The Wilson Presidency

• Wilson and Domestic Policy• The High Water Mark of

Progressivism• Wilson and Foreign Policy• America and World War I• 1914-1916: An uneasy neutrality• 1917: “Over There!”

Woodrow Wilson

The “Triple Wall of Privilege”

•Banks•The Tariff•Trusts

How well did he do?

How well did he do?

• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System

How well did he do?

• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System

• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the rate on imported goods

How well did he do?

• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System

• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the rate on imported goods

• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue

How well did he do?

• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System

• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the rate on imported goods

• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue

• The Trusts- Clayton Anti-Trust Act- also exempted labor unions from Sherman Act

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916

• Child Labor Legislation

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916

• Child Labor Legislation• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R.

employees

The High Water Mark of Progressivism

• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916• Child Labor Legislation• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R.

employees• First Jewish S.C. Justice: Louis Brandeis

WW I- August 1914

W.W. I Alliances

W.W. I Alliances

• Triple Entente’ (Allies): Great Britain, France, and Russia

W.W. I Alliances

• Triple Entente’ (Allies): Great Britain, France, and Russia• The Central Powers German and Austria-Hungary

The Road to War

• British Blockade of Germany

The Road to War

• British Blockade of Germany• Germany’s use of unrestricted sub.

warfare

Torpedoed by German U Boat

The Road to War

• British Blockade of Germany• Germany’s use of unrestricted sub.

Warfare• The sinking of the Lusitania (ends

unrestricted submarine warfare)

The Lusitania

The Road to War

• British Blockade of Germany• Germany’s use of unrestricted sub.

Warfare• The sinking of the Lusitania (ends

unrestricted submarine warfare)• Germany starts unrestricted sub

warfare again

The Road to War

• British Blockade of Germany• Germany’s use of unrestricted sub.

Warfare• The sinking of the Lusitania (ends

unrestricted submarine warfare)• Germany starts unrestricted sub

warfare again• The Zimmerman Telegram