wanted 1 Limited acceptance of self determiniation each national group have own country 2 Allies accept League of nation a Agreed that an international peace keeping organization needed to be set up v Wilson had to give as well 1 Germany pays for damage 2 Germany takes full blame for war vi Treaty of Versailles 1 Finalized in may 1919 2 Wilson promotes treaty to congress in June a Had been so wrapped up in this conference he had forgotten home politics b Many were against league of nations c Wilson goes on promotional tour for treaty across nation i Has stroke d Henry Lodge proposes 14 changes i Wilson while still sick asks democrats to vote against Lodge s changes ii Could not get enough votes to pass treaty e US makes up league of nations and then never signs or becomes apart of it d Legacies of the War i Federal government plays a more active role in the ecnomy and everyday life ii Brief but decisive contribution of the US military gives the US a prominent place at the peace talks iii US emerges as global power iv Wartime patriotism and propaganda have a dark side that persists even after war time THEN WE LL GET TO WORK ON THE LECTURE ON POLITICS CLASS AND CULTURE IN THE LATE 1910S 1920S I realize this is a long outline We re going to be discussing a lot of different things so I wanted to provide you all as much information as possible on the outline to help you follow along I m hoping to get through the entire first section The Home Front At War and After War We will most likely need to save the section on The Roaring Twenties for next Tuesday I think that even if we need to save that section for next week we ll still be able to get through next week s scheduled lectures The Home Front At War and After War a Wartime Civil Liberties and the Red Scare i Espionage and Sedition Acts 1 Espionage a Anyone found guilty of aiding enemy obstructing recruitment or encouraging insubordination in the military could face 10 000 fine and 20 years in prison b Empowered post master to refuse to mail any newspapers or magazines considered treasonous or subversive i Over 45 newspapers lost their right to print 2 Sedition a Prohibited disloyal profane or abusive language about the government constitution flag or uniform of the armed