Unit 6: Turn of the Century

1. Unit 6:Turn of the Century

2. Do Now: • What do you know about the turn of the century?

3. Creation of International Markets • Open Door Policy: Secretary of State John Hay proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading with CHINA.

4. 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.

5. This time period became the era of “global economy.”and Imperialism (taking over other areas)

6. Latin America • Spanish American War 1898: • The US helped Cuba gain independence from Spain to “protect our business interests” • The USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor and Yellow Journalism exaggerated the headlines. • In the end, Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States and Cuba became independent

7. 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0upmpPw3c

8. Asia and the Pacific • Hawaii: U.S. efforts to depose Hawaii’s monarchy; U.S. annexation of Hawaii • Alaska: was bought from Russia • Philippines: Annexed after the Spanish American War

9. Classwork: • Part I: Create a three flap foldable that represents three areas of notes: • International markets, Latin America and Asia • Part II: Write a journal as a Panama Canal worker…What would your days be like? How does the climate and disease affect you? ½ pg minimum.

10. World War I “The Great War” 1914-1918

11. Beginnings • The war began in Europe in 1914 when Germany and Austria Hungary went to war with Britain, France, and Russia. • There are two alliances: • Central Powers (Triple Alliance) were Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire • Allied Powers (Triple Entente) were USA, Great Britain and Russia

12. ** New to this war** • Trench Warfare, Lethal Gas and Machine Guns

13. US supported their troops with Propaganda and War Bonds.

14. US Involvement • For three years, the US remained neutral and there was strong sentiment to not get involved. • However, the US did join in 1917 because of the continuation of German submarine (Uboats) warfare on British ships. The Lusitania (a British cruise liner) sank during this time period

15. US Involvement (Cont) • Woodrow Wilson wanted “to make the world safe for democracy” • US’s military resources of soldiers and war materials led to Germany’s defeat.

16. **Armistice** • The war ended on November 11, 1918 at 11AM. Hence, Veterans Day.

17. The End • Treaty of Versailles • Insisted on punishing Germany • Formed the League of Nations • Redrew National boundaries in Europe

18. Wilson created the 14 points to eliminate causes of war • Self Determination (freedom to choose) • Freedom of the Seas • League of Nations • Mandate System (control over Germany) • The USA, however, DID NOT join the League of Nations!!

19. Classwork: • Who’s Who in WWI • Page One. Color the alliances according to page 85 • THREE COLORS NEEDED. • Page Two. Summarize the notes with the fill in the blank activity.

20. “Roaring” 20’s

21. Mass Media and Communication • Radio: Broadcast jazz and Fireside Chats • Movies: Provided escape from Depression-era realities • Newspapers and magazines: Shaped cultural norms and sparked fads.

22. Challenges to traditional values • Traditional religion: Darwin’s theory, the Scopes Trial • Open immigration: Rise of the new Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

23. Prohibition: Smuggling alcohol and speakeasies • Traditional role of women: Flappers, 19th Amendment

24. Harlem Renaissance • An urban black cultural movement in NYC that created great: • Authors – Langston Hughes • Musicians – Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie • Artists – Jacob Lawrence

25. Get Ready for OPEN NOTES QUIZ!!

26. Do Now 2/7 • 1. How did the Roaring 20’s challenge traditional values? • 2. How did Prohibition effect the nation? • 3. Which one of these is NOT part of the WWI? • A. Trench Warfare • B. Machine Guns • C. Mustard Gas • D. Atomic Bombs

27. Great Depression

28. 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!

29. 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.

30. Causes of the Great Depression • The stock market crash of 1929 and collapse of stock prices • Federal Reserve failure to prevent widespread collapse of the nation’s banking system lead to severe deficit in the nation’s supply of money in circulation.

31. High protective tariffs that produced tariffs in other countries, strangling world trade (Tariff Act of 1930, also called the Hawley Smoot Act)

32. Impact of the Great Depression • Unemployment (25%) and homelessness (creation of Hoovervilles…shantytowns named after the president) • Collapse of financial system (bank closings) • Decline in demand for goods • Political unrest • Farm Foreclosures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xOgO7_eT8

33. Do Now: 2/13 • 1. What caused the Great Depression? • 2. What impact did the GD have on the nation? • 3. Which one of the following was NOT a part of Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points? • A. Mandate System • B. Punish Germany • C. Treaty of Versailles • D. Freedom of the Seas.

34. The New Deal

35. The New Deal was created by Franklin Roosevelt • This program changed the role of the government to a more active participant in solving problems.

36. Roosevelt rallied a frightened nation in which one in four workers were unemployed. (“We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.”)

37. Relief Measures provided direct payment to people for immediate help. (Works Progress Administration WPA)

38. Recovery Programs were designed to bring nation out of the Depression over time. (Agricultural Adjustment Act AAA)

39. Reform Measures corrected unsound banking and investment practices. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – FDIC)

40. Social Security Act offered safeguard for workers

41. 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.

42. New Deal Videos • short clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Pls1Xc3bw&feature=related • history channel videos • http://www.history.com/videos/the-new-deal#the-new-deal

43. Classwork: • Part I: Create a 4 flap shutter foldable that represent the four areas of the new deal. On the inside area write: What the legacy of the New Deal is. • Part II. On the back of your foldable: Give me your opinion on the New Deal. Did you think it worked? Why or Why not? Also, Describe the impact on the New Deal on the Great Depression. How was FDR’s New Deal similar to Obama’s Change campaign from 2008? Fill up the page!