AUHIS 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Corn Whiskey, Billy Sunday, Red Summer (1919)
30 Sep 2018
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People who opposed the versailles treaty because of league of nations. Lodge (and other republicans) pissed that wilson left them out. Only 58% of the senate voted yes. Once germany becomes a democracy, they would be allowed in. America never in wilson only got 58% of the senate; needed 67% Concern in american that stalin"s communism would spread. Florida was leading the league in lynching people. Talk had been going on for a while. Alcohol a huge problem family violence was also in increase. T-totaler someone who doesn"t drink alcohol. People were going door to door with petitions against the production of alcohol. Smuggling became a big deal in the great lakes. There was a ship loaded up in vancouver loaded with alcohol. Would take longer to go one way, let alone roundtrip. Became a leading preacher in america against alcohol. John barleycorn was being buried as a symbol for alcohol.
