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CHAPTER 19 EPILOGUE
Expansion
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It is 1901, and the nation is at a crossroads. Its population
and economy are growing. It is also gaining territories and
becoming a world power. But there are serious problems at
home. You’re anxious to see how your national leaders will
address these issues.
How would you solve these problems?
• Which problem–homelessness, poor
sanitation, poverty, or child labor–is most
important?
• Are domestic issues more important than
international ones?
• What should government, business, or
other organizations do to address these
issues?
1862 The Homestead Act encourages
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western settlement.
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president.
1882 Thomas Edison installs electric lights in
New York City.
1892 Immigration center opens on Ellis Island.
1896 Supreme Court decides Plessy v. Ferguson
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1898 U.S. defeats Spain in Spanish-American War.
1901 President William McKinley is assassinated
and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.
1912 Woodrow Wilson is elected president.
1917 U.S. enters World War I.
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1920 Women gain the right to vote.
1869 Suez Canal opens in Egypt.
1885 Berlin Conference on African affairs
divides Africa among European nations.
1896 First modern Olympic games are held in
Athens, Greece.
1900 Boxer Rebellion begins in China.
1910 Mexican Revolution begins.
1914 First World War breaks out in Europe.
1918 Allies defeat Central Powers to win World War I.
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Main Idea
During the second half of the 19th
Century, the nation experienced tremendous
growth.
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Why It Matters Now
The changes that the United States underwent helped
transform it into the modern nation it is today.
What factors contributed to industrial growth in the
United States?
plentiful natural
resources
Factors
Improved
transportatio
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growing population
Investment capital
new inventions
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• What drew large numbers of people to the West
in the decades after 1860?
• What urban problems did reformers try to solve?
• How were the new immigrants different from
earlier immigrants?
Recognizing Effects
How were the effects of the Dawes Act
different from what was intended?
Think About
• the goals of the act
• the impact on the land use and independence of
the Plains people
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Main Idea
Around the turn of the century, mass
culture emerged and the nation continued
to grapple with racism.
Why It Matters Now
Americans continue to participate in a mass
culture and issues of race continue to affect
society.
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What factors contributed to the emergence of a mass
culture at the turn of the century?
advertising
newspapers
urban parks
Factors
movies and shows
world’s fairs
spectator sports
• How did life on the frontier provide greater
opportunities for women?
• What were Jim Crow laws?
• What did Chinese immigrants and Mexican
immigrants have in common?
Solving Problems
What could have been done to end racial
discrimination against nonwhites in the
United States around 1900?
Think About
• attitudes of whites about nonwhites
• the efforts of nonwhites to find jobs and security
• competition for jobs
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Main Idea
During the late 1800s and early 1900s,
Populists and progressives worked for social
reform.
Why It Matters Now
Many of the reforms supported by Populists
and progressives remain in place today.
What were some examples of progressive reforms?
Goals
To expand democracy:
Reforms
• direct primary
• initiative
• referendum
• recall
To protect social welfare:
• aid to the unemployed
• minimum wage laws
To create economic reform:
• break up trusts
• regulate industry
• What problems in the late 1800s led farmers to take
political action?
• What did President Roosevelt mean by a “square
deal” and how did he try to achieve it?
• What were three progressive amendments and what
did each do?
Recognizing Effects
In what ways do the reforms that
Theodore Roosevelt promoted affect
your life today?
Think About
• the quality of the food you eat
• natural resources that have been preserved
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Main Idea
The United States extended its global influence
and fought with the Allies in World War I.
Why it Matters Now
The United States continues to be a global
power today.
What are the causes of U.S. expansion overseas in the late 1800s?
To seek markets
and raw materials
To establish a
military presence
overseas
A belief in the
superiority of
American
culture
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• How did the Roosevelt Corollary change U.S.
foreign policy?
• What were the long-term causes of World War I?
• Why did many Americans oppose joining the
League of Nations?
Forming Opinions
Did the United States betray its
democratic principles when it
established overseas colonies?
Think About
• the public’s response to yellow journalists and
U.S. military victories
• the work of the Anti-Imperialist League
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REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES
1 What caused conflict between Native Americans and
white settlers on the Great Plains?
2 Why was the late 1800s known as the Gilded Age?
3 Where did most immigrants to the United States come
from around 1900?
4 What is mass culture?
5 Why was Plessy v. Ferguson an important Supreme
Court decision?
6 Why did farmers favor a free silver policy?
7 What problems did progressivism address?
8 Why did Americans become interested in overseas
expansion in the late 1800s?
9 What territories did the United States take control of as a
result of the Spanish-American War?
10 Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
Sequencing Events
Passage of Homestead
Act, 1862
Hayes elected president,
1876
Plessy v. Ferguson,
1896
Roosevelt Corollary,
1904
Chinese Exclusion Act
made permanent, 1902
Spanish-American War, 1898
NAACP founded,
1909
Wilson elected president,
1912
U.S. enters World War I,
1917
Red Scare, 1919
Allies win World War I,
1918
19th Amendment grants
women the right to vote,
1920
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