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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!”
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
• 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
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• Germany’s use of unrestricted sub.
Warfare• The sinking of the Lusitania (ends
unrestricted submarine warfare)
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
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