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Power Presentations CHAPTER 19 EPILOGUE

Power Presentations CHAPTER 19 EPILOGUE. Image. Expansion.

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Power Presentations CHAPTER 19 EPILOGUE

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  1. Power Presentations CHAPTER 19 EPILOGUE

  2. Image Expansion It is 1901, and the nation is at a crossroads. Its population and economy are growing. It is also gaining territories and becoming a world power. But there are serious problems at home. You’re anxious to see how your national leaders will address these issues. How would you solve these problems?

  3. • Which problem–homelessness, poor sanitation, poverty, or child labor–is most important? • Are domestic issues more important than international ones? • What should government, business, or other organizations do to address these issues?

  4. 1862The Homestead Act encourages western settlement. 1876Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president. 1882Thomas Edison installs electric lights in New York City. Map Image 1892Immigration center opens on Ellis Island. 1896Supreme Court decides Plessy v. Ferguson 1898U.S. defeats Spain in Spanish-American War. 1901 President William McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president. 1912Woodrow Wilson is elected president. 1917U.S. enters World War I. To World 1920 Women gain the right to vote.

  5. 1869Suez Canal opens in Egypt. 1885Berlin Conference on African affairs divides Africa among European nations. 1896First modern Olympic games are held in Athens, Greece. 1900Boxer Rebellion begins in China. 1910Mexican Revolution begins. 1914First World War breaks out in Europe. 1918Allies defeat Central Powers to win World War I. Back to U.S. Back to Home

  6. Map During the second half of the 19th Century, the nation experienced tremendous growth. Main Idea Why It Matters Now The changes that the United States underwent helped transform it into the modern nation it is today.

  7. Factors What factors contributed to industrial growth in the United States? plentiful natural resources Improved transportation growing population Investment capital new inventions Back to Home

  8. • What drew large numbers of people to the West in the decades after 1860? • What urban problems did reformers try to solve? • How were the new immigrants different from earlier immigrants?

  9. Think About • • the goals of the act • the impact on the land use and independence of the Plains people Recognizing Effects How were the effects of the Dawes Act different from what was intended? Back to Home

  10. Around the turn of the century, mass culture emerged and the nation continued to grapple with racism. Image Main Idea Why It Matters Now Americans continue to participate in a mass culture and issues of race continue to affect society.

  11. Factors What factors contributed to the emergence of a mass culture at the turn of the century? advertising newspapers urban parks movies and shows world’s fairs spectator sports

  12. • How did life on the frontier provide greater opportunities for women? • What were Jim Crow laws? • What did Chinese immigrants and Mexican immigrants have in common?

  13. Think About • • attitudes of whites about nonwhites • • the efforts of nonwhites to find jobs and security • competition for jobs Solving Problems What could have been done to end racial discrimination against nonwhites in the United States around 1900? Back to Home

  14. Main Idea During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Populists and progressives worked for social reform. Why It Matters Now Many of the reforms supported by Populists and progressives remain in place today.

  15. Goals Reforms What were some examples of progressive reforms? • direct primary • initiative • referendum • recall To expand democracy: • aid to the unemployed • minimum wage laws To protect social welfare: • break up trusts • regulate industry To create economic reform:

  16. • What problems in the late 1800s led farmers to take political action? • What did President Roosevelt mean by a “square deal” and how did he try to achieve it? • What were three progressive amendments and what did each do?

  17. Think About • the quality of the food you eat • natural resources that have been preserved Recognizing Effects In what ways do the reforms that Theodore Roosevelt promoted affect your life today? Back to Home

  18. Main Idea The United States extended its global influence and fought with the Allies in World War I. Why it Matters Now The United States continues to be a global power today.

  19. To seek markets and raw materials To establish a military presence overseas A belief in the superiority of American culture United States Expansion What are the causes of U.S. expansion overseas in the late 1800s?

  20. • How did the Roosevelt Corollary change U.S. foreign policy? • What were the long-term causes of World War I? • Why did many Americans oppose joining the League of Nations?

  21. Think About • the public’s response to yellow journalists and U.S. military victories • the work of the Anti-Imperialist League Forming Opinions Did the United States betray its democratic principles when it established overseas colonies? Back to Home

  22. REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES

  23. 1What caused conflict between Native Americans and white settlers on the Great Plains? 2Why was the late 1800s known as the Gilded Age? 3Where did most immigrants to the United States come from around 1900? 4What is mass culture? 5Why was Plessy v. Ferguson an important Supreme Court decision?

  24. 6Why did farmers favor a free silver policy? 7What problems did progressivism address? 8Why did Americans become interested in overseas expansion in the late 1800s? 9What territories did the United States take control of as a result of the Spanish-American War? 10Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?

  25. Allies win World War I, 1918 Hayes elected president, 1876 Passage of Homestead Act, 1862 Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 Chinese Exclusion Act made permanent, 1902 Roosevelt Corollary, 1904 Spanish-American War, 1898 NAACP founded, 1909 Wilson elected president, 1912 U.S. enters World War I, 1917 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote, 1920 Red Scare, 1919 Sequencing Events Back to Home

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