POLI 325D1 Lecture : Lecture 2- Brief History.pdf
9 Sep 2014
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Civil war ended with decisive win by union forces confederacy forced to surrender. Johnson 1865-1969 first pres. impeached but not convicted hapless presidency failed to bridge north-south gap. North dominated congress series of reconstruction efforts passed union army remained in occupation in the south until 1877 used its presence to promote equality. Wwi significant for us because marked the point at which us began to emerge as a leading world power before that, us had practiced isolationist fp. 1820 monroe doctrine stated that no european powers could get involved in western hemisphere. Zimmerman telegram increasing pressure of wilson in 1917 to stop isolation. Wilson decided april 1917 to ask for declaration of war from congress. Democrat accomplished much during first term second term marked by war sent expeditionary force to fr. , helped to turn tide of battle there. 1918 armistice during war, he developed ideas about peace world had to organize itself to prevent a recurrence.
