American History Unit expansion & wwi learning Goal I will be able to

American History Unit 2 – Expansion & WWI

Learning Goal 1 – I will be able to:
-Define Manifest Destiny, imperialism and isolationism
-List and explain two reasons for imperialism
-Explain why Alaska was purchased
-Summarize two reasons the purchase of Alaska was so important
-Cite and explain two reasons the US turned to imperialism in the Pacific

2. 
   Expansion & WWI
   
   1. 
      The United States Gains Overseas Territories
      
      1. 
         End of Isolation
         
         1. 
            Roots of Imperialism
            
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               Manifest Destiny – belief held by many Americans that the US was “destined” to expand its borders from “sea to shining sea.” Once CA became a state, and this was accomplished, why stop there?
               
            2. 
               Imperialism – building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
               
               1. 
                  Driven by desire for natural resources (oil, copper, rubber, etc.)
                  
               2. 
                  Need for coaling stations throughout Pacific
                  
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                     Analogy – driving to the beach on vacation; need places to stop to get gas, get food, etc.
                     
            3. 
               Isolationism – avoiding involvement in affairs of other nations
               
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                  American policy since 1780s – George Washington warned to “steer clear of permanent alliances”
                  
            4. 
               By late 1800s, many Americans advocated change, to abandon old isolationist policy and expand to keep country strong
               
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                  Alfred Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History argued US needed a strong navy and overseas bases & coaling stations
                  
         2. 
            Seward’s Folly
            
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               1867, US purchases Alaska from Russia for $0.02/acre
               
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                  Some thought AL was frozen wasteland with little benefit
                  
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                     Called Seward’s Folly (William Seward = Secretary of State who arranged purchase)
                     
               2. 
                  Gold found in 1890, source of fur, timber, minerals, oil
                  
               3. 
                  1^st example of US imperialism, Hawaii added in 1898
                  
      2. 
         US Seeks Trade with Japan and China
         
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            Opening Trade with Japan
            
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               By 1900, Japan emerged as a world power
               
         2. 
            Foreign Powers in China
            
            1. 
               China weak, other nations establishing spheres of influence within China
               
               1. 
                  SOI = areas where foreign countries have control of resources
                  
               2. 
                  Germany, Great Britain, France, Japan, Russia
                  
               3. 
                  1899, US Secretary of State John Hay announced US Open Door Policy = all countries should have equal access to trade in China
                  
            2. 
               Boxer Rebellion – Chinese nationalists who did not like foreign influence in their country and in 1900 killed 200 foreigners
               
            3. 
               Many in China did not want foreign influence, but major world powers did not listen
               

Learning Goal 1
-Define Manifest Destiny, imperialism and isolationism
-List and explain two reasons for imperialism
-Explain why Alaska was purchased
-Summarize two reasons the purchase of Alaska was so important
-Cite and explain two reasons the US turned to imperialism in the Pacific

MANIFEST DESTINY	IMPERIALISM	ISOLATIONISM
Define	Define	Define
Why Alaska was purchased	Why imperialism?	Reasons for it
Why purchase of Alaska so important?	Why imperialism in the Pacific?	Who first argued in favor of it?

Learning Goal 2 – I will be able to:

-Define and explain the importance of yellow journalism
-Identify Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

2. 
   The Spanish American War
   
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      Yellow Journalism = exaggerated news stories
      
      1. 
         Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in competition for readers
         
      2. 
         1890s, Cuban rebels fighting for independence from Spain, newspapers used yellow journalism to exploit situation and gain readers
         
         1. 
            People wanted action, US President William McKinley didn’t
            
      3. 
         Steps to US involvement
         
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            1898, Hearst’s paper published letter by Spanish minister Enrique Dupuy de Lome that insulted President McKinley
            
         2. 
            February 1898, USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor in Cuba
            
            1. 
               266 men died – Who blamed and why?
               
               1. 
                  Spain  lead to war  more readers  more $$$
                  
         3. 
            Teller Amendment
            
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               April 20, 1898, US declares Cuba independent & orders Spain out
               
            2. 
               Teller Amendment stated US had no interest in controlling Cuba
               
            3. 
               Spain responded by declaring war on the US, US declares war the next day
               

“US ARMY BOMBS HISTORIC CHURCH: CENTURIES OLD BUILDING LIES IN RUIN”	“US ARMY DESTROYS ENEMY MUNITIONS STASH: HURT GERMANY’S ABILITY TO MAKE WAR”
If an average American reads the above newspaper headline, they are thinking…	If an average American reads the above newspaper headline, they are thinking…

Learning Goal 2 – I will be able to:
-Define and explain the importance of yellow journalism
-Identify Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

Yellow Journalism	Pulitzer & Hearst

In 2014, the Arizona state government passed a bill that allows businesses to deny services to homosexuals if the owners of the business claim that providing services is against their religious beliefs. The governor then vetoed (or voted against) the bill. (A bill is a proposed law. The legislative branch writes bills or proposed laws, then it goes to the executive branch to be approved or vetoed.) The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal had different views on this. How can you tell? How are their wordings different? Are they trying to shape public opinion?

Look at the tweets. What did the newspaper staffs think of the bill? Did they support or oppose it? What words were used to give it away?

Supports Opposes Words used to give away bias _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Supports Opposes Words used to give away bias _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________