HIS271Y1 Lecture : America in the World War
Document Summary
February 2nd 2011: what impact did the coming of war have on domestic reform movements, why was a country so concerned with expanding its empire in the late 19th and early. The coming of wwi caused the progressive era, shifting focus from social reform. The coming of war offered some reformers the first great opportunity to put these reforms into action. woodrow wilson saw a civilization in crisis and felt reform was necessary. Today: the reasons why americans first resisted calls to join wwi and the forces that finally compelled the m to join, as well as the ways in which participation in the war helped shape american foreign policy and outlook. american intervention took on three new trends, as mentioned in the last lecture: more aggressive nationalism at home and abroad, americans were finding new ways to rationalize intervention. Darwinism, racism, calls for global hemispheric stability, etc: american foreign and domestic concerns reflected a desire for expansion.
