The Chautauqua women were not just volunteers to help with the war effort. These women laid the foundation for changing America’s social landscape. The Chautauqua women knew how to address social problems such as gender equality, unity, civic responsibility, and education. Realizing that the war was a precedent for the future of American Society, the Chautauqua women realized the importance of civic engagement in rural communities and small towns to teach Americans why America was at war and the importance of national unity. In trying to connect in rural America, the Chautauqua women were able to raise money for the Red Cross and liberty bonds.
“No single episode did more to poison Soviet-American relations—perhaps to predispose the Soviets to regard the outside world as hostile—than the dispatch of American troops to Siberia.” — From Kennan’s 1984 book on U.S.-Soviet relations. America's involvement in Siberia was the first frost of a coming winter. The newly established Soviet government always remembered how America tried to halt their uprising and overthrow their government, which resulted in the Cold War. President Wilson tested the waters on how America could be influential in world affairs. If Trump were president during the conflict in Siberia, he may have implemented an America First Policy. Trump would want to control the coal mines for America because he would not want to risk American lives for an unworthy war, causing billions of taxpayers' dollars to be wasted. There are historians who believe that Wilson created a foundation for other countries, such as Korea and Vietnam, creating a quagmire of fo...
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