Readings in twentieth century American history

The nineteenth century heritage

1. The watershed of the nineties: From Henry Steele Commager, The American Mind

2. Wealth: From Andrew Carnegie - 3. - A message to Garcia: From Elbert Hubbard

4. Looking backward: From Edward Bellamy

5. The new leisure class: From Thorstein Veblen, The theory of the leisure class

6. Wealth against commonwealth: From Henry Demarest Lloyd

7. How the other half lives: From Jacob A. Riis

8. The farmer's woes: From C. S. Walker, "The Farmer's Movement"

9. A Christian view: From Charles M. Sheldon, In his steps

10. Progress and poverty: From Henry George

11. Sociocracy: From Lester Frank Ward, The psychic factors of civilization

12. The people's party: From people's party platform of 1896

13. The burden of gold: From William Jennings Bryan, The first battle

The Republican party: From Republican Party platform 1896.

The Twentieth century mind

1. Pragmatism: From William James

2. The new education: From John Dewey, The school and society

3. Sociological jurisprudence: From Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., "The path of the law"

4. Some new law: From Muller v. Oregon, 1908

5. Reflections on life's ideals: From William James, Talks to teachers on psychology

6. Civilization and decay: From Brooks Adams, The law of civilization and decay

7. The law of acceleration: From The education of Henry Adams, An autobiography

8. Naturalism in literature: From Frank Norris, McTeague.

The Progressive Era

1. The curious insurgents: From The autobiography of William Allen White

2. The social gospel: From Walter Rauschenbusch, Christianity and the social crisis

3. The shame of the cities: From Lincoln Steffens

4. The treason of the Senate: From David Graham Phillips, "Aldrich, the Head of it all"

5. Monopoly profits: From Report of the commissioner of corporations on the petroleum industry, 1907

6. The "Money Trust": From the Pujo Committee Report, 1913

7. The new nationalism: From Theodore Roosevelt: An autobiography and three speeches by President Roosevelt 1901, 1907, 1908

8. Moderate progressivism: From William Howard Taft, Our chief magistrate and his powers and the Winona address, 1909

The socialist solution: From Eugene V. Debs, "The socialist party's appeal"

10. The new freedom: From the book by Woodrow Wilson and an address to Congress, 1913

11. Monetary reform: From Annual report of the comptroller of the currency, 1915

12. The farmer and the state: From a letter of President Wilson, 1916.

The United States: Great World Power

1. Looking outward: From Alfred Thayer Mahan, The interest of America in sea power, present and future

2. New empire: From Brooks Adams

3. Spain the victor?: From William Graham Sumner, War and other essays

4. America's destiny: From a speech by Albert J. Beveridge, 1900

5. Benevolent interventionism: The Platt amendment, 1901

6. Colonial administration: From Downes v. Bidwell, 1901

The open door: John Hay's open door proposal, 1899

8. The Roosevelt corollary: Message of Theodore Roosevelt, 1904

9. Root-Takahira agreement, 1908

10. Involvement in Europe: Senate reservations to the Algeciras Convention, 1906

11. Dollar Diplomacy: From statements of William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson, 1912 and 1913

12. Efforts toward world peace: From arbitration treaties, 1909 and 1911

13. Mexican crisis: From a letter by Robert Lansing, 1916

World War I and World Peace

1. American neutrality: From President Wilson's neutrality declaration, 1914

2. Lusitania: From a note by William Jennings Bryan, 1915

3. War and finance: From letters by Robert Lansing and John Brisben Walker, 1915

4. Allied propaganda: From H. C. Peterson, Propaganda for war

The call to prepare: From a speech by President Wilson, 1915

6. The declaration of war: From President Wilson's war message to Congress, and a speech by George W. Norris, 1917

7. The cost of the war: From Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, 1919

8. Wilson's fourteen points: From a message of President Wilson, 1918

9. Debate on the league of nations: From addresses by President Wilson and William E. Borah, 1919

The Mixture as before?

1. Racial conflict: The Washington race riots, from The New York Times, 1919

2. Organized bigotry: From John Moffatt Mecklin, The Ku Klux Klan

3. A catholic as president: From Alfred E. Smith, "Catholic and Patriot"

4. Anti-radicalism: From Lewis S. Gannett, "The Socialists' Trial at Albany," and statements by Alvan T. Fuller and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

5. The tinseled twenties: From Lloyd Morris, Postcrip to yesterday

6. The gangsters: From Herbert Asbury, Gem of the prairie

7. The noble experiment: From the Memoirs of Herbert Hoover

8. The Mores of the twenties: From Hornell Hart, "Changing attitudes and interests"

9. A new basis for morals: From John Dewey, Human nature and conduct

10. Contemporary life: From Erwin Edman, "On American leisure"; J. F. Steiner, "Recreation and leisure time activities"; and Richard Mueller-Freienfels, "The Americanization of the Soul"

11. An effete civilization?: From Joseph Wood Krutch, The modern temper. The Nation's Business is business

1. Economic preface to the twenties: From Annual Report of the comptroller of the currency, 1920

Prescription for normalcy; From a message by Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921

Fiscal responsibility

From the Budget and Accounting act, 1921

Corruption in government: From William Allen White, A puritan in Babylon

Government and business, 1924: From an address by Herbert Hoover, 1924, and the Progressive Platform of 1924

Tax reduction: From Sidney Ratnes, American taxation

Agriculture in the twenties: From Chester C. Davis, "The development of agricultural policy since the end of the World War, " and a message of Calvin Coolidge, 1928

Economic revolution: From Thomas Nixon Carver, The present economic revolution in the United States

The pleasing prospect of 1928: From a message by President Coolidge

The Modern Corporation: From Adolf A. Berle, Jr. and Gardiner C. Means, The Modern Corporation and Private Property.

Depression

1. Prelude to crash: From John Kenneth Galbraith, "The great Wall Street crash"

2. The disaster of unemployment: From "No one has starved," Fortune

3. Voices of protest: From Wayne Gard, "The farmers's rebellion," and the editors of The New Republic, "Bullets for the B.E.F"

4. Origins of depression: From The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Ferdinand Pecora, Wall Street Under Oath: Gardiner C. Means, "Industrial prices and their relative inflexibility"; and Paul H. Douglas, The coming of a new party

5. What do we do now?: From an address by Herbert Hoover, 1931: A. F. of L., "Report on the Economic situation," 1931; and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, planning proposals of the Committee on continuity of business and employment, 1931

Socialist party platform of 1932

The democratic attack: From three speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932

8. President Hoover's defense: From a speech by President Hoover, 1932

The way back (1933-1940)

1. The blue eagle: From a statement by President Roosevelt on the national recovery administration, 1933

2. Farm relief: From a speech by President Roosevelt, 1935

3. Unemployment relief: From a speech by Harry Hopkins, 1936

4. The radical movements: From Huey P. Lone, "Share-our-wealth program"; Richard L. Neuberger, "The northwest goes leftish"; George Soule, "Radicalism"

5. A socialist speaks: From Norman Thomas, After the New Deal, What?

6. A republican speaks: From a speech by Alfred M. Landon, 1936

7. The president answers: From a speech by President Roosevelt, 1936

8. The national labor policy: From Paul H. Douglas, "American Labor Relations Acts"

9. The court fight: From "The president's plan," The New York Times

10. The new deal: An appraisal: From Broadus Mitchell, Depression decade

11. A view of the future: From "America in 1960," Life

12. War: A spur to recovery?: From "1940 in business," Time

The Illusion of peace (1920-1931)

1. Unregenerate Europe: From The Chicago Tribune

2. The Washington Conference 1921-1922: From address of Charles Evans Hughes, 1921; Naval Limitation Treaty, 1922; Four Power Treaty, 1921; Nine Power Treaty, 1922

3. The Immigration Act of 1924: From Annual Report of the Commissioner General of Immigration, 1924

4. The outlawry of war: From Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928

5. Further naval disarmament: From Walter Lippmann, "The London Naval Conference: An American View"

6. American foreign policy 1923: From address of Charles Evans Hughes

7. The problem of a creditor Nation: From Frank H. Simonds, American Foreign Policy in the Post-War years

8. Hawley-Smoot Tariff: From William T. Stone, "The 'Grundy' Tariff becomes law"

9. The case for Russian recognition: From address of William E. Borah, 1931

10. Intervention in Nicaragua: From a message by President Coolidge, 1927

11. The Clark memorandum on the Monroe Doctrine

The Road to War (1931-1941)

1. The Stimson Doctrine

2. The good neighbor: From an address by President Roosevelt, 1933

3. Insulation from war: From the Johnson Act of 1934; the Neutrality Act of 1937; and Edwin Borchard and William Potter Lage, Neutrality for the United States

4. The quarantine address: From a speech by President Roosevelt, 1937

5. Hemisphere solidarity: From the Declaration of Lima, 1938

6. Repeal of the embargo: From a message by President Roosevelt, 1939

7. Rearmament and aid: From two messages by President Roosevelt, 1940, and the Lend-Lease Act, 1941

8. The four freeedoms: From a message by President Roosevelt, 1941

9. The stakes of war: From an address by President Roosevelt, 1941

10. The anti-interventionists: From an address by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1941; a statement by 17 Republican leaders, 1941; and an address by Norman Thomas, 1941

11. Planning for war: From "Joint board estimate of United States over-all production requirements," 1941

12. Negotiations with Japan: From the Japanese proposal to the United States, 1941; American modus vivendi, 1941; and American proposal to Japan, 1941

World War II (1941-1945)

1. Industrial mobilization: From bureau of the budget, The United States at War

2. The labor front: From Robert K. Murray, "Government and labor during World War I and II"

3. The agricultural front: From Murray R. Benedict, Farm policies of the United States

4. Military operations: From the reports of Admiral Ernest J. King and General George C. Marshall, 1945

5. Japanese-Americans: From Korematsu v. United States, 1944

6. The moral issue: From Reinhold Niebuhr, "A faith for history's greatest crisis"

A program for victory and security: From a message by President Roosevelt, 1944

8. Politics as usual: From a speech by Thomas E. Dewey, 1944

9. Coalition strategy: From reports on the conferences of heads of government at Casablanca, 1943; Cairo, 1943; Teheran, 1943; and Potsdam, 1945

10. The Morgenthau Plan

11. Preparation for world peace: From Fulbright and Connally Resolutions, 1943, and Yalta Agreement, 1945

Leader of the Free World (1946-1961)

1. Post-war foreign policy attitudes: From Mary K. Hammond, "Revolution in foreign policy, 1932-1952"

2. Resisting Soviet aggression: From message of President Truman, 1947; address by George C. Marshall, 1947; and North Atlantic Treaty, 1949

3. The loss of China: From letter of Dean Acheson, 1949

4. Aggression in Korea: From United Nations Security Council Resolutions of June 25 and June 27, 1950

5. Preventive war talk: From U. S. News & World Report

6. The "New Look" in military policy: From speech of John Foster Dulles, 1954

7. The soft sell, From President Eisenhower news conference of 1954 and speech of 1955

8. Crisis of 1956: From a letter and an address of President Eisenhower, 1956

9. Non-recognition of communist China: From an address by John Foster Dulles, 1957

10. Summitry: From Thomas J. Hamilton, "Summit's Usefulness"

11. Defense policies appraised: From testimony by General Maxwell D. Taylor

12. The Berlin Crisis, 1961

The Fair Deal (1945-1953)

1. The veterans's return: From Bill Mauldin, Back Home

2. The "Interests" Speak: From Morris Sayre, "The Stake of Industry"; Allan B. Kline, "What the farmers want"; and Congress of Industrial organizations' proposals, 1948

3. Postwar politics: From "Congress comes through," Fortune, and Harry S. Truman's 1948 Acceptance address

4. The fair deal program, 1949: From President Truman's State of the Union message

5. Executive authority denied: From Youngstown Co. v. Sawyer, 1952

6. Taft-Hartley Act appraised: From Sar A. Levitan, "Labor under the Taft-Hartley Act"

7. American Economic progress: From Economic report of President Truman, 1953

8. The civils rights committee: From To Secure These Rights, 1947

9. The danger within: From the Internal Security Act of 1950; a speech by Joseph R. McCarthy, 1953; and Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr., The decline of American liberalism

The Eisenhower years (1953-1961)

1. the Republican Party Platform, 1952

2. The Democratic side, 1952: From a speech by Adlai E. Stevenson - 3. The Republican temper: From an address of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954; Ezra Taft Benson, "A workable farm policy"; and report of the commission on intergovernmental relations, 1955

4. Modern Republicanism's appeal, 1956: From a speech by President Eisenhower

5. Stevenson runs again: From a speech by Adlai E. Stevenson

6. The desegregation issue: From Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 and President Eisenhower's address on Little Rock, 1957

7. Judicial control of congress: From Watkins v. United States, 1957

8. The economy of the Eisenhower years: From Economic Report of President Eisenhower, 1960, and an address by the President of 1958

9. International trade: From Sir Oliver Franks, "The New International Balance; Challenge to the Western World"

Our generation and our future

1. The "Pleasing" society: From David Riesman with Nathan Glazer and Reuel Denney, The Lonely Crowd

2. Taste and status in America: From Gilbert Burck, "How American taste is changing," and Daniel Seligman, "The new masses"

3. A French view of contemporary America: From Jean-Paul Sartre, "Americans and their myths"

4. Reflections on the fifties: From Joseph Wood Krutch

5. American capitalism: From John Kenneth Galbraith, American Capitalism, and Adolf A. Berle, Jr., "Freedom and the Corporation"

6. The challenge of automation: From Walter P. Reuther in automation and technological change

7. The atomic future: From George Soule, The shape of tomorrow

8. Atomic peril: From Greater St. Louis citizens' committee for nuclear information, nuclear information

9. The people in power: From Walter Lippmann, Essays in the public philosophy

10. Union and compromise: From Herbert Agar, The price of union

11. The new frontier: From John F. Kennedy, State of the Union message, 1961