HIST 3335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tomás Estrada Palma, William Jennings Bryan, Republican River
Document Summary
Republican river abandoned their pietism, gained control of cities, and became national in outlook- democrats ally with populists and agrarian crusader. Rst president of cuba- at this time us established guantanamo shipboard soldier and naval base in. Says we must have a program for peace once this war goal freedom of the seas free deal national self conclusion connexion of state known as league of nations. Cross of gold speech earned william jennings william jennings bryan his presidential nomination. Coal, iron, and newspaper tycoon-mckinley"s powerful fundraiser -raised meg. Did little to build lasting peace, league of nations wasn"t very effective-germany was angry, many other countries were too b/c they didn"t get much/anything out of the treaty-germany"s anger and revenge ultimately caused wwii clayton antitrust human activity 1914. Declared that labor was not a commodity and could not be prosecuted under antitrust statute law -help break up monopolies and strengthen mount sherman antitrust automobile industry.
