LAD 29: Wilson's 14 Points

The Fourteen Points was Wilson's plan for world peace. After World War I he wanted every country in the world to be peaceful with each other. The points included demilitarising of all nations, no secret alliances, and his brain child, the League of Nations. He did not want to punish the Germans or any other Central powers, he merely wanted peace. He saw how much the south hated the north after reconstruction and did not want that type of relationship with Germany and Russia. Wilson wants someone to take control of the world and keep peace; he wants the United States to be the world peacekeeper. Yet the senate and people disagreed with him leading to much controversy surrounding the Fourteen Points.

LAD 28: Woodrow Wilson First Inaugural Address

In Woodrow Wilson First Inaugural Address he focused on the change from a primarily Republican government to a Democratic one. He said that while life in America is certainly very great with all the material wealth and the great ideals that the nation is built upon, there was also evil that came with this growth in industry and business, caused both by the businesses and the Republican Governmental leaders. Wilson wanted to correct the evils in government and destroy corruption. He wanted to purify the government.

LAD 26:The Clayton Antitrust Act

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act estalished rules for big buissnes's about monopolies and trusts. It established rules about price; selection of customers, burden of rebutting prima-facie case of discrimination, payment or acceptance of commission, brokerage, or other compensation, paymetfor services or facilities for processing or sale, furnishing services or facilities for processing, handling, knowingly inducing or receiving discriminatory price.

LAD 27: Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

The Keating Owen Child Labor Act was made in response to the abuse of child laborers. They were overworked, underpaid, and had to work in horrible conditions. The act banned products made in a factory hiring children under 14 working more then 18 hours a day. The Keating Owen Act regulated the age that children must be to work, how many hours they can work, and pay.

LAD 21: McKinley's War Message

McKinley starts of by telling congress that Cuba is a hostile country costing the Americans greatly and has done nothing but humiliate them. Cuba revolts against the Spanish in 1895 and McKinley takes the side of the Cubans. He convinces congress to declare war on Spain after they supposedly sunk the USS Maine. Guerrilla war tactics were used making the war very violent. Fearing the war would come to the US McKinley, wanting to save the American people, sought to end the war quickly. The sinking of the Maine is a form of yellow journalism used as propaganda for the war.

LAD 19:"Ain't I a Woman?"

In Sojourner Truth's speech she speaks about being just as equal as white women and just as strong as men. She is trying to open up everyone's eye's to how hard it is to be not only a wowan but a black woman as well. She says that white woman get special treatment and favors from men but black freed slave women do not get any treatment. She also says that she can do anything a man could, she can eat as much and take any punishment a man would. She is proud to be a black woman and whats to be treated equally.

LAD 18: "What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"

Frederick Douglass' speech is about why he was asked to give a speech on the 4th of July when he and his fellow freed slaves had nothing to do with the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence. he is upset that they are asked to celebrate a holiday that signifies the Americans freedom when they were not given any.