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 The U.S. as a World Power Progressive Era 2

3 Becoming a World Power The New Imperialism After 1870 European powers scrambled to dominate Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Bringing civilization to the supposedly backward peoples of the non-european world. 3

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5 1854 Matthew Perry in Japan Camphor Tree 5

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7 Becoming a World Power A small group of late-nineteenth-century thinkers actively promoted American expansionism. Josiah Strong Alfred T. Mahan 7

8 The Lure of Empire 1893, Americans planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani. Hawaii was long sought after by Americans and was annexed by the United States in

9 Becoming a World Power The Splendid Little War Cuba had fought for independence since The United States went to war with Spain to win Cuba s liberty and freedom. Maine, American battleship, destroyed in Havana Teller Amendment 9

10 Map 17.4a The Spanish American War: The Pacific (left) Map 17.4b The Spanish American War: The Caribbean (right) 10

11 Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill 11

12 An American Empire In the treaty with Spain ending the war the United States acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam. Platt Amendment for Cuba Guantanamo Bay 12

13 Crucible of Empire: The Spanish- American War mxj4 13

14 Becoming a World Power An American Empire In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door policy with China. 14

15 Map 17.5 American Empire,

16 Citizens or Subjects? American rule brought with it American racial attitudes. School Begins, an 1899 cartoon from Puck 16

17 Progressive Era What is the Progressive Movement? Focus is on improving urban life Characteristics Progressives Govt. involvement Paternalistic Environment 17

18 Progressive Era groups of progressives Social Progressives Settlement houses Coercive Progressives WWI ends the era 18

19 The Unfinished Nation The Progressive Era 27mins 19

20 Children at play at the Hudson-Bank Gymnasium 20

21 Table 18.1 Rise of the City,

22 The Muckrakers Journalists exposed the ills of industrial and urban life. Major novelists of the era took a similarly unsparing approach to social ills. Upton Sinclair 22

23 New Immigration Between 1901 and 1914, 13 million immigrants came to the United States, many through Ellis Island. Asian and Mexican immigrants entered the United States in fewer numbers. Asians entered through Angel Island. 23

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25 Table 18.2 Immigrants and Their Children

26 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1904: mounted guards established to prevent immigrants 1924 Border Patrol created Mounted Watchmen 1927 Border Patrol Inspection 26

27 An Urban Age, a Consumer Society Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing with the moving assembly line. The economic system of mass production and mass consumption became as Fordism 27

28 One day s output of Model T Fords

29 Table 18.5 Sales of Passenger Cars 29

30 IMPACT OF FORD Made Detroit the auto capital of the world. Gave the workers higher pay, shorter hours, and cleaner working conditions (+ profit sharing plans). Hired 75,000 workers (5,000 to clean factories),minorities, disabled, and ex-cons. 30

31 Native American Progressivism The Society of American Indians was founded in Carlos Montezuma demanding that all Native Americans be granted full citizenship. 31

32 Women s Suffrage The campaign for woman suffrage became a mass movement. 32

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34 Today s Topics Progressive Presidents World War 1 (The Great War) 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? 34

35 An Era of Intervention Roosevelt was more active in international diplomacy than most of his predecessors. Panama Canal I Took the Canal Zone Teddy Roosevelt 612 mins 35

36 The Roosevelt Corollary The United States had the right to exercise an international police power in the Western Hemisphere. 36

37 The World s Constable, a cartoon commenting on Theodore Roosevelt s 37

38 An Era of Intervention Taft emphasized economic investment and loans from American banks rather than direct military intervention. Dollar Diplomacy 38

39 Moral Imperialism Wilson promised a new foreign policy that would respect Latin America s independence. 39

40 World War Causes Triggering factor 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand Nationalism System of competing alliances Secrets of World War I: 40

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42 Map 19.3a Europe in