U.S. History Objective 1: Summarize major events in U.S. History. Objective 2:To discuss how geography impacted major events in U.S. History.

The Reconstruction Reconstruction Acts (including the 13 th amendment) – Military occupation of the ex-confederate states Attempts to disenfranchise African Americans Ends with the Hayes- Tilden deal in 1877 – Hayes gets the presidency – Military reconstruction ends Thomas Nast. "The Union as it was / The Lost Cause, worse than slavery." Harper's Weekly, v. 18, no. 930 (24 Oct 1874), p The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ

The Industrial Revolution What allowed the United States to undergo a “revolution” in industry? Erie Canal: 1825 Ford Motor Company – 1913 Assembly Line Photograph, Ford Assembly Line, 1913

Era of Imperialism Alfred Mahan The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (Great White Fleet 1907) Hawaii (Lili’uokalani) Territory Spanish American War (April 1898-August 1898) – Yellow Journalism – “Remember the Maine!” – The Rough Riders – Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

New York World, Feb. 17, 1898

New York Journal, Feb. 17, 1898

“Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the top of the hill which they captured, Battle of San Juan” Photograph, July 1898

Panama Canal France, 1881 USA, – Taken from Columbia, created “Panama Canal Zone” – Why would the United States do this?

WW1 “The Great War” 28 July November 1918 European rivalries/Balkan Problems lead to trench warfare. Triple Entente: France, Great Britain, Russia Central Powers: Germany, Austria- Hungary, Ottoman Empire U.S. joins 6 April 1917 Photograph, 1 July 1916

WW1 Cont. U.S. joins – Lusitania, Zimmerman Note – General Pershing New types of warfare (tanks, airplanes, gas) to break the stalemate. Treaty of Versailles – Blames Germany

The Roaring 20’s (Jazz Age) Prohibition ( ) 18 th Amendment Economic prosperity around the world Jazz music became popular, meshing African- American culture with white culture. – The Radio helped spread popular music –

The Great Depression Stock Market crash (Black Tuesday) October 29,1929. Massive unemployment and large-scale closures of banks. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the “New Deal” program to help create jobs and institute rules for the stock market and banks.

World War II Sept. 1, 1939 – Sept. 2, 1945 German appeasement to blitzkrieg on Poland – Axis (Germany, Japan, Italy) – Allies (Great Britain, France, Soviet Union) France surrendered on June 22,1940 Battle of Britain

American Involvement U.S. joins the Allies after Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7,1941, ends American isolationism D-Day Allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944 V-E Day May 8, 1945 Island Hopping Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945) Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945) V-J Day (Aug 15,1945)

Gen. MacArthur – Army Forces (Overall Commander of Armed Forces) Adm. Nimitz - Naval Forces Important Battles: Coral Sea – Halted Japanese expansion (first carrier to carrier battle in history) Midway – Fought entirely from the air