Imperialism 1898-1914 Michael D and Joe S

• Panama Canal-48 mile canal in Panama connects Atlantic to Pacific

• Great White Fleet-Nickname For U.S. Navy fleet who circumnavigated the globe

• Sphere of Influence-region that a state or organization has significant control

A newspaper cartoon highlighting the United States' influence in Latin America following the Monroe Doctrine.

A picture of the Great White FleetConstruction of the Panama Canal

Imperialism 1898-1914 Michael D and Joe S

• Alfred Thayer Mahan -United States Navy flag officer, and historian

• Spanish-American War-a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States

A Spaniard (left) and American (right) arguing over who’s war it isCaptain Alfred Thayer Mahan at 72 years old

Imperialism 1898-1914Hayden Y and Kyle B

• Alfred Thayer Mahan – a naval strategist, historian, and advocate of an extremely powerful U.S. Navy

• Spanish-American War- What happened when America got involved with the Cuban Revolution from Spain

• Panama Canal- Canal between the Atlantic through the Caribbean to the Pacific

Imperialism (cont.)Hayden Y and Kyle B

• Great White Fleet- United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe

• Sphere of Influence- a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political power relating to the interests of powers outside the sphere is the state that controls it.

Imperialism 1898-1914Jason P and Grady K

• Alfred Thayer Mahan – Most important strategist

• Spanish-American War– Conflict in the late 1800’s – Between the U.S. and Spain

• Sphere of Influence– Area of territory in which politicalor economical influence is wieldedby one nation

Spanish American War

Imperialism 1898-1914Jason P and Grady K

• Panama Canal-– 77.1-kilometer ship canal in Panama. – connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• Great White Fleet-– AKA the U.S. Navy battle fleet– Sixteen battleships divided into 2 partsGreat White Fleet

Panama Canal

World War I 1914-1919• Lusitania

– British ship destroyed by German submarine in 1915– Ferried goods and people from England to US

• Central Powers vs. Allies– First allies: France, Great Britain, and Russia (Triple Entente)– First Central powers: Germany, Austria, and Hungary

• New weapons of warfare – 1914, machine gun warfare, eventually Germans made them on planes in

1916– 1918, poisonous gas for surprise attacks

World War I (continued)• 14 points and Versailles

– 14 points- Woodrow Wilson’s plan to ensure world peace– January 19, 1918 speech was made by Wilson– Treaty of Versailles ended war in 1919

• Central Powers vs. Allies– First allies: France, Great Britain, and Russia (Triple Entente)– First Central powers: Germany, Austria, and Hungary

World War I 1914-1919Sean F. and Adam M.

• Lusitania- A ship destroyed by the Germans that killed 128 Americans, when the Americans were neutral in the war. This Increased tension between America and Germany.

• Central Powers vs. Allies- A ship destroyed by the Germans that killed 128 Americans, when the Americans were neutral in the war. This Increased tension between America and Germany.

• New weapons of warfare- Some were Zeppelins, tanks, planes, etc.• 14 Points & Versaille- 1918-A statement made by Woodrow Wilson that World War 1 was being

fought for peace in Europe.• Return to Normalcy- How people returned to their regular life after the war.

World War I 1914-1919Gabe M and JJ H

• New weapons of warfare-Military technology led to important innovations in weaponry, grenades, poison gas, and artillery, along with the submarine, warplane and the tank.

• Return to Normalcy-was United States presidential candidate Warren G. Harding’s campaign promise in the election of 1920 to return to the way of life before World War I.

Example of Submarine, Warplane, and a Tank.

Political Cartoon explaining how the war started.

World War I 1914-1919Gabe M and JJ H

• Lusitania-a British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband and briefly the world's biggest ship. In 1915 it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, the latter disaster of which killed 1,200 people

• Central Powers vs. Allies-a British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband and briefly the world's biggest ship. In 1915 it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, the latter disaster of which killed 1,200 people

• 14 Points & Versaille, 1918- a 1918 statement by United States President Woodrow Wilson that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points speech.

Lusitania arriving in New York on her maiden voyage.

Jazz Age 1920-1929

• Women’s Suffrage– 19th Amendment, June 4, 1920

• Harlem Renaissance– Great Migration of former slaves– Most move to Midwest and North– New black identity– Jazz music, art and literature

Jazz Age 1920-1929

• Flappers– Young women liberated by the 19th Amendment who began wearing

shorter hairdos, skirts, etc.

• Speakeasies– Illegal bars that arose during

Prohibition

• Bootleggers– Rum runners– Mobsters

Great Depression 1929-1939Tiernan and Ryan B

• Buying on margin– buying a portion of stock– Could become rich over night (1920)

• Stock market crash– People left after losing money (1929)– prices dropped substantially

• Hoovervilles – Shanty towns on outskirts on major cities

Great Depression 1929-1939 Tiernan and Ryan B

• Unemployment – People panicked and withdrew money– Banks foreclosed – Businesses laid off workers or workers went bankrupt

• Dust Bowl – Dust storms destroyed crops – Farmers could not pay debt– Banks foreclosed on small farmers

Great Depression 1929-1939Bradley H and Joey L

• Buying on Margin:• Hoovervilles: -Villages of houses for the unemployment.• Dust Bowl: - A series of dust storms and adrought in the Great Plains

Great Depression(continued)Bradley H and Joey L

• Stock Market Crash- Oct. 29, 1929- Affected business and industry- Caused banks to go bankrupt and close• Unemployment- Reached as high as 25%- Interest rates lowered in the 1920`s

World War II 1939 – 1945Cole and Michael

• Axis of Evil- Germany, Italy, and Japan• Two Front War- another name for the war• War at Home- the war of the civilians • New Weapons of War-Jet/Rocket aircrafts and

heavy tanks• Atomic Age-the U.S. dropped the bombs on

Japan(the Fat Man,Little Boy, and Ehola Gay)

German Flag

Heavy Metal Tank

Jet air craft

World War II 1939 – 1945Timmy P and Andrew B

• Axis of Evil– President George Bush’s axis of evil

includes Iran, Iraq, and North Korea• Two Front War

– Fighting takes place on two geographically separate fronts

• War at Home– Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

• New Weapons of War– Weaponry, Logistical support and also

Medicine• Atomic Age

– Detonation of first bomb in Trinity

Cold War 1947-1990 Robbie O and Ryan Du

• Superpowers– U.S.A. was capitalist superpower– Russia was communist superpower– Each saw the other as a threat to keeping their global power

• Domino Theory– If one state in the U.S.A. fell to communism, then the rest would follow

• Space Race– U.S. and Russia competed for space superiority– 1. Get someone into space– 2. Get someone on the moon

• Cuban Missile Crisis– Cuba/Russia threatened to use nuclear missiles against U.S.– “October Crisis” or “Caribbean Crisis”– Fidel Castro- Prime Minister of Cuba

• Glasnost– “openness”– Gave the Russian people more freedom and rights – Decreased censoring in the media– People can speak up against the government

Cold War Will K and Brandon E and Chris McD

• Superpowers: Nations that influence political decisions• Domino Theory: The theory that a communist victory in one nation would start a chain reaction of communism in other NationsSpace Race: A race between the U.S. and Russia to be the first in space • Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon • Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space

Cold War Will K, Brandon E and Chris McD

• Cuban Missile Crisis: Supplied Cuba with nuclear weapons and aimed them at the U.S.

• U.S. sends ships to Cuba to prevent a nuclear war • Glasnost: Means openness, this also changed international,

relations, economic affairs, and internal affairs • Ended the Cold War