What this country needs is something more than really good five-cent cigar

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Oh Damn, Nothing like an uncompromising Southernor, to F*** things up in the Middle East lol. Maybe President Marshal should try to appointing GOP Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis to the post, as an Native Amrican, he atleast would now how important it was to maintain tribal/cutural traditions. Can't wait to see what else is instor for his Presidency...Keep it comming Kal!!!

Thanks for the suggestion, Historico, I already thought about possible replacement for Davis, but Curtis... sound very reasonable.

Await update shorthy

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By the end of 1922 the Presidency of Marshall was widely viewed as a great success. Regarding foreign policy, the United States became one of the leading powers in the world, already with privledged postion. I believe in the good will and cooperation between the nations, Marshall said in one of his speeches during frequent travels around te country. Althought little noted at that time, unlike his predecessor, who once said I’m going to teach these Latinos how to elect good people, Marshall never ordered any military intervention in the Latin America.

Yet, the Mesopotamia crisis was something which worried more and more the President. Marshall was one of those progressives, who were at least lukewarm toward territorial expansionism. But that was the part of the deal, a deal we needed to save the League. But it may cost us more than it was worth, Marshall commented in private.

In addition to regular fight with Sunni and Shia Arabs in Mesopotamia, there were two additional problems: Kurds in the Northern, mountain part of the mandate, who demanded a full independence back in 1918, proclaimed now a “Kingdom of Kurdistan”, with Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji proclaimed as the first Monarch.

 
King of Kurdistan

Kurdistan, of course, was not given an recognition by any country. More, the United States forces gained an valuable ally in persons of yesterday enemy: the Turks. President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ordered the Turkish forces to assist Americans in fighting the Kurds, who were considered by Turkey as the numer one enemies, due to having a large and independently-minded Kurdish populations withing their own limits.

The second problem appeared in the Kuwait Governate, where highly influental Al-Sabah family, which ruled these territories under Otomans, remained U.S.-oriented, but desired to have the province separated from Mesopotamia.

Vice President Roosevelt quickly joined the camp which demanded the use of the strongest force in the region.


Vice President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

President Marshall was looking meanwhile for the better replacement highly unfortunate commissioner Davis.

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As, with Mesopotamia exception, Marshall foreign policy was considered a success, the domestic policy was successfull as well. While the President was certainly unable to push most of his progressive agenda, thanks to cooperation with Bull Moose Republicans and faithful Democrats, as stated before, he was able to succesfully arrest the early 1920s brief, yet severe, recession, establisment of something, which would later become Social Security system, initiating new wide phase conservation policy and esuring more friendly climate toward workers.

But perhaps most outstanding and long-lasting role Marshall had played in the internal affairs were his efforts to rebuildt almost-dead under last years of Wilson leadership Democratic Party and empowering the American progressivism. His frequent travels, speeched and meeting with the people with a message become one of the greatest legends of the American politics.

In results of the 1922 midterm elections, Republicans retained the controll of both congressional chambers, but Marshall had an “ideological majority” as well. Also Socialist Party, encouraged by Debs success in 1920, held now 6 seath in House.

Meanwhile, unfortunatelly, the President’s health proceeded to degenerade, mostly due to Middle Eastern troubles. While confering with “Colonel” Edwin M. House, once Wilson right-hand man, who then fell out of favor to return to help the new President, on December 11, 1922, Marshall suffered a massive heart attack and shorthy thereafter died, becoming another victim of the “zero curse”.

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Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt


Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY), 30th President of the United States
December 11, 1922 - present

Vice President Roosevelt, who was meeting at the time with a group of Senators on Capitol Hill, has been notified quickly about President Marshall’s passing and sworn-in by called federal judge.

Just like his famous Republican cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the highest office via succession. He also already set the new record for the youngest President, at age of 40.

President Roosevelt was catious from very begining. After paying a respect to his deceased predecessor and asking the cabinet members to stay in offices, he carefully avoided any political declarations, except of course “continuation”, but, behind the close doors, he became fully focused on “solving the Mesopotamia problem”.

Presidents:

28th: T. Woodrow Wilson (D-NJ), March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
Acting: Thomas R. Marshal (D-IN), November 19, 1919 – March 4, 1921
29th: Thomas R. Marshall (D-IN), March 4, 1921 – December 11, 1922
30th: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY), December 11, 1922 - present

Vice Presidents:

28th: Thomas R. Marshall (D-IN), March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
29th: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY), March 4, 1921 – December 11, 1922
Vacant, December 11, 1922 - present

[Historico]

Wow, a 40 year old President Franklin D. Roosevelt, things should be fairly easy for the young POTUS in th Roaring Twenties if he takes more of a Burbon Democrat style to governing. And I doubt FDR will mak the same mistake TR did by not promising to not seek  "a third term" in 1928 lol...Keep it comming

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

Great timeline!

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The new President proudly reffered himself as a „Wilsonian” for a number of times and indeed, he was much closer in his wievs to the former President, who was still living coffined to a bed in a Washington home, rather to his immediate predecessor.


President Roosevelt with Senator James M. Cox of Ohio

The series of failures in Mesopotamia radicalized the feelings of the American political establishment. That’s beyond my mind how we can be so soft on these barbarians!, Senator Heflin of Alabama exclaimed on the Senate floor, praising “a true American hero, Commissioner Davis, and his tireless efforts”.

Once the U.S. become a first-class powers, there were a little understanding for the reality in the Mandate, just like there were no understanding in the past, regading, for example, the Phillipines. Public opinion and policians wanted fights to be put down and reestablishing a firm control.

Looked like only President Marshall had both a position and will to defy these calls. Senate Majority Whip Charles Curtis (R-KS) had became the one of literally handful politicians who urged the new President to took a more catious approach. Due to his own Native American roots he understood the significance of cultural and social differences. However, his calls remained largerly unheard of.


Senator Charles Curtis (R-KS)

Just few days into a new year, on January 4, 1923, President Roosevelt delivered his famous (or infamous) speech in Albany, New York. The United States shall never let the group of barbarians to stip on our Star Splended Banner, under which we bring freedom and prosperity to this land. And the United States shall never abandon the Arabic people, who are waiting for our lead. We will use every measure in this fight for peace and progress and our enemies won’t know what hit them. But the will know, who hit them!

Shorthy thereafter, the President had appointed General Peyton C. March, who already had smilliar experiences in the Phillippines to be both High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of U.S. forces in Mesopotamia.


General March

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On March 23, 1923 U.S. Air Corps units in Mesopotamia mandate started the operation codenamed the "Urgent Fury", prepeared by General March staff and approved personally by President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Henry S. Breckinridge.

That day, U.S. aircrafts drooped the battle gasses in a severeal locations in newly proclaimed Kingdom of Kurdistan. Due to the mountain character of these areas, before that move, U.S. forces have a serious problems with the advancing.

In the Sunni/Shia Arab areas rebels were unable to organize smilliary to the Kurdish level and the uprising was conducted by the number of decentralized semi-guerrilas groups.

From the very begining of conflict U.S. closest ally in the international relations, France, was deeply worried about the situation, which could directly undermine their position in Syria. Accordingly, in July a French Special Corps arrived throught Greater Syria mandate to Mesopotamia, in order to aid American friends in fighting common enemy: Arab nationalists.


General Maxime Weygand, Commander of the French Forces in the Middle East

By the end of the year, fights were largerly put down and President Roosevelt, reffered by the progressives around the world, as "Chemical Frankie", became almost a "hero" for the majority of American opinion, which supported the efforts to "put these ungrateful Arabs down". Expansionist feelings skyrocketed, even if Roosevelt decided against formally annexing Mesopotamia.

In January 1924 Barzani had been captured while trying to cross a border with Persia. He was given a quick "trail" by military authorities, sentenced to death, which General March personally approved. In February ill-fated Kurdish King was put to death in Baghdad jail electric chair: one of the inventions of the "civilized world" the U.S. brought there, just like they did to the Phillippines.

While the U.S. and President Roosevelt firmly controlled the situation now, the uprising and brutal supressing in perspective strenghted Arab independence and nationalist feelings, as well as damages U.S. reputation worldwide.   

[Dancing with Myself]

Great TL

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Any comment, criticism and advices before I write and post rest of Roosevelt term and proceed to the 1924 elections?

(dear fellow Democrats, don't be pissed, 1920s FDR can't be awesome 1930s/1940s FDR )

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Due to economic prosperity after short-lived recession and a wishpered thriumphalism following putting down the “Mesopotamia Rebellion”, President Roosevelt become even more popular than his suddenly deceased predecessor. Marshall had no balls, he commented to his close aides in private. I have.

In order to not dimish his huge already election prespectives, Roosevelt take a little action, beside foreign affairs during his “first term”, and had already a very comfortable explanation that he need to be elected on his own to carry out his own agenda.

What was Roosevelt vision? Only few people could guessed. Progressives still hoped that he’ll, at least out of strict pragmatism, carry out Marshall agenda, but declarative President’s “wilsonianism” worried them. While, despite some progressive wing leaders urgings, most notably from Oscar W. Underwood, to use prosperity to carry on Marshall ambitious program, he havent’t do much on intiative field, he also didn’t turned to the right either.

Among notable events during FDR’s first, partial, term, were: passing the treaty to indemnify Colombia for its loss of Panama and raising, once again, of the so-called “Red Scare”, which was previously calmed down by Marshall.

1924 election

Without any suprises, Roosevelt easily captured the Democratic nomination for the full term, selecting Senator Underwood, a Southerner and a dedicated Progressive in once, as his running-mate. Many saw that as a sig of hope to more liberal direction. Underwood himself commented in a closed circle: Either I’ll turn out as a helper in carrying out a right direction, or just as a facade. I’m worried a little, but I couldn’t refuse to the President. No one would understand why.


Senator Oscar W. Underwood (D-AL), Democratic Party nominee for Vice President of the United States.

As of Republican field, just as four years before, the Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, turned out to be chaotic. Progressive votes were splitted between longtime rival for a control of that wing, Hiram W. Johnson and Robert La Follette. Conservatives were represented by House Majority Leader Nicholas Longworth, former Governor Calvin Coolidge and Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. After severeal deadlocked ballot and mutual eliminations, convention had to turned into some drafted compromise candidates, like former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Ohio, who eventually defeated narrowly Johnson during the 17th ballot. In order to appease progressive wing, Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, acceatable to both La Follette and Johnson, was nominated for Vice President.  


Former Governor Frank O. Lowden (R-ID), Republican Party nominee for President of the United States


Senator William E. Borah (R-ID), Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States

While Roosevelt was considered a shoo-in, with Lowden running uninspiring and little active campaign, the President nothelessly traveled and meet with the voters frequently. Reportedly, when asked why he bothers to do tha, he replied with a laugh: Well, at least for sport.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York/Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama (Democratic Party): 53% pv, 382 Evs
Former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois/Senator William E. Borah of Idaho (Republican Party): 45% 148 Evs
Others: 2% pv

[Historico]

Awesome, way to go Roosevelt!!! Can't wait to see how  full "1st" Term of the young 43 year old Franklin goes...Keep it comming.

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Permanent Prosperity
The First Term of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Two Ps: Permanent Prosperity.

This was the most memorable line from President Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugural adress in March 1925, as he pledged to maitain and expand economic prosperity the country enjoyed.

After brief takeover by the Progressives under Marshall, looks like Democrats returned to the good ole’ Bourbon days, TIME magazine commented. It’s hard to expect from Mr. Roosevelt to continue his deceased predecessor ambitious progressive agenda, which is more and more popular among the Republicans now, after failure of the conservative rebellion. Theodore Roosevent could be proud to see his bull moose philosophy becoming dominant there, but ambarrased a bit to see his nephew to follow an example of William McKinley or Grover Cleveland.

Indeed, all hopes from Democratic progressive wing, represented now primarly by Vice President Underwood, seemed to be doomed at begining. Roosevelt and his close advisors visibly believed that they can maitain a prosperity, which was, ironically, ensured in a large part by agressive stimulus enacted by Marshall, without making any important reforms. Laisse-fairism triumphs in Washington, London TIMES wrote.


Notable members of the FDR cabinet:

Vice President: Oscar W. Underwood (D-AL)
Secretary of State: James M. Cox (D-OH)
Secretary of the Treasury: Pat Harrison (D-MS)
Secretary of War: Henry S. Breckinridge (D-NY)
Attorney General: John W. Davis (D-WV)
Secrerary of the Navy: David I. Walsh (D-MA)
Secretary of the Interior: Moses Alexander (D-ID)
Secreatry of Agriculture: Charles W. Byran (D-NE)
Secretary of Labor: George L. Berry (D-TN)


Cabinet was, of course, dominated by the “Bourbon” fraction and Secretary Berry, one of few progressives there, once lamented: I feel like a decoration.

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Holy s**t, I forgot this stuff even existed.

Well, since I update my major timelines from time to time, I may try to resurrect this one too

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Holy s**t, I forgot this stuff even existed.

Well, since I update my major timelines from time to time, I may try to resurrect this one too

Please!

[Simfan34]

Please do! And keep FDR for 20 years if you can!

[General White]

Update this is very good!