Transcript Beyond the Cold War: Charting a New Course 1988

U.S. History
Standard 5 Review
Standard USHC-5:
The student will demonstrate an
understanding of domestic and foreign
developments that contributed to the
emergence of the United States as a
world power in the twentieth century.
USHC-5.1
Analyze the development of American
expansionism, including the change from
isolationism to intervention and the rationales
for imperialism based on Social Darwinism,
expanding capitalism, and domestic tensions.
Foreign Policy, Imperialism, and
World War I
Westward Expansion of the Mid 1800’s
American Expansion of the late 1800’s
EXPAND FROM ATLANTIC TO
PACIFIC
EXPAND INTO THE PACIFIC TO FIND
MARKETS FOR OUR GOODS
MANIFEST DESTINY
ISOLATIONISM -- seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its
own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and
responsibilities
IMPERIALISM -- economic, military and cultural influence of the U.S. on
other countries
Why Imperialism?
Domestic TENSION
Social DARWINISM
Growing NATIONALISM
Labor TENSION
Idea that Americans are
SUPERIOR
The U.S. builds the NAVY
It is America’s Duty to
CIVILIZE the less fortunate
to protect TRADE, SECURE
MARKETS
“White Man’s Burden”
and spread CHRISTIANITY
FARMERS unrest
Depression
The U.S. needs new
MARKETS to sell goods
One negative result of American expansionism was that some foreign
countries RESENTED the American interference
USHC-5.2
Explain the influence of the SpanishAmerican War on the emergence of the
United States as a world power, including
the role of yellow journalism in the
American declaration of war against Spain,
United States interests and expansion in the
South Pacific, and the debate between proand anti-imperialists over annexation of the
Philippines.
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The Spanish American War
The Causes
Imperialist
Ideas
Desire to help
Cubans
Domestic
Tension
Help the
Cubans
Expand
MARKETS
Break Free
from
Increased
CAPITALISM
SPAIN
Yellow
Journalism
Exaggerated
MEDIA AND
STORIES
U.S.S. Maine
De Lome’
Letter
Sank in the
HAVANNA
Letter that
stated that
Harbor
McKinley
would not
Blamed on
SPAIN
declare WAR
ON SPAIN
The Spanish American War
The Results of the War
Territories
gained
Imperialist v. AntiImperialists
Insular Cases
1. PUERTO RICO
Argument over the
Annexation of the
Does the
Constitution
follow the Flag?
2.GUAM
3.PHILIPPINES
4.CUBA
5.WAKE ISLAND
PHILIPPINES
Imperialists—use
the islands as
FUELING station for
trade
Anti-Imperialist-the islands will
never become part
of the THE UNIITED
STATES
According to the
Supreme Court—
NO
Perception of the
U.S.
Before the war the
U.S. was a
CHAMPION OF
LIBERTY
After the war the
U.S. was a
People in
territories DO NOT
COLONIAL POWER
have the same
rights as CITIZENS
USHC-5.3
Summarize United States foreign policies in
different regions of the world during the early
twentieth century, including the purposes and
effects of the Open Door policy with China,
the United States role in the Panama
Revolution, Theodore Roosevelt’s “big stick
diplomacy,” William Taft’s “dollar
diplomacy,” and Woodrow Wilson’s “moral
diplomacy” and changing worldwide
perceptions of the United States
American Imperialist Policies
T. Roosevelt
H. Taft
W. Wilson
"BIG STICK DIPLOMACY"
Use force or the threat of
it.
"DOLLAR DIPLOMACY"
Use money to influence
outcome
"MORAL DIPLOMACY"
Roosevelt COROLLARY
established the U.S. as
Policeman that would keep
Europe out of Latin
America
Teach them to elect good
moral people
American Imperialist Policies
China
Panama
Cuba
OPEN Door Policy opened
Chinese markets to
American goods
The U.S. helped Panama
gain independence from
COLOMBIA
The PLATT Amendment
gave the U.S. the power to
supervise Cuba
The Chinese revolted
during the
AND…..
BOXER REBELLION
In exchange, the U.S.
gained access rights to
construct the PANAMA
CANAL
Lease a military base at
GUANTANAMO BAY
RESENTMENT
RESENTMENT
RESENTMENT
USHC-5.4
Analyze the causes and consequences of
United States involvement in World War I,
including the failure of neutrality and the
reasons for the declaration of war, the role
of propaganda in creating a unified war
effort, the limitation of individual liberties,
and Woodrow Wilson’s leadership in the
Treaty of Versailles and the creation of the
League of Nations.
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World War I 1914 -1918
MILATARISM
Germany builds up
their MILTARY
Why?
ALLIANCES
They were formed to
STOP War!
Serbia
Russia
Germany
Austria
Hungary
To USE it
France
Italy
IMPERIALISM
NATIONALISM
“Having
Colonies”
Strong feeling for
ones country or
ETHNIC group
Germany and
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY did
not have
COLONIES
How do you get
them?
Slavs living in
SARAJEVO
wanted to be free of
Austria-Hungary
BUY THEM or
Britain
TAKE THEM
THE SPARK---- Archduke FRANZ Ferdinand of Austria was
assassinated by the BLACKHAND
U.S. response
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The United States declared that it would
remain NEUTRAL
In 1915 a German submarine sinks the
LUISITANIA pushing the U.S. toward war.
The Germans issue the SUSSEX PLEDGE and
promise to halt unrestricted submarine warfare.
U.S. Involvement
Why did the U.S. declare war?
Germany resumes
UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE
WARFARE
ZIMMERMAN Note
proposes an alliance between
Germany and Mexico
On the Homefront
PROPAGANDA
SEDITION ACTS
was used to portray
the Germans as the
“Bad Guy”
were passed to limit
criticisms of the war effort.
“HATE THE HUN”
UNIFY THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE
WAR EFFORT
End of WWI
Paris Peace Conference—The Treaty of Versailles
United States
Great Britain, France, Italy
Wilson’s 14 points
Punish GERMANY
Eliminate the causes of
WAR
War-GUILT clause
Results
League of NATIONS
created
New national borders based
on SELF
DETERMINATION
Pay REPARATIONS
Don’t Punish GERMANY
Create a LEAGUE OF
NATIONS
new COUNTRIES formed
laid the foundation for
WWII
USHC-5.5
Analyze the United States rejection of
internationalism, including postwar
disillusionment, the Senate’s refusal to ratify
the Versailles Treaty, the election of 1920, and
the role of the United States in international
affairs in the 1920s.
The U.S. after World War I
External
Internal
The SENATE fails to ratify the Treaty of
Versailles
There was no GLORY in World War I.
Only DEATH
Reject the DEMOCRATIC Party
The U.S. does not join the LEAGUE OF
NATIONS
Reject IMPERIALISM and
Internationalism foreign policy
Republican candidate WARREN G
HARDING wins
the election of 1920 in a landslide because
he promises
A “Return to NORMALCY