ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Langston Hughes, American Indian Movement
21 Apr 2016
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Populism: supports rights and powers of people against privileged elite. Populist party was based on economic democracy, failed though. Precursors to progressivism, first significant 3rd party, coalition of working class. Roosevelt corollary to monroe doctrine: teddy roosevelt added to monroe doctrine in 1904. Us would intervene between europe and latin america. Significance: us begins to expand its horizons from domestic things, progressive imperialism. 14 points: 1918 by woodrow wilson, america has entered wwi, and looks to have a peace settlement based on these points. Talks about free trade, democracy, and self determination. Most powerful expression of idealist beliefs in american history, resulted in the league of nations. American expeditionary force: 2. 8m men drafted to help french and british in. Pershing had them fight as a nation rather than as fill in troops for allied army. Army series of attacks in south viet, against sv troops and. Caused loss of control of several cities, turning point in the war.
