Road to the 20th Century : Road to the 20th Century
Slide 2: What Happened to Paradise ?
Slide 3: Dawn of the 20th Century In a Galaxy very close to home the U.S. was about to
become a world superpower . Business was the
business of America .Giant corporations dotted the
landscape. Captains of industry were the new
heroes. With growth came problems. Corruption,
greed ,poor working conditions, along with the flow
of immigrants, caught the attention of reformers and
some politicians.As changes in the relationship
between the people, government and big business
took hold , America and the world were distracted
by WW I. The world would never be the same
END OF THE CIVIL WAR : END OF THE CIVIL WAR WAR ALWAYS SPURS ON INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
INDUSTRY`S NEEDS DOMINATE OVER THE NEEDS OF GOV`T.
$$$ CAME FROM GOV`T.
PEOPLE HAD $$$ AND A DEMAND FOR GOODS
LABOR SAVING DEVICES
HAYES - GARFIELD - ARTHUR – HARRISON -CLEVELAND - “WHO ?” : HAYES - GARFIELD - ARTHUR – HARRISON -CLEVELAND - “WHO ?” THE FORGETTABLE PRESIDENTS
GOV`T. POLICIES : GOV`T. POLICIES LAND AND $$$ TO R.R. BUILDERS
HIGH TARIFFS
NAT`L BANKING SYSTEM =`s STABLE CURRENCY
LAISSEZ FAIRE
Slide 7: CONSEQUENCES
NEW TYPES OF BUSINESSES : NEW TYPES OF BUSINESSES RISE OF THE CORP.
MONOPOLY
POOLS
TRUSTS
HOLDING CO.
INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATE
MERGER $$$$$$$$$$
A “NEW” AMERICAN PIONEER … THE WAGE EARNER : A “NEW” AMERICAN PIONEER … THE WAGE EARNER
Plight of The Farmer : Plight of The Farmer Falling % of the Population
Deep Economic problems ignored by Gov`t.
Populist Party Founded : Populist Party Founded 1892…” Less corn & more HELL”
Platform…
Gov`t owned R.R….Income Tax…Secret Ballot…Direct election of Senators
MAJOR ISSUES : MAJOR ISSUES REFORM
IMMIGRATION
TARIFF
MILITARY PENSIONS
JIM CROW LAWS
CIVIL SERVICE
POLITICAL MACHINES
Election of 1896 : Election of 1896 Bryan v. McKinley
end of populist party
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY or ROBBER BARRONS ??? : CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY or ROBBER BARRONS ??? OIL … ROCKFELLAR
STEEL … CARNEGIE
FINANCE … J.P.MORGAN
MEAT … SWIFT & ARMOUR
FLOUR … PILLSBURY
R.R. … VANDERBILT
PLESSY V. FERGUSON : PLESSY V. FERGUSON “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL”
Period of Reform : Not a single movement united by a single goal
Concern over industrialization was not new-, Populists
Progressivism differs from Populism it was an urban movement... Populists= rural
crowded cities, gap between rich and poor- graduated income tax Period of Reform
Slide 17:
THE SPARK OCCURS IN YUGOSLAVIA : THE SPARK OCCURS IN YUGOSLAVIA 5 BLACK HAND
Slide 19: WW I ALLIANCES
Slide 20: WESTERN FRONT
UN RESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE… U-BOATS : UN RESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE… U-BOATS
Slide 22: To make the world safe for Democracy
Slide 23: The War to end all Wars
11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11 MONTH : 11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11 MONTH ARMISTICE
THE COST OF WWI : THE COST OF WWI
TREATY OF VERSAILLES : TREATY OF VERSAILLES A TREATY TO END ONE WAR LEADS TO ANOTHER “MORE TERRIBLE WAR” VERSAILLES
The Big 4 : The Big 4 Wilson = USA
Lloyd-George = England
Clemenceau = France
Orlando = Italy
Henry Cabot Lodge
(Strong Reservationists) fight against the Treaty in the USA
The Treaty of Versailles never passes in the US
Slide 29: Seeds of WW II
14 POINTS … THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS : 14 POINTS … THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WHERE’S WALDO ?
RESULTS OF THE WAR : RESULTS OF THE WAR Map of Europe re-drawn: New Boundaries
Communism in U.S.S.R.
Dynasties collapse in Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary
European landscape destroyed
European population decreased
RESULTS OF THE WAR : RESULTS OF THE WAR Economic Depression
Anger & Hatred in Germany
USA becomes the most powerful nation in the world
US women get suffrage
A VICTORS PEACE : A VICTORS PEACE WAR GUILT CLAUSE
SELF DETERMINATION OF NATIONS 4
Slide 35: Failure of Diplomacy
RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM : RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM 5
ELECTION OF 1920 : ELECTION OF 1920
Slide 38: CRIPPLED LEAGUE
Slide 39: ROAD TO WW II
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