The Wilson Presidency
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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 Actcreated the Federal Reserve Banking
System
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Actcreated the Federal Reserve Banking
System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered the rate on imported goods
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Actcreated the Federal Reserve Banking
System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered the rate on imported goods
• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for
lost revenue
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Actcreated the Federal Reserve Banking
System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered 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
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