1. Lesson 36 Handout 40
Points of Conflict
The Focus of History
Melissa Orellana
Samuel Leyva
Luigi Gatuslao
Kaelyn See

2. Woodrow Wilson v. Henry Cabot
Lodge
Characters:
• Woodrow Wilson
• Henry Cabot Lodge
Conflict: The League of Nations & Treaty of Versailles
Time: 1919
Issues: Woodrow Wilson Henry Cabot Lodge
fourteen points
League of Nations
For the Treaty
refused changes
appealed to the public
Against the treaty
against the League
held reservations
Congress have final authority
Reservationist
Impact: The U.S doesn't join the League of Nations & the
war ended but the treaty wasn't ratified.

3. Alexander Hamilton v. Thomas
Jefferson
Characters:
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
Conflict: Economic goals, views for the future, style of government
Time: 1800
Issues: Hamilton Jefferson
"loose" interpretation of the Constitution "strict" interpretation of the Constitution
Federalist Party Democratic-Republican Party
believed in the industrialist lifestyle believed in the Yeoman farmer lifestyle
Impact: Jefferson won the election of 1800 which is the first time an
opposing political faction rises to power through peaceful means;
Revolution of 1800. Start of the fall of the Federalist Party

4. Richard Nixon v. Supreme Court
Characters: Richard Nixon and the Supreme Court
Conflict: Watergate Scandal
Time: 1972
Issues: Richard Nixon United States
The President has executive privilege
to keep information from other
branches of government
The President's executive privilege is
not absolute
This dispute should be handled by the
Executive branch, not the courts
Should be handled by the federal
courts
Impact: The court ruled that a President couldn't keep evidence from a
criminal prosecution because he was President. This case ultimately
partially limited the President's power and create distrust of the people
towards the government.

5. Franklin Roosevelt v. Supreme
Court
Characters: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Supreme Court
Conflict: National Recovery Administration (NRA), The New Deal, Court Packing
Plan
Time: 1935
Issues:
- The National Recovery Administration was seen as unconstitutional as certain
regulations conflicted with the states' rights
- The constitutionality of the New Deal programs
- The court packing plan was viewed as hunger for power and unconstitutional
Impact:
- The NRA was removed
- Roosevelt gained more leeway in passing laws after the Court Packing Plan

6. Rutherford B. Hayes v. Samuel
Tilden
Conflict: Presidential election of 1876
Time: 1876
Issue: Tilden had more popular votes, and won 184 of 185 electoral votes;
20 disputed votes in 4 states, 3 were in the South
Impact: Compromise of 1877- withdrawal of the troops, one Southerner
to the Hayes cabinet, control of federal patronage, internal
improvements, federal aid for the Texas and Pacific Railroad... HAYES
Characters:
• Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio-
former Union army officer, governor,
congressman, champion of civil
service reform; Republican
• Samuel Tilden- governor of New
York; Democrat

7. Gloria Steinem v. Phyllis Schlafly
Characters: Gloria Steinem and Phyllis Schlafly
Conflict: Women's rights
Time: 1970
Issues: Gloria Steinem Phyllis Schlafly
Strived for men and women equality Believed in the traditional housewife
Supported the Equal Rights
Amendment
Opposed the ERA along with other
conservatives
Impact:
- More awareness for the rights of women
- The Equal Rights Amendment did not get passed

8. Harry S. Truman v. Douglas
MacArthur
Characters: Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur
Conflict: MacArthur insists on attacking China, but Truman
refuses
Time: 1951
"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."
Douglas MacArthur
Issues: Truman has avoided direct
conflict with China in fear of
another world war, but MacArthur
insists on invading China or at the
very least bombing communists
forces above the Chinese border.
Impact: MacArthur was relieved of
his command on April 11, 1951.

9. William Jennings Bryan v. William McKinley
Issues:
Characters:
• William Jennings Bryan
• William McKinley
Conflict: Presidential election of 1896;
national currency
Time: 1890's
William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
believed in the silver
standard and the gold
standard
believed in the gold
standard
Impact: McKinley won the election and
eventually passed the Gold Standard Act
in 1900.

10. Abraham Lincoln v. Stephen Douglas
Characters: Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas
Conflict: Popular Sovereignty
Time: 1858
Issues: Senator Stephen A. Douglas was the leading proponent
of popular sovereignty and wanted slavery in the new
territories while Abraham Lincoln wanted to prevent
extension of slavery in the new territories.
Impact: Douglas won the Senate seat but Lincoln's strong
performance in the debate helped him win presidency in
1860.

11. Tories v. Patriots
Characters:
• Tories (loyalists)
• Patriots (nationalists)
Conflict: views on independence from Great Britain
Time: 1960s and 1970s
Issues: Tories Patriots
supported the King supported independence
most were merchants and
wealthy landowners;
Pennsylvania Dutch
most were ordinary men and
women; middle and lower
felt colonies would be weak
without Britain
"No taxation without
representation"
felt the that the mother country
was tyrannical
Impact:
Patriots were the
ultimate victors of
the American
Revolution, and
many Tories were
driven out of the
country.

12. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Characters:
• Federalists: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton
• Anti-federalists: Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams
Conflict: the Constitution
Time: 1778
Issues: Federalists wanted a strong central government but the Anti-
federalists thought that the strong government would turn into a
tyrannical government where individual liberty would be put to an
end.
Impact: ratification proceeded and the constitution was put into
effect.

13. Andrew Jackson v. Nicholas Biddle
Characters: Andrew Jackson & Nicholas Biddle
Conflict: War against the Bank of the United States
Time: 1830's
Issues: Jackson opposed the bill to recharter the Second
Bank of the United States while Nicholas Biddle worked
hard to put the institution on a prosperous basis.
Impact: Jackson killed the National bank by withdrawing
federal funds and investing them in local or "pet"
banks.

14. Herbert Hoover v. Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Characters: Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Conflict: Federal government involvement in the economy
Time: 1930's
Issues: Hoover insisted that the needs of the unemployed and the poor
were the responsibility of local and state governments, not the federal
government while Roosevelt favored direct federal relief to individuals
through the New Deal. Hoover believed in a policy of laissez-faire.
Impact: People were convinced that Hoover could not solve the economic
crisis so FDR won the election of 1932 and enacted his New Deal plan.

15. Martin Luther King, Jr. v. Malcolm X
Characters: Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X
Conflict: Black Resistance
Time: 1960's
Issues: Dr. King was for civil disobedience while Malcolm
X insisted that black people had the right to defend
themselves violently if necessary.
Impact: Different approaches towards resistance.

16. Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B.
Dubois
Characters: Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Dubois
Conflict: Gaining Equality
Time: 1905
Issues: Washington believed that southern blacks could
achieve economic equality with whites by learning
skilled work gain economic status while Dubois's wanted
full, political, and social equality.
Impact: Dubois ended up creating the NAACP, which
rejected Washington's ideas.