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The Role of the United States
The United States declared neutrality, President Woodrow Wilson stated that the United States had nothing to do with the start-up therefore we do not get involved (Ignitia.com Editors). Although such thinking was desirable the United States had to make a decision and to choose sides. The United States was not drawn into global war through propaganda tactics; it entered the war because Germany was sinking our American supply ships and heading for England and France (Ignitia.com Editors). -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson created the Fourteen Points for a main plan that was for a world peace settlement (Ignitia.com Editors). The Fourteen Points clearly expressed to people around the world that the war would not be fought in vain. Many allied soldiers were encouraged by these statements, understanding them as definite goals to defend (Ignitia.com Editors). When the Germans signed the armistice on November 11, 1918, halting fighting until a peace treaty was signed (Ignitia.com Editors). -
Treaty of Versailles
More than thirty Allied countries were represented at the peace meetings held in Paris in January of 1919 (Ignitia.com Editors). As the peace meetings progressed, the advocates of a harsh peace became more entrenched in their position. France, Italy, Japan, and Great Britain demanded to be awarded territories and colonies of the Central Power (Ignitia.com Editors). By June 18, 1919 the treaty was signed by The representatives of the new German republic. -
Rejection of Progressivism
Progressivism had been movement throughout the country involving all political parties. Progressivism supported reform necessary to eliminate the abuses in various areas of our nation's life (Ignitia.com Editors). In politics, progressivism demanded an increased democratic government giving the people a more direct voice in running in their own affairs (Ignitia.com Editors). -
The Program of The New Deal
Before Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President, he had promised the people a New Deal (Ignitia.com Editors). The New Deal was a set of policies that was produced from the ideas of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and was mixed with Franklin Roosevelt's own philosophy. The New Deal promised that injustices within the business and financial communities would be controlled, and agricultural and labor groups were promised more welfare relief (Ignitia.com Editors). -
Prohibition
Liquor traffic had been widespread throughout its history. Most historians agreed that the religious people of the United States were the driving forces behind the Eighteenth Amendment (Ignitia.com Editors). Prohibition was effective for a few years throughout most of the United States. The consumption of alcohol was diminished, and the number of alcoholics and alcoholic related diseases was reduced (Ignitia.com Editors). -
Emergency Quota Act
In 1921, Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, the act restricting the admission of foreigners to three percent per year of the number of each nationality living in the United States in 1910 (Ignitia.com Editors). After Calvin Coolidge became President, Congress enacted a new law. The new law was the Immigration Act of 1924, only two percent of a particular nationality residing in the United States would be admitted each year (Ignitia.com Editors). -
Conditions During The Depression
During the twenties, a large gap existed between high and low levels of incomes in the United States This unevenness of finances caused problems for the nation's economy (Ignitia.com Editors). By 1929, 40 percent of the country's total income was derived from the families in the top 10 percent financially. British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote in 1932 that the Depression was "not a crisis of poverty, but a crisis of abundance (Ignitia.com Editors). -
The Great Depression
Shortly after Charles Mitchell (Chairman of the National City Bank of New York) stated, "the industrial situation of the United States is absolutely sound," the stock market collapsed (Ignitia.com Editors). The nation was not prepared for such a shock; thousands of people were bankrupt. Between 1923 and 1929, the United States enjoyed one of the most prosperous periods in its history (Ignitia.com Editors). Although favorable economic conditions existed in the twenties, major defects appeared. -
Plight of the Poor
The Patman Bill, passed by the House of Representatives, called for the payment of the remaining bonus money (Ignitia.com Editors). When the Senate voted the bill down, thousands of veterans remained in Washington and demonstrated against the decision (Ignita.com Editors). Riots broke out against the police, and federal troops led by the General Douglas MacArthur were called in to remove the veterans.