A History of the American People, Volume 5 (World Digital Library Edition) (PDF)
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Woodrow Wilson, though one of the most purely progressive Presidents of the United States, was certainly not a progressive historian. His The History of the American People seldom even contains the slightest hint of disapproval with the institutional status...
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Woodrow Wilson, though one of the most purely progressive Presidents of the United States, was certainly not a progressive historian. His The History of the American People seldom even contains the slightest hint of disapproval with the institutional status quo of American society. This is the great paradox of progressivism in the early 20th century; although a profound engine for change, it was essentially a conservative movement.In this sense, The History remains valuable for its very unoriginality; its orthodoxy is to notions that the progressive, and later historians reacted against. Examined from today’s “global view” Wilson’s writing is at times unbalanced and unenlightened, but as an expression of the foundation for the modern era of American life, The History can hardly be more educational. That it is also thoughtful, imaginative, and beautifully written is a bonus not easily dismissed.Reconstruction is the major theme of the first half of Volume 5. Wilson attempts to discuss it in an evenhanded fashion, although he feels that its implementation suffers as a result of Andrew Jackson’s ineffective leadership.Westward expansion, economic growth and the resulting increase in population are the other major issues he addresses in this volume. The review of these elements culminates in a look at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, in 1876. Wilson contrasts the beauty of the exhibits, buildings and grounds with preference for functionality and efficiency, then prevalent in American society. Wilson claims that the effect of the Fair marks the dawn of an artistic renaissance of buildings, machinery, and consumer products in America. Wilson concludes with the observation that America is bound to continue to change as time progresses.
Autoren-Porträt von Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, was born in Virginia in 1856. His father was a pastor in Augusta, Georgia who, during Reconstruction became a professor at the University of South Carolina. Wilson graduated from Princeton University in 1879, and studied law at the University of Virginia. Admitted to the bar in 1882, he practiced in Atlanta, Georgia for a year before studying political science and jurisprudence at Johns Hopkins. In 1890 he became Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Economy at Princeton. In 1902 he became the first non-clerical President of Princeton.Wilson was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1910 on the Democratic ticket. While governor he espoused such progressive policies as an employer’s liability act, the direct primary, a corrupt-practices act, and revitalization of the state’s public utilities. In 1912 he was nominated for President at the Democratic Convention, and in a three-way election won only 42% of the popular vote, but won overwhelmingly in the Electoral College.
As a progressive reformer in domestic politics his administration oversaw the passing of a number of important laws including, The Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission in 1914 and in 1916 a new law prohibiting child labor. Three amendments to the Constitution were also passed during the Wilson Administration: the Seventeenth Amendment that provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators; the Eighteenth Amendment, which instituted prohibition; and the Nineteenth Amendment that enfranchised women in the electoral process.
In foreign affairs Wilson inherited a number of difficult situations. In North America Wilson found in necessary to send American troops to Mexico in 1913, Haiti in 1915, the Dominican Republic in 1916 and Cuba in 1917.
In the world at large the onset of the First World War overshadowed all other events, and Wilson made every effort to maintain impartial neutrality. However, by
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early 1918 popular sentiment and German provocations were such that on April 6th war was declared. As the war drew to a close and preparations were begun for a peace conference, Wilson was generally looked upon in Europe as the savior of the future. The resulting Treaty of Versailles was far from being the fulfillment of his dream, although he did secure the adoption of a covenant establishing the League of Nations.
The post-war mood back home in the United States was such that the idea of the League of Nations was not well received, and Wilson went on a speaking tour to promote its adoption by the Senate. It was while returning to Washington from the west coast the he suffered a physical breakdown followed on October 2, 1919 by a stroke that incapacitated him for several months. He never entirely recovered. Three years after the expiration of his term he died.
The post-war mood back home in the United States was such that the idea of the League of Nations was not well received, and Wilson went on a speaking tour to promote its adoption by the Senate. It was while returning to Washington from the west coast the he suffered a physical breakdown followed on October 2, 1919 by a stroke that incapacitated him for several months. He never entirely recovered. Three years after the expiration of his term he died.
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- Autor: Woodrow Wilson
- 2002, Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0594085489
- ISBN-13: 9780594085485
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2002
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