HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sharecropping, George Creel, Meddle
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The united states and the first world war. Wwi began in august 1914, but america did not enter the war until april 1917. The existence of the war helps some of the progressive reforms come about. Simultaneously, however, there is also a crackdown on civil liberties. When war breaks out in 1914, woodrow wilson was the president, having won against roosevelt. Wilson had absolutely no experience in foreign affairs. His experience, in fact, was largely academic: he, himself, thought it would have been ironic if he were to have to deal with foreign affairs. Interventions in latin america (viz. in mexico) throughout wilson"s presidency. He is following in the footsteps of his predecessors with respect to the monroe doctrine. With regards to europe, however, he did not deal with them on a deep, political level aside from with trade. When the war broke out, wilson said that the war had nothing to do with the u. s.
