LAD #31

Wilson’s Fourteen Points:1. No more Secret Treaties2. Freedom of the Seas3. The Removal of Economic Barriers 4. Reduction of weapons5. Adjustment of colonial claims in the interest of the natives and colonizers6. Evacuation of all Russian territory 7. Evacuation of Belgium 8. French territory should be freed and restored and al of the wrongs done by Prussia pertaining to Alsace-Lorraine should be righted9. Adjustment of the boundary lines of Italy10. Austria-Hungary should be self-governing. 11. Rumania, Serbia, and Montenegro should be evacuated. 12. The Turkish portion of the Ottoman Empire should rule and all other nationalities under Turkish rule should be self-governing.13. An independent Polish state should be created14. A league of Nations should be created to keep the peace and settle world disputes.

LAD #30

The Schenck vs. U.S. case occurred in 1919. It supported the Espionage Act of 1917, this act said that there could be no interference with any military plans. The act also said that the 1st Amendment would not save anyone from being drafted into the war, and that it was illegal to avoid the draft or find a way to not be drafted. The case began a test called the "clear and present danger" test. This test determined free speech against the draft. In the end Schenck was found guilty and was sentenced to 6 months in prison because he appealed that his freedom of speech was violated. 

LAD #28 & LAD #29

#28

FDR's first inaugural address is one of the most famous presidential addresses of all time. In this address Roosevelt said one of America's most famous quotes, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."  During these difficult times, it is up to the American people to trust the government to deal with issues of unemployment and the poor economy. The government has a plan to create more jobs, but it could be risky. Thus, there has to be policies to regulate banking, investments, and credits as well as establishing a concrete currency. FDR spent most of his time revealing that there are going to be dangers, but the nation can overcome these dangers by working together. 


#29

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Law was created in 1916 to control the amount of time children could work and to stop the interstate trade of all products made by children. In 1900 a census came out that revealed to Americans that approximately two million children were working at that time. This census prompted a national movement. Lewis Hine, a photojournalist during the time started to reveal the horrible working conditions of children in factories, mills, and mines. The Keating-Owen bill regulated child labor by restricting the age of children in factories (children now had to be older than 14 or 16). Children also received better conditions by lowering their working hours.

LAD #27

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act was passed by the American Congress in 1914. It was made to add to and improve upon the failures of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This Act was set in place in order to stop major companies from rebates, price cutting, inter corporate stock share holding, and from making exclusive contracts with other companies. Although there are some similarities between the Clayton, and Sherman Anti-Trust Acts, they are some noticeable differences. For instance, labor unions were no longer considered constraints of the US economy. Thus labor unions were able to legally carry out reform during this time.