Social Science I Cross-Country Tour and Health Crisis

Due to the U.S. Constitution's unique division of powers between the executive and legislative branches, the Treaty of Versailles, and by extension the League of Nations, needed this fraction of the Senate for it to be ratified by the Unites States

2/3

Which party controlled the Senate during Wilson's presidency?

Republican

Who was a Massachusetts Senator and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Republic chairman and de facto majority leader of the Senate that loathed Wilson?

Henry Cabot Lodge

Which president was Lodge a friend and close political ally of who also happened to be Wilson's greatest rival?

Theodore Roosevelt

As early as which date did Lodge line up senators who vowed to vote against the League without significant reservations, or amendments?

March 1919

How many senators vowed to vote against the League without significant reservations?

39 senators

What are the senators who vowed to vote against the League without significant reservations, or amendments called?

Reservationists

Which article of the League's Charter did Lodge focus his fiercest criticism on?

Article X

What was Article X?

"Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League."

How did Article X come off to Lodge and other Americans?

represented a dangerous incursion on American sovereignty and an unwelcome restraint of American power

did Lodge's sizable faction include the so-called "Irreconcilables?"

no

Who was the isolationist Republican senator of Idaho who was considered an "Irreconcilable?"

Senator William E. Borah

Where did Wilson face the political fallout of his fateful decision to exclude Republicans from the American peace delegation?

Capitol Hill

How did Wilson treat the Republican leaders?

made little effort to win over or find a middle ground with Republican leaders. Instead, he lectured them on the necessity of adopting the League without changes

What did Wilson seek to accomplish by binding the League and the treaty together?

box in his opponents

What did Wilson use to tart the treaty's critics as unpatriotic?

wartime nationalism

When did Wilson submit the final version of the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate?

July 10, 1919

How many amendments did Lodge draft that he claimed were needed in order for his fellow Reservationists to vote for the treaty?

42 amendments

When did Wilson embark on a cross-country speaking tour to plead his case directly to the American people?

September 3,1919

What was the distance of the journey?

9,981 miles

Where did his journey start?

Columbus, Ohio

Beginning in Columbus, Ohio, what was the name of the private railcar that took Wilson to a new city each day over a 3 week period?

The Mayflower

What are 4 parts of the country Wilson delivered his speeches in large outdoor venues with no means to amplify his voice?

Great Plains and Rocky Mtns. before heading to the Pacific Northwest and California

How many citizen filled an auditorium in San Francisco?

12,000

How many people did Wilson address in San Diego?

50,000

How did the people in Pueblo, Colorado respond to Wilson's speech?

cheers and tears

Where was Wilson's final public speech?

Pueblo, Colorado

What are 2 reasons why Wilson's chronic cardio-vascular issues had reached an acute crisis?

1. tired from trip

2. thin mountain air

After Wilson trailed off and remained silent as he struggled to regain his train of thought, where was he rushed to after canceling the remaining stops on the tour?

White House

When did Wilson suffer a massive stroke that left him partially paralyzed?

October 2, 1919

Who took charge of the nation after discovering Wilson on the floor bleeding?

his wife Edith Wilson

What are 3 things Edith did during her time as acting president?

1. controlled access to the convalescent president

2. kept the press at bay

3. managed much of the government's affairs by delegating responsibilities to various cabinet officials

How long was Edith in charge of the U.S, rendering the nation leaderless?

18 months

What part of the constitution addressed the potential of a president who is unable "to discharge the powers and duties of the office?"

Article II, Section I

did the constitution provide any clear process for assessing when such a situation existed?

no

Which amendment outlined a procedure for a majority of the Cabinet and Vice President to jointly declare presidential disability?

25th amendment

What year was the 25th amendment ratified?

1967