solid south, triumph of progressivism, debs gets 900,000 votes
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Election of 1912. Solid South, triumph of Progressivism, Debs gets 900,000 votes. The “Phraseocrat” State of the Union Federal Farm Loan Act Seaman’s Act Adamson Act- 8hr days for RR workers Workman’s Compensation Accelerated segregation in Federal bureaucracy (boooooo). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Solid South, triumph of Progressivism, Debs gets 900,000 votes
Election of 1912
The “Phraseocrat”•State of the Union•Federal Farm Loan Act•Seaman’s Act•Adamson Act- 8hr days for RR workers•Workman’s Compensation•Accelerated segregation in Federal bureaucracy (boooooo)
Triple Wall of Privilege:TariffBanksTrusts
Clayton Anti-Trust Act:The “Magna Carta” of Organized Labor
“Iron Jawed Angels” marching for the 19th Amendment
Wilson’s Foreign Policy•Stopped Dollar Diplomacy•eases anti-Japanese laws Cali•Sends Marines to….Haiti, Dominican Rep (8 yrs)•Virgin Islands purchased•Mexico$1 Bill.US investments1913 opp Huerta1914 Tampico Incid.1914 Carranza Pres.Pancho Villa invades NM
Tampico Incident
1914: Occupation of Vera Cruz: 300 Mexicans killed, 90 Americans
“Expeditionary Force” in Vera Cruz
General Pershing in Mexico, 1916
Lusitania sunk in 1915………US enters WWI in 1917Bryan resigns as Sec of State, 1916 Sussex Pledge
Why America favored the Allies
•Belgium atrocities•Cultural similarities with Brits•Germany viewed as “evil monarchy”•British propaganda, control of cable•Geography made trade easier•Greater investment in Allies•Mines and Blockade > sub warfare
Election of 1916
“He kept us out of War”………until chapter 33