Chapter 9 A New Role For America

Facts  Timeline:  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 49 th 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 They then asked to join the U.S.  1959 Hawaii became our 50 th 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 Soldiers- African American volunteer group.  Battle of San Juan Hill-Spain surrendered  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!

A  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:  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 Central Powers  Austria-Hungary  Germany  Bulgaria  Ottoman Empire

Allied Powers Allied Powers  Serbia  Russia  France  Great Britain  Italy  Greece  Romana

Neutral Powers Neutral Powers  These countries tried to stay out of the conflict and remained neutral.  United States  Spain  Sweden  Norway

The Great War! 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 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 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 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 Austria- Hungary?

3: Americans and the War  Timeline:  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 (19 th 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 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….  Know vocabulary.  Study workbook pages.  Do the review on page 318.  Reread any lessons you can’t summarize.  Good luck! I expect an A!!!!!  Good luck! I expect an A!!!!!