HY 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Trench Foot, Neutral Nation, Central Powers
29 Aug 2016
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Code word for midterm 2: alexander hamilton: woodrow wilson, progressive as president. Came into office as a progressive reformer. His goal was to implant his progressive ideals on the world that would take shape after the war. Elected in 1912 after a four candidate race. Governor of new jersey before becoming president. Quite religious (will shape the actions he takes in office) Believes there is a true right and a true wrong; uncomfortable with gray areas can make him hard to compromise with (hampers him later in life) Difficult to compromise with very self righteous. Progressive reformer: sought to fix problems through bureaucracies. Breaking up cooperate monopolies; child labor laws. Lasts for 4 years ends in november 1918. April 1917 the u. s. gets involved. 17 million people were killed including 100,000 american troops. France"s birth rate declines when they lose so many young men.
