LAD #25

Wilson's 14 points addressed issues of peace in Europe, and was delivered months after the German armistice ended World War 1. The topic of the 14 points were varied, ranging from the supremacy of diplomacy, territorial disputes, the evacuation of Russian territory, equality in trade, absolute freedom of navigation of the seas, and the formation of an association of nations.

The Treaty of Versailles was turned down by the Senate, and only four of Wilsons points made it in the post-bellum reconstruction policy of the European nations involved in World War 1.

Lad #24

The Sherman Anti-trust act backfired, and was used in many cases against workers. Workers were crippled, since they were not able to strike. Strikes got in the way of commerce, and thus, were basically outlawed with this act.
The Clayton anti trust Act was passed to help actually curtail big business, instead of generalizing the "hindrance of trade", and limiting worker's rights to strike.
This act helped outlaw unjust practices, and made illegal anything that was of harm to the consumer and the market. It limited the formation of trusts and monopolies. Also, it eliminated the chance of one person owning several companies in an industry, or 'virtual monopoly'.

Lad #23

This report shows how many children were facing harsh working conditions, in factories and mines. With his thought-provoking pictures, Lewis Hine brought the hideousness of child labor into the foresight of the public. The Keating-Owen bill was a harsh progressive bill, banning the trade of any product that had touched a child's hand on the production line. Many products such as textiles or coal were banned from distribution under this bill, because they employed child labor. This bill was labeled too radical and farfetched, and was therefore declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

LAD #22

Woodrow Wilson delivered his inauguration speech after winning the election of 1912. Woodrow Wilson, a progressive president, stated that he was going to usher the United States into a period of great propserity for all. Some of his goals included curtailing big business and eliminating governmnental corruption. Wilson concludes that the inauguration was in honor of the improvement and reform of the United States government, instead of celebration for his presidency. This inauguration sets Wilson up for a successful reform campaign.