Examples of White League in the following topics:
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- The White League was a white paramilitary group started in 1874 that worked to turn Republicans out of office and intimidate freedmen from voting and organizing politically.
- During the later years of Reconstruction, the White League was one of the paramilitary groups described as, "the military arm of the Democratic Party."
- The White League was effective; voting by Republicans decreased and Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1876.
- A Harper's Weekly cartoon from October 1874 depicting White League and Klan opposition to Reconstruction.
- A man from the White League and the KKK shake hands as they loom over the family.
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- In the 1870s, the Southern Democrats exercised power through paramilitary organizations such as the White League and Red Shirts, especially in Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively.
- In the 1870s, white Democratic Southerners saw themselves redeeming the South by regaining power.
- In 1874, the White League turned out six Republican officeholders in Coushatta, Louisiana and told them to leave the state.
- They also worked to reestablish white supremacy.
- George Henry White, the last Southern black of the post-Reconstruction period to serve in Congress, retired in 1901, leaving Congress completely white.
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- As the oldest surviving major league, the National League is sometimes referred to as the "senior circuit. " Several other major leagues formed and failed.
- An injury ended Walker's major league career, and by the early 1890s an unspoken "gentlemen's agreement" effectively barred black players from the white-owned professional leagues, major and minor.
- The pact formalized relations both between the two major leagues and between them and the National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues, representing most of the country's minor professional leagues.
- The Boston Americans of the American League defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.
- The next year, the series was not held, as the National League champion New York Giants, under manager John McGraw, refused to recognize the major league status of the American League and its champion.
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- The National League was founded in 1876.
- As the oldest surviving major league, the National League is sometimes referred to as the "senior circuit."
- Several other major leagues formed and failed.
- An injury ended Walker's major-league career, and by the early 1890s, an unspoken "gentlemen's agreement" effectively barred black players from the white-owned professional leagues, major and minor.
- The Boston Americans of the American League defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.
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- Internationally, politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's entry into the League of Nations, which produced an isolationist reaction.
- Wilson had hoped for a "solemn referendum" on the League of Nations, but did not get one.
- Harding waffled on the League, thereby keeping Republican "irreconcilables" in line.
- He went to the White House to seek Wilson's blessing and apparently endorsed the League, but—upon discovering its unpopularity among Democrats—revised his position to one that would accept the League only with reservations, particularly on Article Ten, which would require the United States to participate in any war declared by the League.
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- After the Civil War, the South was thrown into turmoil as many whites faced their former slaves as equals.
- The fact that former slaves now held political and military power angered many whites, and this gave rise to movements such as the KKK and other white supremacist organizations.
- Most white members of both the planter/business class and common farmer class of the South opposed black power and sought white supremacy.
- Violence occurred in cities with Democrats, Conservatives, and other angry whites on one side and Republicans, African-Americans, federal government representatives, and Republican-organized armed Loyal Leagues on the other.
- Conservative reaction continued in both the North and South; the "white liners" movement to elect candidates dedicated to white supremacy reached as far as Ohio in 1875.
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- The fact that their former slaves now held political and military power angered many whites.
- Most white members of both the planter/business class and common farmer class of the South opposed black power, Carpetbaggers and military rule and sought white supremacy.
- Reaction by the angry whites included the formation of violent secret societies, especially the KKK.
- Violence occurred in cities with Democrats, Conservatives, and other angry whites on one side and Republicans, African-Americans, federal government representatives, and Republican-organized armed Loyal Leagues on the other.
- Conservative reaction continued in both the North and South; the "white liners" movement to elect candidates dedicated to white supremacy reached as far as Ohio in 1875.
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- The League of Nations was created as an international organization after WWI.
- Sanctions could hurt League members, so they were reluctant to comply with them.
- In the 1930s, Germany withdrew from the League, as did Japan, Italy, Spain, and others.
- The countries on the map represent those that have been involved with the League of Nations.
- Explain the historical rise and fall of the League of Nations after World War I
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- The league was the brainchild of U.S.
- The Paris Peace Conference approved the proposal to create the League of
Nations in January 1919, and the league was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles.
- Representation
at the league was often a problem.
- Harding, continued American opposition to the
League of Nations.
- The league cannot be labeled a failure, however, as it laid the
groundwork for the United Nations, which replaced the League of Nations after
World War II and inherited a number of agencies and organizations founded by
the league.