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9 March 1916, Part I: Newton Baker Sworn In As Secretary Of War, Keith J. Muchowski
9 March 1916, Part I: Newton Baker Sworn In As Secretary Of War, Keith J. Muchowski
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This invited blog post explores the appointment of Newton D. Baker to the post of Secretary of War during the Woodrow Wilson Administration.
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
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This invited blog post explores the circumstances under Lindley M. Garrison resigned as President Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War in February 1916.
Review Of Daniel J. Sargent. A Superpower Transformed: The Remaking Of American Foreign Relations In The 1970s., Itai Sneh
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Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
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One of the most immediate reasons for the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment was the Grain Crisis of the First World War. The shortage of this food staple enabled Temperance activists to advocate for limits on the brewing of beers and malt beverages. Herbert Hoover oversaw the Commission for Relief in Belgium during this period. Prohibition became law just after the Great War.
Greater New York: The Sports Capital Of Depression Era America, Jeffrey A. Kroessler
Greater New York: The Sports Capital Of Depression Era America, Jeffrey A. Kroessler
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Any history of the Great Depression is incomplete if it neglects sports, and New York City was the unrivaled sports capital of America. From professional baseball to college basketball to boxing, the most important sporting events took place in New York's legendary venues: Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Madison Square Garden, Forest Hills, and Belmont Park. Sports also mirrored social issues. Joe Louis's boxing matches against white opponents represented more than a simple athletic contest and stimulated racial and ethnic pride, especially in his bouts with Max Schmeling. Long Island University's dominant basketball team boycotted the 1936 Olympic trials to …
Introduction To "Doughboys On The Western Front: Memoirs Of American Soldiers In The Great War", Aaron Barlow
Introduction To "Doughboys On The Western Front: Memoirs Of American Soldiers In The Great War", Aaron Barlow
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The First World War existed on paper even as it was being fought. Yes, electronic communications (radio, telephone) played a role, but it was the typewriter and the pen that both recorded the war and, in many respects, made possible the massive organizations it demanded. The American soldier, right down to the lowest ranks, was often both a reader and a writer. Commands and instructions were passed to him in writing—much of his entertainment came that way, too, through books and letters, newspapers and magazines. And he responded with his own pen.