5. Woodrow Wilson's background(333)
-grew up in south after the civil war and reconstruction
-before entering polictics, wilson worked as a lawyer, history professor, president of princeton university, gov. of NJ
6. Woodrow Wilson's Presidential accomplishments(332-335, 363)
-passed the federal reserve act
america needed stronger banks
divided the nation into 12 districts-there was a regional central bank in each district
federal reserve banks could issue new paper money in emergency situations
also helped with giving out loan money
banks within the system helped others from closing due to lack of money
passed clayton antitrust act(1914)-set up labor unions, made them legal, broke up big monopolies
-federal trade commission act(1914)-investigated companies for monopolistic practices
-led america through world war one
-announced fourteen points-what wilson wanted the end of WW1's treaty to be
- helped pass treaty of Versailles-peace treaty basically
Underwood Tariff(1913) drastically cut tariff rates for the first time since the civil war
17th,18th, and 19th(women allowed to vote) ammendments were passed during his term
Led US during Mexican Crisis and WW1
Developed missionary diplomacy
7. Election of 1912(330-331)
-3 candidates instead of 2
-TR as republican, Taft as progressive, and Woodrow wilson as democratic
-Eugene V. Debs- ran for socialist party
-Wilson winning by loads of electoral votes and 2 million popular votes
-TR shot in chest, speech slowed down bullet, continued hour long speech before going to hospital
-during campaign before the elecetion, both TR and taft take shots at each other
-wilson wins election
8. Causes for imperialism in the late 1800's(342-344)
-imperialism- when stronger country takes over a weaker territory/country
-americans decided to expand in cuba area
-us virgin island bought from denmark
-helped lead to world war one(one of the biggest causes)
9. Taking Alaska(344)
-1741-russia- 1st people to make contact with alaska for first time\
-1867-us bought alaska from russia for 7.2 million dollars
-1958 statehood of alaska was approved
-no one thought it was a good purchase at the time
-turned out to be a good purchase- has lots of resources-oil timber gold ect
10. Taking Hawaii(344-345)
-sugar bussiness started booming
-1800s sugar bussiness was over 1/4 of nations wealth
-in next fifteen years bussiness expanded
-McKinley Tariff
-1959 hawaii became a state
11. Causes of the Spanish-American War(346-348)
-about imperialism
-Jose Marti was destroying american property but made it look like spain was destroying it.
-american property was being destroyed in Cuba(cause of war)
-General Caleriano Weyler sent to cuba to help restore
-put cubans in a concentration camp
-nick named the "butcher"
-civil war broke out in war between spain and the cubans
-the conflict was described by senator redfield proctor of cermont as bloddy and brutal
-Enrique Dupay de Lome-sent a letter to mckinley dissing him
-called him weak and spineless(big cause of war)
2. Major battles/generals in the Spanish-American War(348-350)
13. Outcomes/effects of the Spanish-American War(350-351)
14. Ruling Puerto Rico(352-353)
-puerto ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917
-popularly-elected governers have served since 1948
-in 1952 a constitution was enacted prociding for internal self government
15. Ruling Cuba(353-355)
-Platt amendment 1901
-Cuba could not make treaties with other countries that would threaten their independence
-US could intervene in Cuba to keep order
-Cuba could not go into debt
-Us could buy or lease land for naval basese or refueling stations
-Guantanomo Bay
16. Ruling the Philippines(355)
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17. China-Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion(356-357)
18. The Anti-Imperialist League(358)
19. Panama Canal(360-361)
20. Problems with Mexico(363-365
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