Welcome to History 12 Political and Social History of the U.S. II From 1876 to the present Prof. Valadez

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1 Welcome to History 12 Political and Social History of the U.S. II From 1876 to the present Prof. Valadez 1

2 Topics Review: Progressive Era World War I 2

3 Table 18.1 Rise of the City,

4 Table 18.2 Immigrants and Their Children

5 Questions for Discussions Voices of Freedom pg Who is the author? What is the author s background? Who is the intended audience? What is life on reservation compared to? Why does he call for doing away with the Indian Bureau? 5

6 Native American Progressivism The Society of American Indians was founded in Carlos Montezuma demanding that all Native Americans be granted full citizenship. 6

7 Women s Suffrage 7

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9 1914 9

10 Describe how the Progressive presidents promoted the expansion of U.S. power overseas. What are the causes of World War I? How did the U.S. get involved in World War I? 10

11 Roosevelt Corollary 11

12 Roosevelt was more active in international diplomacy than most of his predecessors. I Took the Canal Zone 6:12 mins 12

13 Dollar Diplomacy Taft emphasized economic investment and loans from American banks rather than direct military intervention. 13

14 Moral Imperialism Wilson promised a new foreign policy that would respect Latin America s independence 14

15 Causes of World War I Nationalism System of competing Alliance 15

16 Map 19.3a Europe in

17 Battle of Verdun

18 U.S. Neutrality 1914 May sinking of British, Lusitania The liner Lusitania, pictured on a peace postcard 18

19 U.S. enters the War 1917 Unrestricted German submarine warfare Zimmerman Telegram 19

20 "Over There" by George M. Cohan 20

21 Native Americans African Americans Mexican Americans 21

22 U.S. Troops in Europe in 1918 Wilson issued the Fourteen Points in January

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25 Selective Service Act of May 1918 Required men to register for the draft. 25

26 Mexican-Texans going to France to fight in 1918 sang the following song: the song was written in Spanish Registration 1918 The cards arrived at home for each verifying the registration those twenty-one to thirty-one. Good bye Laredo highlighted by yours towers and bells but we shall never forget your beautiful Mexican women. They are taking us to fight to some distant land and taking us to fight the German troops. They are taking us to fight in distinct directions and taking us to fight with different nations. How far is the journey over the waves great will be my pleasure if I will triumph. When I was fighting I would remember everybody and more of my poor mother that cried so much for me. Good bye dear parents and the lady I love when we are in France a sigh we will send you. Good bye Laredo highlighted by your towers and bells but we shall never forget your beautiful Mexican women." 26

27 The Propaganda War The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was created. 27

28 Women Suffrage Jeanette Rankin of Montana, 1 st woman in Congress Nineteenth Amendment 1920 A 1915 cartoon showing the western states 28

29 Prohibition The campaign to ban intoxicating liquor had a variety of supporters and gained momentum. Eighteenth Amendment 29

30 "Los Tequileros" The third day of November, What an eventful day! The rangers from the other side, killed three from Guerrero. They left from Guerrero with anis-flavored tequila, the direction they were taking was toward famed San Diego. When they arrived at the Rio Grande, they stopped and thought: "We better bring Leandro, because there are only two of us." They asked Leandro to go with them, but Leandro said he could not: "See, I am sick, and I don't want to go this way." 30

31 The Espionage Act of 1917 The Sedition Act 31

32 The Race Problem Who Is an American? 1911 U.S. Immigration Commission list of immigrant races 32

33 Eugenics which studied the alleged mental characteristics of different races, gave anti-immigrant sentiment an air of professional expertise. 33

34 Documentary Scientific Racism: The Eugenics of Social Darwinism Start from 49th min to the 59 th min 34

35 Who Is an American? Americanization meant the creation of a more homogenous national culture. Israel Zangwill s The Melting Pot 35

36 The Anti-German Crusade The use of German and expressions of German culture became targets of pro-war organizations. 36