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Lesson 1: Imperialism
Essential Knowledge Creation of international markets · Open Door Policy: Secretary of State John Hay proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China. · Dollar diplomacy: President Taft urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America. He promised that the United States would step in if unrest threatened their investments. · Growth in international trade occurred from the late 1800s to World War I—the first era of a true “global economy.” Latin America · Spanish American War – Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States. – The United States asserted her right to intervene in Cuban affairs. · Panama Canal and the role of Theodore Roosevelt – The United States encouraged Panama’s independence from Colombia. – The parties negotiated a treaty to build the canal. Asia and the Pacific · Hawaii: U.S. efforts to depose Hawaii’s monarchy; U.S. annexation of Hawaii · Philippines: Annexed after the Spanish American War - Open Door Policy: Urged all foreigners in China to obey Chinese law, observe fair competition |
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Lesson 2: World War One
United States involvement in World War I · The war began in Europe in 1914 when Germany and Austria-Hungary went to war with Britain, France, and Russia. · For three years, America remained neutral, and there was strong sentiment not to get involved in a European war. · The decision to enter the war was the result of continuing German submarine warfare (violating freedom of the seas) and American ties to Great Britain. · Americans wanted to “make the world safe for democracy.” (Woodrow Wilson) · America’s military resources of soldiers and war materials tipped the balance of the war and led to Germany’s defeat. Fourteen Points · Wilson’s plan to eliminate the causes of war · Key points – Self-determination – Freedom of the seas – League of Nations – Mandate system Treaty of Versailles · The French and English insisted on punishment of Germany. · A League of Nations was created. · National boundaries were redrawn, creating many new nations. League of Nations debate in United States · Objections to United States foreign policy decisions being made by an international organization, not by U.S. leaders - The Senate’s failure to approve the Treaty of Versailles |
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Lesson 3: Roaring 20's
Mass media and communications · Radio: Broadcast jazz and Fireside Chats · Movies: Provided escape from Depression-era realities · Newspapers and magazines: Shaped cultural norms and sparked fads Challenges to traditional values · Traditional religion: Darwin’s Theory, the Scopes Trial · Traditional role of women: Flappers, 19th Amendment · Open immigration: Rise of new Ku Klux Klan (KKK) - Prohibition: Smuggling alcohol and speakeasies |
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Lesson 4: Great Depression
Causes of the stock market crash of 1929 · Business was booming, but investments were made with borrowed money (overspeculation). · There was excessive expansion of credit. · Business failures led to bankruptcies. · Bank deposits were invested in the market. · When the market collapsed, the banks ran out of money. Consequences of the stock market crash of 1929 · Clients panicked, attempting to withdraw their money from the banks, but there was nothing to give them. There were no new investments. Causes of the Great Depression · The stock market crash of 1929 and collapse of stock prices · Federal Reserve’s failure to prevent widespread collapse of the nation’s banking system in the late 1920s and early 1930s, leading to severe contraction in the nation’s supply of money in circulation · High protective tariffs that produced retaliatory tariffs in other countries, strangling world trade (Tariff Act of 1930, popularly called the Hawley-Smoot Act) Impact of the Great Depression · Unemployment and homelessness · Collapse of the financial system (bank closings) · Decline in demand for goods · Political unrest (growing militancy of labor unions) - Farm foreclosures and migration |
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Lesson 5: New Deal
New Deal (Franklin Roosevelt) · This program changed the role of the government to a more active participant in solving problems. · Roosevelt rallied a frightened nation in which one in four workers was unemployed. (“We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.”) · Relief measures provided direct payment to people for immediate help (Works Progress Administration—WPA). · Recovery programs were designed to bring the nation out of the depression over time (Agricultural Adjustment Administration—AAA). · Reform measures corrected unsound banking and investment practices (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—FDIC). · Social Security Act offered safeguards for workers. The legacy of the New Deal influenced the public’s belief in the responsibility of government to deliver public services, to intervene in the economy, and to act in ways that promote the general welfare. |
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