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Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological
innovations transformed the Amer
ican economy from an agrarian to an increasingly
urban industrial society. -
Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
Ignited by post-Civil War demand and fueled by technological advancements, large-scale industrialization began in the United States during the late 1800s. Growing industries enticed foreign immigration, fostered urbanization, gave rise to the American labor movement and developed the infrastructure that facilitated the settling of the West. A period of progressive reform emerged in response to political corruption and practices of big business. -
Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
the US population was 31,443,321 and grew to 76,212,168 in 1900 and 92,228,496 in 1910. Railroads, the epitome of the industrialization, expanded from about 30,000 miles of track before the Civil War to nearly 270,000 miles in 1900. -
2.) Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
After WWI, the United States pursued efforts to maintain peace in the world. However, as a result of the national debate over the Versailles Treaty ratification and the League of Nations,
the United States moved away from the role of world peacekeeper and limited its involvement in international affairs. -
2.) Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
By the turn of the twentieth century, many Americans believed that new frontiers—including global markets and overseas colonies—were critical to national greatness. Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, the Paris Peace Treaty granted the United States control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands, making the United States one of the world's colonial power -
2.) Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
Americans were divided over whether or not to annex the Philippines. One explanation of McKinley's support for annexation comes from a report of a delegation of Methodist church leaders, where McKinley states: "there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-men for whom Christ also died." -
3.) Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
The Post-World War I period was characterized by economic, social and political turmoil. Post-war prosperity brought about changes to American popular culture. However, economic disruptions growing out the war years led to worldwide depression. The United States attempted to deal with the Great Depression through economic programs created by the federal government. -
3.) Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
This course examines the history of the United States of America from 1860 to the present. The federal republic has withstood challenges to its national security and expandedthe rights and roles of its citizens. The episodes of its past have shaped the nature of the country today andprepared it to attend to the challenges of tomorrow. -
3.) Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
Understanding how these events came to passand their meaning for today’s citizens is the purpose of this course. The concepts of historical thinkingintroduced in earlier grades to build with students locating and analyzingprimary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives to draw conclusions. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
After Pearl Harbor, the United States
entered World War II, which changed the country’s focus
from isolationism to international involvement. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
The isolationist approach to foreign policy meant U.S. leadership in
world affairs diminished after World War I. Overseas, certain nations
saw the growth of tyrannical governments that reasserted their
power through aggression and created conditions leading to the
Second World War. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
he isolationist approach to foreign policy meant U.S. leadership in world affairs diminished after World War I. Overseas, certain nations saw the growth of tyrannical governments which reasserted their power through aggression and created conditions leading to the Second World War. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Working with local Communist leaders and movements in the years after the war, Stalin eliminated the political and economic independence of Poland, Czechoslovakia, and other nations in Eastern Europe. He put diplomatic and military pressure on Turkey and Iran in the Middle East and supplied war material to Communists fighting to overthrow the government of Greece. -
United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
global warming entered public discourse in 1988 after a very hot summer which burned down 40 percent of the forest land in Yellowstone National Park. Recycling has become common place in many countries and cities over the past 30 years. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Soon after helping defeat Fascist tyranny in World War II, American sailors faced a new global threat to the United States and the values for which their nation had long been a standard bearer; democracy, basic human rights, and freedom. The USSR, under a murderous dictator, Joseph Stalin, acted to solidify the wartime conquests of the Soviet Red Army and advance the cause worldwide of Marxism Leninism, an ideology that subverted the very ideals most Americans then held sacred. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
In the Far East, regional Communist movements took the lead, but received military assistance from Moscow in efforts to eliminate opposing movements and governments. Ho Chi Minh led Vietnamese Communists and other nationalists against the French colonial government in Indochina. Kim Il Sung and his Korean Communist supporters engaged in a vicious struggle for political control of the Korean people with Syngman Rhee and his anti-Communist adherents. -
United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
The Post Cold War era is the period in world history from the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the present.[1] It has mostly been dominated by the rise of globalization (as well as seemingly paradoxically, nationalism) enabled by the commercialization of the Internet and the growth of the mobile phone system. -
United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
It has seen the United States become by far the most powerful country in the world and the rise of China from a relatively weak third world country to a fledgling superpower. It has also seen the merging of most of Europe into one economy. -
soical Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
The continuing population flow from cities to suburbs, the internal migrations from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt and the increase in immigration resulting from passage of the 1965 Immigration Act have had social and political effects. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Social Transformations in the United States (1945-1994)
A period of post-war prosperity allowed the United States to undergo fundamental social change. Adding to this change was an emphasis on scientific inquiry, the shift from an industrial to a technological/service economy, the impact of mass media, the phenomenon of suburban and Sun Belt migrations, and the expansion of civil rights.
