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1914 - 1993

1914 - 1993. World War I Causes and Major Players. Cause – Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. Cause – Nationalism in Austria-Hungary and France. Cause – Colonial expansion in Africa and China Cause – Military buildup

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1914 - 1993

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  1. 1914 - 1993

  2. World War I Causes and Major Players • Cause – Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. • Cause – Nationalism in Austria-Hungary and France. • Cause – Colonial expansion in Africa and China • Cause – Military buildup • Major Players – Allies (Triple Entente): Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Japan, and the United States. • Major Players – Central Powers (Triple Alliance): Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

  3. Lusitania and Neutrality • At the outset of World War I, Germany began the use of submarines and announced a blockade of the Allied forces. • The Lusitania was a British passenger liner attacked by German submarines • While unarmed, the Lusitania did carry munitions for the Allies • United States citizens traveling aboard the Lusitania were killed • Wilson protested but remained neutral, in line with the 1914 Proclamation of Neutrality • One other liner with Americans, the Sussex, was suck, and then the Germans gave a pledge to stop attacking unarmed vessels

  4. Labor Acts, 1915 - 1916 • Date: 1915-1916 • La Follette Seamen’s Act (1915) – Required safety and sanitation measures for commercial ships, as well as regulated wages, good, and hours of sailors.

  5. Keating-Owen Child Labor Act • Date: 1916 • Forbade shipment of products whose production had involved child labor • Power of enforcement derived from interstate commerce, so the federal government could regulate it rather than states • Declared unconstitutional because it interfered with the power of the states.

  6. Louis Brandeis • Date: 1916 Nomination • Nominated by Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court • Considered an advocated of social justice • First Jewish justice • Prior to his place on the Supreme Court, he was known for his “Brandies Brief” in Muller v. Oregon.

  7. Zimmerman Telegram • Date: 1917 • Telegram from German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman to German minister in Mexico that was intercepted by the British • Proposed that Mexico attack the United States in the event that America entered World War I • Germany would return lost territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona to Mexico in victory • Telegram released publicly and ensured American support for war against Germany

  8. Unlimited Submarine Warefare • Date: 1917 • Proclamation by Germany that it would sink all ships, without warning, that entered a large war zone off the coasts of Allied Nations • Germany realized that it might draw the United States into World War I • Germany believed that cutting Allied supplies would allow Germany to win the war before a sizeable response by America • America broke diplomatic relations with Germany

  9. Reasons for the United States’ Entry into WWI • Date:1917 • Zimmerman telegram showed Germany was untrustworthy and would come after the United States • Armed neutrality could not protect shipping • After Russia’s revolution, a democratic Russian government made it an acceptable ally • America could hasten end of the war and ensure a role in designing peace • Sinking of the Lusitania and other ships by German Submariens • The United States was already backing the Allies with supplies • In his war message, Wilson said that, “the world must be made safe for democracy.”

  10. Committee on Public Information • Date:1917 • Formed by President Wilson • Established voluntary censorship of the press and created a propaganda campaign for the country’s support of World War I • Portrayed Germans as barbaric and urged all citizens to spy on neighbors with foreign names • Encouraged reporting of suspicious activities to the Justice Department • Headed by George Creel • Fostered “100% American” jingoism

  11. American Protective League • Date:1917 • Volunteer organization that claimed approval of the Justice Department for pressuring support of war • Humiliated those accused of not buying war bonds • Persecuted those of German descent • Encouraged the banning of German culture in everything from product names to consumption, including “pretzels” and “German Measles”

  12. Espionage and Sedition Acts • Date:1917 and 1918 • Fines and imprisonment for persons who made false statements which aided the enemy, hindered the draft, or incited military rebellion • Forbade criticism of the government, flag or uniform • Led to imprisonment of major figures • The Supreme Court upheld the acts, allowing the government to limit free speech when words represented clear and present danger, especially during times of war.

  13. Hammer V. Dagenhart • Date:1918 • Struck down the Keating-Owen Act of 1916, which excluded products produced by child labor from interstate commerce • Dagenhart sued, as he wanted his two sons to work and bring income in for the family • The supreme Court held that Congress, with the Keating-Owen Act, had overstepped its bounds • Led to “dual federalism,” the belief that Congress could not take powers that had been reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment.

  14. Women and Minorities in WWI • Date: 1917-1919 • Women served as clerks or in medical units • 400,00 black men drafted or enlisted • Blacks were kept in segregated units and generally used in labor battalions or in support activities, though some units saw combat.

  15. United States Home Front During WWI • Date:1918 • Wilson controlled raw materials, production, prices, and labor relations to ensure supplies for war • Appointed Herbert Hoover as head of food administration • Wilson oversaw the use of fuel, railroads, and maritime shipping • Wilson resolved labor disputes through offers of employee benefits.

  16. Fourteen Points • Date:1918 • Specific peace plan presented by Wilson in an address to Congress • Called for open (rather than secret) peace treaties • Called for free trade, transportation along the seas, and arms reduction • Espoused a general association of nations to preserve the peace • Reactions in Europe were mixed; some countries had a desire to punish Germany • American citizens feared further entanglement and growing isolationist sentiment would later slow the United States’ decision to enter World War II

  17. Provisions of Paris Peace Conference • Date: January 1919 • The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty which resulted from the conference • Formed the League of Nations to protect territorial integrity and political independence of all members • Germany was held respobsible for war (war guilt clause), required to pay heavily for damages (reparations), and limited to a small defensive force • New Nations’ boundaries were drawn, including Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland • German colonies were made mandates of the League and under trusteeship of the Allies.

  18. Wilson’s Treaty and Henry Cabot Lodge • Date: 1919 • Republican Senator Lodge led opposition against Paris Peace Treaty because of war entanglement with other members (Article X) • On national speaking tour to push for League of Nations, Wilson collapsed after a speech • Wilson returned to D.C. and suffered a severe stroke • Wilson never fully recovered, but he wrote to Democrats to oppose treaty changes by Lodge • By not compromising, the treaty was defeated and the United States did not join the League; a joint resolution enacted peace instead.

  19. Results of WWI • Date: 1919-1920s • America emerged as the political and economic leader of world • European states went into decline • Germany was devastated.

  20. U.S. v. Schenck • Date:1919 • During WWI, Charles Schenck created a pamphlet opposing the military draft; he was convicted of attempting to obstruct the military under the Espionage Act • The Supreme Court determined that speech may be suppressed if it creates a clear and present danger (one cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theater) • In following years, the “clear and present danger” test was limited to violent actions rather than the support of these ideas

  21. Major Strikes After WWI • Date:1919-1920s • Boston police force attempted to unionize, and Governor Calvin Coolidge fired them to recruit a new force • Seattle had a general strike in 1919 • AFL attempted to organize steel industry, but it was broken after violence and the use of federal troops • United Mine Workers struck and gained minor wage increases

  22. Prohibition • Date:1919 • Temperance movements began to grown in the early 1800s • Carry Nation, a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, used rocks, hammers, and hatchets to destroy liquor stores and saloons • Eighteenth Amendment to Constitution prohibited manufacture, sale, transport, or import of liquor • Volstead Act defined alcoholic beverages and imposed criminal penalties for violations of the Eighteenth Amendment • Prohibition led to bootlegging (illegal production or distribution of intoxicated beverages), corruption of government officials, and speakeasies (secret bars operated by bootleggers) • Al Capone was one of the most famous bootlegging gangsters • In 1922, the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed Prohibition was ratified.

  23. Red Scare and the Palmer Raids • Date:1919 • United States worker strikes seemed to be harbingers of revolution to many in the country. • Fear of revolution fed by anti-German hysteria and the success of the Bolshevik Revolution • Bombs sent anonymously through the mail to prominent American leaders encouraged fear • Attorney General Palmer was a target of a failed mail bomb • Four thousand arrested as “Communists” and illegal aliens, but only 556 shown to be in those categories • Palmer announced threat of large Communist riots on May Day of 1920, but none materialized • Palmer was discredited and the Red Scare passed.

  24. Post-WWI Economy • Date:1920 • High wages during World War I and European demand continued after conflict • Demand led to inflation and a good economy • Increase in prices prompted major strikes by workers.

  25. Women’s Suffrage • Date:1920 • The 19th Amendment provided for women’s suffrage, which had been defeated earlier by the Senate • Ratified by states in 1920 • Feminists who supported suffrage since the 1860s included Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Carrie Chapman Catt.

  26. Sacco and Vanzetti • Date: 1920 • Two gunmen robbed a factory and killed two men in Massachusetts • Sacco and Vanzetti, Italian immigrants and anarchists, were tried for the murders • Judge Thayer favored prosecution and pushed for execution • Despite years of protesting that they had not received a fair trial, the men were executed in 1927, reflecting anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States.

  27. Industrial Changes in 1920s and Effects • Date:1920 • Change from steam to electric power allowed more intricate designs, replacing human workers • Scientific management strategies were employed, leading to more efficient uses of workers • Major research and development projects reduced production costs and products • Expanding industries included automobile, electricity, chemicals, film, radio, commercial aviation, and printing • Led to overproduction by the late 1920s

  28. Harlem Renaissance • Date: 1920s • Term used to describe the growth of African-American literature and arts • The center of this movement was Harlem, New York, where many African-Americans moved to during the early 1900s • Southern African-Americans brought jazz to Harlem and influenced the music scene; at the same time, writing, sculpting, and photography grew as are forms • Writers from the period included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay • Musicians from this time included Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, and Louis Armstrong • The Great Depression led to the decline of the renaissance.

  29. Automobile: Economic and Social Effects • Date: 1920s • Stimulated steel, rubber, glass, gasoline, and highway construction • Created a nation of paved roads • The new need for paved roads led to employment for many • Led to increased freedom for young people and the loss of some parental control • Tourism increased and rural areas became less isolated.

  30. Rise in the Standard of Living During the 1920s • Date: 1920s • Advances like indoor plumbing, hot water, central heating, home appliances, and fresher foods emerged • Many did not have the money to benefit from these advances • Availability of credit rose to allow for payments by installment period • Sales grew out of advertising through new media, such as a radio

  31. Marcus Garvey • Date: 1920s • Native of Jamaica • Advocated black racial pride and separatism rather than integration • Pushed for a return to Africa • Developed a following and sold stock in a steamship line to take migrants to Africa • Convicted of fraud after the line went bankrupt.

  32. Shift in Popular Culture, 1920s • Date: 1920s • Change from entertainment through home and small social groups to commercial, profit-making activities • Movies attracted audiences, and Hollywood became the movie center of America • Professional athletics grew in participation and popularity, especially baseball, boxing, and football • Tabloids grew in popularity, including the New York Daily news and Reader’s Digest

  33. Ku Klux Klan in the Early 1900s • Date: Early 1900s • Main purpose was to intimidate blacks, who experienced an apparent rise in status due to WWI • Also opposed Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born • Klan hired advertising experts to expand the organization • Charged initiation fees and sold memorabilia • The KKK had membership of 5 million in 1925, which soon began to decline.

  34. Emergency Quota Act • Date: 1921 • One of a series of acts by Congress that limited immigration • Immigration limited by nationality to three percent of the number of foreign-born persons from that nation that lived in the United Sates in 1910 • Designation restricted only certain nationalities and religious groups • In effect, restricted Italians, Greeks, Poles, and Eastern European Jews

  35. Warren G. Harding • Date: 1921-1923 • 29th President • Nominated by the Republican Party as a dark horse candidate • Represented opposition to the League of Nations, low taxes, high tariffs, immigration restriction, and aid to farmers • Harding won the election, repudiating Wilson’s domestic policies toward civil rights • Promised return to normalcy • Pardoned Eugene V. Debs • Gave United States steel workers the 8 hour day • Died suddenly during cross-country tour and was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge.

  36. Teapot Dome Scandal • Bribery scandal involving President Harding’s Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall • Fall secured naval oil reserves in his jurisdiction • Leased reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, to two major business owners in exchange for cash payouts • The businessmen were acquitted, but Fall was imprisoned for bribery, making him the first cabinet member to go to jail.

  37. Fordney-McCumber Tariff • Date: 1922 • Increased tariff schedules • Tariffs were raised on farm produce to equalize American and foreign production • Gave the president the power to reduce or increase tariffs by 50% based on advice from the Tariff Commission

  38. Five Power Treaty • Date: 1922 • Committed the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy to restrict • Pact gave Japan naval supremacy in the Pacific

  39. Dawes Plan • Date: 1924 • Debt restructuring plan for Germany after WWI • American banks made loans to Germany, Germany paid reparations to Allies, and Allies paid back to the United States government • Cycle based on loans from American banks • The plan would play a part in the development of the Great Depression

  40. Calvin Coolidge • Date: 1925-1929 • 30th President • Republican candidate who came to office first after Harding’s death and then after a landslide victory • Avoided responsibility for most of Harding’s cabinet scandals • Reputation for honesty • Believed in leading through inactivity • Stated, “The chief business of the American people is business”

  41. Creationism and the Scopes Trial • Date: 1925 • Fundamentalist Protestants supported Creationism as a way to prohibit the teaching of evolution in schools • Hoped to protect belief in the literal understanding of the Bible • Scopes, a young biology teacher, broke the law by teaching Darwinism and served as a test case for the ACLU • Darwinism was a concept of evolution created by Charles Robert Darwin and written about in Origin of the Species • Clarence Darrow defended Scopes, and William Jennings Bryan defended the State of Tennessee • Judge refused to allow expert witness testimony • Scopes was convicted and fined $100, which was later dropped • Some sates passed anti-evolution laws

  42. Kellogg-Briand Pact • Date: 1928 • Also known as the Pact of Paris • Fifteen-nation pact agreed that all conflicts should be settled by peaceful means and that war was to be renounced • The United Sates Congress demanded right of self-defense and that America should not have to act against countries that broke the treaty • The pact lacked effectiveness as it failed to provide enforcement measures

  43. Herbert Hoover • Date: 1929-1933 • 35th President • Coolidge did not seek nomination in 1928, leaving Hoover to run against Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York, a Catholic anti-prohibitionist • Became multimillionaire in mining industry • Hoover had served as Secretary of commerce and head of the the Food Administration • Conservative economic philosophy and continuation of Prohibition won the election for Hoover • Used the phrase “rugged individualism,” which called for people to succeed on their own with minimal help from the government • Hoover became the scapegoat for the Depression and was soundly defeated by FDR in 1932.

  44. Stock Market Crash of 1929 • Date: October 1929 • During late October of 1929 investors began to panic, sending the New York stock market toward tremendous losses • An October 24, 1929 (Black Thursday), the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped fifty percent and over thirteen million shares of stock were traded • On October 29,1929 (Black Tuesday), over sixteen million shares of stock were traded • The crash led to the Great Depression

  45. Foreign Economies and the Great Depression • Date: 1920s-1930s • Within months of Hoover’s election, the stock market crashed, leading the nation into the Great Depression • Decline in American economy meant less money spent on loans and products from other countries • Foreign powers were not able to pay debts back to the United States • American exports dropped and the Depression spread.

  46. Reconstruction Finance Corporation • Date: 1920s – 1930s • Chartered by Congress and Hoover to loan money to railroads and financial institutions • Meant to keep basic institutions in business • Accused of being an assistance to the wealthy

  47. Sputnik • Launched October 4, 1957 • Russian satellite launched into space • First unmanned spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity • Caused concern in the United States because Americans realized they were not as technologically advanced as the Russians • Led to an increased emphasis on science education in the United States

  48. Eisenhower Doctrine • Date: 1957 • Created as a partial reaction to the Suez Canal crisis • The doctrine committed forces aid to the Middle East to stop Communist threats • Some nations, including Egypt and Syria, denounced the doctrine

  49. Television • Date: 1950s-1960s • Invented in the 1930s • FDR was the first president to appear on TV; he gave a speech in 1939 at the New York World’s Fair, where television was being officially introduced to the mass public • Seminal shows during the 1950s and 1960s included The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, and The Ed Sullivan Show • By 1960, over forty million homes had televisions

  50. Fidel Castro • Date:1959 • Communist-friendly leader of Cuba • Took power in Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista in 1959 • Signed agreements with Soviets for trade • The United States broke diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba

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