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Chapter 9
A New Role For America
Facts
 Timeline: 1867-1914
 Vocabulary: imperialism, yellow
journalism, isthmus
 Main Idea: The United States added
Alaska and Hawaii to the country.
Alaska
 Once the mainland was all discovered, some
thought it was the end of the frontier.
 1867 Russia offered Alaska to the U.S.
 Seward’s Folly-most Americans believed it was
not a good idea but miners found gold
 Natural Resources: fish, forests, and minerals
were worth much more than gold
 1959 Alaska became the 49th state
Hawaii
 First Americans in Hawaii were traders
and missionaries. Farmers started sugar
and pineapple plantations.
 Americans led a revolt to remove Queen
Liliuokalani in 1893. They then asked to
join the U.S.
 1959 Hawaii became our 50th state.
Spanish American War
 Conflict with Spain would add more
territories to the U.S.
 Spain controlled Cuba, Philippines,
Guam and Puerto Rico.
 Cuba revolted on Spain and news stories
were yellow.
Down with the Maine
 1898 Navy ship (Maine) exploded in
Havana harbor and U.S. thought Spain
had bombed it so U.S. declared war on
Spain.
 They fought near the Philippine islands
then shifted to Cuba.
 America won!
Rough Riders….
 Theodore Roosevelt led a group of
volunteers to fight.
 They were joined by the Buffalo SoldiersAfrican American volunteer group.
 Battle of San Juan Hill-Spain surrendered
1898.
 Spain gave Puerto Rico, the Philippines,
and Guam to U.S. Cuba-independent.
Panama Canal
 U.S. built the canal to open a route between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
 Theodore Roosevelt became President after
the S.A. War.
 The canal saved money and time when
traveling from the east to the west on ships.
 By the 1900’s, U.S. was a international power!
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 What was the difference in how the U.S.
acquired Alaska and Hawaii?
 In which two Spanish colonies did the major
battles of the Spanish American War take
place?
 Why did the U.S. want to make the trip from
coast to coast shorter?
 Why do you think Theodore Roosevelt became
President after the Spanish American War?
Lesson 2
WWI
 Timeline: 1914-1917
 Vocabulary: nationalism, militarism,
alliance, ally, trench warfare
 Main Idea: Struggles for power among
European empires caused a world war.
Causes of the war
 Nationalism taught people that their
nation deserved more success than
others.
 Militarism built strong militaries to frighten
or defeat other countries.
 A Serbian man assassinated a member
of Austria-Hungary’s royal family.
 Alliance began to take sides.
Central Powers
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
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Serbia
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
Romana
Neutral Powers
 These countries tried to stay out of the
conflict and remained neutral.
 United States
 Spain
 Sweden
 Norway
The Great War!
 Trench warfare was practiced on both
sides of the war. The trench provided
protection.
 Millions of soldiers on both sides were
killed in the four year war.
America Enters WWI
 In 1917, the U.S. entered WWI on the Allied
side.
 German submarines sank British ships carrying
goods from the U.S. to Great Britain. They
sank a ship called theLusitania which was a
passenger ship.
 Germany agreed not to bomb anymore but lied
and did it anyway.
April 1917
 America declared war on the Central
Powers (because of Germany).
 New weapons used in WWI were
machine guns, bombs and grenades,
cannons, submarines, tanks, poison gas
and airplanes.
 WWI was the most destructive war in
history at that time.
Heroes
 Eddie Rickenbacker
 Manfred Von Richthofen-The Red Baron
 Soldiers, doctors, nurses and ordinary
people helped European civilians who
needed food and shelter.
Summary Questions????
 Describe the new kinds of weapons used
in WWI.
 Why do countries form alliances?
 What was the Lusitania and what
happened to it?
 Why was WWI fought all over Europe
and not just in Serbia and AustriaHungary?
3: Americans and the War
 Timeline: 1917-1920
 Vocabulary: rations, propaganda,
armistice, and isolationism
 Main Idea: World War I changed life in
the United States.
The Home Front
 Factories built ships, trucks, tanks,
weapons, uniforms, helmets and other
things for the war.
 U.S. produced more supplies than any
other country ever had before.
 Government rationed (limited) goods and
food.
Propaganda
 Government used propaganda to remind
people to help with the war in all ways
possible.
 A good example of today’s propaganda is
Chic fil a “Eat more Chicken” signs or
“Drink Milk” advertisements.
Workers
 Factories had to hire women and African
American people to work since most of
the men were sent to Europe for the war.
 People changed their opinions of women
and African Americans once they saw
how well they worked.
 This helped gain women the right to vote
(19th Amendment)
End of the War
 Close to a million U.S. soldiers went to
France to strengthen Allies troops.
 Central Powers gave in and signed an
armistice which agreed to stop fighting.
 November 11, 1918 the Great War
ended.
Treaty of Versailles
 French palace where the treaty to end
the war was called Versailles.
 New boundaries were developed in
Europe after WWI.
 Germany was punished and lost land and
money.
League of Nations
 Nations agreed to join group and try to
solve their problems peacefully to
prevent future wars.
 U.S. Senate refused to accept this law.
 U.S. believed in isolationism which kept
them out of world events.
Results of War in the U.S.
 Economy grew due to factories created
supplies for the war.
 New jobs and opportunities developed for
women and African Americans.
Results of War in Europe
 Allies won with help from the U.S.
 Treaty of Versailles changed boundaries
of Europe.
Summary Questions???
 How did ordinary people help the war
effort in the U.S.?
 Describe results of Treaty of Versailles.
 Why was the League of Nations formed
after WWI?
 Why did the U.S. practice isolationism
after the armistice was signed?
Test Time Now….
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Know vocabulary.
Study workbook pages.
Do the review on page 318.
Reread any lessons you can’t
summarize.
 Good luck! I expect an A!!!!! 