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Transcript of THE NATION AT WAR America: Past and Present Chapter 24.
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THE NATION AT WAR
America: Past and Present
Chapter 24
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A New World Power
American foreign policy aggressive, nationalistic since late 19th century
Colonialism draws U.S. into international affairs
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"I Took the Canal Zone"
1903--Colombian senate refuses to allow U.S. to build Panama Canal
Roosevelt abetted revolution to separate Panama from Colombia
Independent Panama permits construction 1914--Panama Canal opened
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The Roosevelt Corollary
U.S. treats Latin America as a protectorate “Roosevelt Corollary”--U.S. will ensure
stability of Latin American finance Roosevelt Corollary spurs intervention in
– Dominican Republic– Panama– Cuba
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Ventures in the Far East
Diplomatic agreements with Japan– Korea under Japanese influence – Japan to respect U.S. control of Philippines
Japanese resentment builds over Open Door policy in China
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Taft and Dollar Diplomacy
Taft substitutes economic force for military American bankers replaced Europeans in
Caribbean Taft's support for U.S. economic influence
in Manchuria alienates China, Japan, Russia
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Foreign Policy Under Wilson
Wilson inexperienced in diplomacy Tries to base foreign policy on moral force Resorts to military force in Latin America
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Troubles Across the Border
1913--Huerta leads coup in Mexico Wilson denies Huerta recognition
– Revolutionary regimes must reflect “a just government based upon law”
Wilson blocks arms shipments to Mexico 1914--U.S. seizes Vera Cruz 1916--U.S. Army pursues “Pancho” Villa
across U.S., Mexican border
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Toward War
1914--War in Europe– Central Powers headed by Germany– Allied Powers headed by England, France
Wilson sympathizes with England, seeks U.S. neutrality
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The Neutrality Policy
Progressives see war as wasteful, irrational Suspicion that business seeks war for profit Immigrants prefer U.S. neutrality A long tradition of U.S. neutrality Americans see little national stake in war
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Freedom of the Seas
England blockades Germany U.S. ships to Germany seized Wilson accepts English promise of
reimbursement at war’s end
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The U-Boat Threat
German submarines violate international law by shooting without warning
August, 1915-- Lusitania sunk by U-Boat April, 1916--Wilson issues ultimatum: call
off attacks on cargo and passenger ships or U.S.-German relations will be severed
Germany pledges to honor U.S. neutrality
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"He Kept Us Out of War"
1916--Wilson campaigns on record of neutrality
Republican Charles Evans Hughes campaigns on tougher line against Germany
Wilson wins close election– Wins large labor, progressive vote – Wins majority of women’s vote
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The Final Months of Peace
1917--Germany lifts restrictions on U-Boats Wilson’s response
– Orders U.S. merchant vessels armed– Orders U.S. Navy to fire on German U-Boats
April 2, 1917--War declared on Germany
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U.S. Losses to the German Submarine Campaign, 1916-1918
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Over There
U.S. allies in danger of losing war– Germans sink 881,000 tons of Allied shipping during
April, 1917
– Mutinies in French army
– British drive in Flanders Stalled
– Bolsheviks sign separate peace with Germany; German troops to West
– Italian army routed
Allies braced for spring, 1918 offensive
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Mobilization
No U.S. contingency plans for war 200,000 troops at war’s beginning Draft conscripts 2 million by war’s end
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War in the Trenches
Teaming of U.S., English navies halves Allied losses to submarines
June 1917--U.S. troops arrive in France Spring, 1918--U.S. forces help halt final
German offensive– battle of Chateau Thierry – battle of Belleau Wood
September--Germans out of St. Mihiel
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Over Here
Victory on front depends on mobilization at home
Wilson consolidates federal authority to organize war production and distribution
Wilson begins campaign for American emotions
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The Conquest of Convictions
1918--Wilson uses popular anti-German rage to pass the Sedition Act– Criticism of the war was penalized– Dissenters imprisoned
Summer, 1918--anticommunism prompts deployment of U.S. troops to Russia
1918-1919--“Red Scare” results in domestic suppression of “radicals”
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A Bureaucratic War
Wartime agencies supervise production, distribution to maximize war effort
Government seizes some businesses to keep them running
Cooperation between government and business the norm
Business profits from wartime industry
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Labor in the War
Union membership swells Labor shortage prompts
– wage increase– entry of Mexican-Americans, women, African-
Americans to war-related industrial work force
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African-Americans and the War
200,000 blacks serve in France– 42,000 combat troops
Great Migration to northern factories– Blacks must adjust industrial work pace– Encounter Northern racism
1917-1919--Race riots in urban North Wartime experience prompts new surge of
black resistance
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The Treaty of Versailles
Common concern about Bolshevik revolution
Wilson’s Fourteen points call for non-punitive settlement
England and France balk at Fourteen Points– Want Germany disarmed and crippled– Want Germany’s colonies– Skeptical of principle of self-determination
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A Peace at Paris
Wilson fails to deflect Allied punishment of Germany in treaty
Treaty creates Wilson’s League of Nations– Article X of League charter requires members
to protect each others’ territorial integrity League's jurisdiction excludes member
nations’ domestic affairs
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Rejection in the Senate
Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge leads opposition to Treaty, League
October, 1919--stroke disables Wilson November--Treaty fails in Senate January, 1920--final defeat of Treaty July, 1921--U.S. peace declared by joint
Congressional resolution
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Election of 1920
Wilson hopes reelection will provide mandate for League of Nations
Landslide for Republican Warren Harding Defeat of League of Nations brings defeat
of Progressive spirit