Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cartoon predicting the aftermath of the war by Henry J. Glintenkamp, first published in The Masses in 1914 In Ireland , the delaying of the Government of Ireland Act 1914 , which was enacted to resolve the Home Rule issue , later exacerbated by the Government's severe response to the 1916 Easter Rising and its failed attempt to introduce ...
The introduction of convoys as an antidote to the German U-boats and the joint management system by Standard Oil and Royal Dutch/Shell helped to solve the Allies' supply problems. The close working relationship that evolved was in marked contrast to the feud between the government and Standard Oil years earlier.
The fledgling Republican Party led by Abraham Lincoln, who called himself a "Henry Clay tariff Whig", strongly opposed free trade. Early in his political career, Lincoln was a member of the protectionist Whig Party and a supporter of Henry Clay. In 1847, he declared: "Give us a protective tariff, and we shall have the greatest nation on earth".
In honor of the upcoming election on November 8th, (don't forget to cast your vote!) take a break from this election and see how those before us have expressed themselves about issues of the time ...
The paper does not tell that all political cartoons are based on this kind of double standard, but suggests that the double standard thesis in Political Cartoons may be a frequent frame among possible others. [20] A political cartoon commonly draws on two unrelated events and brings them together incongruously for humorous effect.
Wilson's Fourteen Points as the only way to peace for German government, American political cartoon, 1918. Map of Wilsonian Armenia and Kurdistan. [30] The borders decision was made by Wilson. In his speech to Congress, President Wilson declared fourteen points which he regarded as the only possible basis of an enduring peace: [31
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) and affiliated trade unions were strong supporters of the war effort. [44] Fear of disruptions to war production by labor radicals provided the AFL political leverage to gain recognition and mediation of labor disputes, often in favor of improvements for workers.
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."