President Woodrow Wilson promised that American entry into World War I would make the world safer for democracy. So first we need to define democracy.
What does the presence of democracy look like? What does the absence of democracy look like? If we asked most Americans what it means, they would have to think really hard to give an answer. Why? What democracy looks like: What democracy does not look like:
Course Objectives
Describe the imperialistic goals and foreign policies of the United States government, such as expansion in the Pacific, increased foreign trade, and US participation in the Spanish American War and World War I.
Demonstrate the ability to interpret primary and secondary sources and to compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for support.
Analyze the relevancy of history in today’s world
What to Do
After completing this weeks readings, videos, and lectures, answer the following prompt in 250 words or less:
1. Without using a dictionary–provide three words that describes what democracy looks like and three words that describes what it does NOT look like.
2. Based on your definitions of what democracy is or is not, did American intervention in World War I and participation in the peace talks after, make the U.S. and the world safe for democracy?
Explain your answer by providing supporting evidence from this module’s readings. I expect to see some of the following key terms in your response: Espionage Act (1917), Sedition Act (1918), Buck v Bell (1927), La Gran Liga Mexicanista de Beneficiencia y Proteccion, NAACP, Tulsa riot, Marcus Garvey, 1919 steel strike, Red Scare, Versailles Treaty, self-determination http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/19-american-empire/william-mckinley-on-american-expanionism-1903/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/21-world-war-i/the-sedition-act-of-1918-1918/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/21-world-war-i/emma-goldman-on-patriotism-july-9-1917/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/21-world-war-i/woodrow-wilson-requests-war-april-2-1917/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/21-world-war-i/w-e-b-dubois-returning-soldiers-may-1919/ I will upload pictures of the two chapters on files Thank you
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