Essentials for US History--Semester One
1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States.
Many families couldn’t afford to send their kids to public school so they had to work in factories. Many of these factories weren’t safe for the women or the children so there were child labor laws enforced and labor unions. There was an oil boom and steel. Laisse Fairre
2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States.
At the beginning the US had millions of immigrants coming over. Then they started to take all of the Americans jobs and they weren’t happy about this. So they tried lowering the immigration levels by the Chinese Exclusion Act- which stopped Chinese immigration. The cities soon started to become very over populated because all of the immigration and stuff streets were covered in sewage and crap. Factories gases made the air unhealthy
3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.
At this time the Government was trying to pass the Progressive movement by eliminating political machines and bosses. Most of the Progressives believed the in prohibition. Women started working outside of the homes and becoming teachers and making a difference in society.
4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.
Imperialism gave us- making money, natural resources, military bases, naval bases, Belief in cultural superiority- White Man's Burden.
5. Students will understand the causes for US involvement in World War I and the effects it had on the United States.
Focus on these topics for the test:
-Causes of WWI- Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. Then Russia joined the war to help protect Serbia. When Germany saw this they declared war on Russia. Then France joined to go against A-H and Germany. Germany then attacked Belgium which was located between France and Germany which got Britain into the War. Then later Japan, Italy, and US joined the war.
-Causes for US involvement- Zimmermann Note- letter sent from Arthur Zimmermann that was in coded and the British read, Germany tried to get Mexico into the war against us. Germany promised Mexico that they would get back the Mexican Cession back if they won. Germany wanted to keep US out of Europe. Lusitania Sinking- upset many Americans
-Trench Warfare and weapons- Trench Warfare- Form of fighting in lines, trenches were dug out in zigzag patterns, used machine guns, sandbags were used. 12 feet deep, around western Europe, miles of them. Disadvantages- insects and rodents, flooding which might lead to trench foot (standing in water all day), Advantages- easy to defend, no man’s land- a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell crates and filled with barb wire, protection from grenades. Deeper trenches are better. Trench weapons- machine guns, gases, tanks, trench knife, grenades. Trench men wore helmets, gas masks, carried machine guns. Airplanes- deployed in a large scale, planes bombed things below, machine guns in airplanes. Pretty safe in planes.
Weapons- Aircraft Martin MB-1 known as the Glen Martin Bomber. Rockets- used small rockets that went really fast. Grenades- dynamite, jam tin, rifle grenade, MK1
-US Home front- US Home front- these we did back home during the war. Wanted to lower the unemployment, so people would jobs making this during the war. Taxes, women also joined the work force, to replace the men. Food administration- Hoover urged people to conserve food, "meatless" "wheatless" days. Victory gardens- encourage people to plant gardens. 'food is ammunition, don’t waste it'.
Committee on Public Information-huge propaganda campaign. Americanize German words.
War Production Board-
War Bonds- is how the government pay for the war
-Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles-
The Treaty of Versailles- document that pretty much blamed Germany for WW1. The allies wanted to make the Central Powers pay, so they put many restrictions on them.
Restrictions for Germany- had to pay for damages, Land Decrease- 13% of the total area of the country was broken up. Population deflation, because the loss of land. Armed Forces Annihilation- the entire German navy was abolished. German reaction- the Allies enforced the treaty. they would invade if they didnt. Germans were irate about the deal and wanted revenge. US Reaction- people were absolutely digusted by the lack of generosity. some thought it should be stricter. US Senate never agreed to it but they set up the Treaty of Berlin.
Treaty of Versailles- A peace settlement after WW1 ended, in Paris. US Great Britain, France, Italy
Consequences- WW1 was going on there was much destruction. 10, 000,000 soldiers died.
League of Nations
6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.
Focus on these topics for the test:
-Roaring 20's and the return to normalcy-A return to normalcy” – return to isolationism, focusing on American. Businesses, building up America. Stay out of foreign affairs
-Red Scare-Russia dropped out of the WW1 and became a communist country. US was fearful that they would then become communist too. They lowered immigration level so they wouldn’t have communist coming into our country. Palmer Raids- Mitchell Palmer and J. Edger Hoover leader of FBI.
-Republican philosophy-Hoover- food administration, president during the depression, stock market crashed,
Cooliage- do nothing guy. Do as little as possible. 99% of the world’s problems would go away if everyone would just sit still and not do anything. Didn’t believe in the welfare check
-Prohibition- the banning of alcohol in the 1920’s. then women and people thought it would be good for the country and less men would be coming home drunk to their wives and kids.
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