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(Preview and Data Collection)

 * California gold rush begins
 * Expansion of the Union; many states admitted
 * Buffalo provided ecomonic basis for the Plain Indians'
 * Chinese migrations to California being so industrious and succesful; became rivals
 * Transportation improved, Transcontinental Railroad
 * Acts passed to control chinese immigration; foreign policies
 * Western economy changing due to miners
 * Indian Wars and resistances
 * Battle of Little Bighorn
 * Rise and decline of western farmers

Defintion of Far West & Frontier

 * Far West** - Land west of the Mississippi River that was suitable for any establishment of settlers. Considered the "Great American Desert" before the Civil War. Different demographics (i.e weather, people, diversity)


 * Frontier** - An empty unsettled land waiting for civilazation to occur and providing numerous opportunities for settlers. The different racial cultures on a journey for a new start; (i.e Chinese, Indians, Hispanics)

(Preview and Data Collection) Late 18th Century (1880-1910)



 * First Industrial Revolution 1810-1845 (Textile industry, first fatories, Industrial jobs)
 * 2nd Industrial Revolution; massive change of machine, products, growth, wealth, etc.
 * Birth of Modern Industry/American Capitalism (i.e Oil, Cars, Corporations)
 * Pittsburgh - The Steel City
 * Rise of Petroleum (Oil Derricks)
 * Wright Bothers - The Starting of flight
 * Henry Ford - Ford Motor Company
 * Taylorism?
 * Railraods
 * Connections to Social Darwinism "Survival of the Fittest"
 * The increase of inequality
 * Underpaid Children/Women in factories with horrible working conditions
 * The Knights of Labor - labor organization to welcome women unerservedly
 * Railroad Strike/Homestead Act Strike/Pullman Strike
 * Sources of labor weakness .. shifting of the work force
 * Andrew Caregie (Steel), John D. Rockefeller (Oil), J. Pierpont Morgan (Finance), Cornelius Vanderbilt (Raildroad)
 * Status Quo - Explaining/defending how things are
 * Struggle of Union fighting for worker's rights and better conditions; min. wage/hours/benefits/vacation

John D. Rockefeller
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Bubbl.us on 2nd Industrial Revolution & Connections
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 * Presentation on Image & Date of Immigration, Urbanization, Industrialization**

Chapter 20 - The Imperial Public

 * Different ways to define**
 * Expansions overseas, borders, territorial control
 * New Manifest Destiny
 * Expanding power and authority
 * Acquiring new land
 * Interacting with other nations
 * Industrialized nations dominating pre-industrial nations (under developed)
 * Industrialize nations development of naval power (technology and weapons)
 * Bringing to societies global industrial capitalism (Hawaii's agricultural farming)
 * Motivations for doing it**
 * Money
 * Power
 * Social Darwinism (can also be a justification)
 * Natural resources/Raw materials (Oil, Sugar)
 * Spreading democracy
 * Military Influence (Setting up bases around the world; Navy bases in Hawaii/Phillipines)
 * Spreading religious beliefs (Cristianity)
 * Customers, Consumers, Markets
 * Labor workfoce
 * Political/Economical Influence
 * Influence within the world
 * Examples of U.S Imperialism**
 * Samoa
 * Pearl Habor
 * Venezula
 * Spanish-American War - Cuba
 * Acqusitions of Puerto Rico and Phillipines
 * Battle of Okinawa
 * Battle of Iwo Jima (Americans vs. Japanese)
 * Battle of Hamburger Hill (Americans vs. Vietnam)

Imperial**ism** - belief and practice of Imperl**ist** - person/follower, believer

Spanish-American War

 * Who:**
 * Emilio Aguinaldo leading the phillippino rebels
 * Jose Marti leading the Cuban revolt for Independence
 * Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
 * Pulitzer/Hearst controlled yellow journalism and media
 * McKinley was president at the time
 * What:**
 * "Splendid little war"
 * Battle for Cuba
 * Annexation of Puerto Rico
 * Where:**
 * Cuba
 * Puerto Rico
 * Guam
 * Phillippines
 * When:**
 * April 25 - August 12, 1898
 * Only 4 month war
 * U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, Cuba in 1898
 * Congress declares war on April 25th 1898
 * The Treaty of Paris was signed in December 1898
 * Why:**
 * American helping Cubans gain Independence from Spain
 * Spreading democracy in Cuba
 * Economic gains (i.e Sugar)
 * Marti destroyed American sugar plantations to get the americans involved in helping Cuba gain independence from Spain

Thesis of United States History 1780 - 1910

 * Throughout the 1780-1910's, the economic, social, and political aspects began to emerge and develope succesfully. Periods such as the late 1800's began to transform from urbanization to industrialization.**


 * Lisa** - Over the course of the 1780s-1910s America had developed and expanded both economically and geographically. Through political, social and cultural change America became an up and coming nation impacting the world, still today.

During the period of 1780-1910's America transformered from British colonies into an influential, imperalists and capitalist empire.

Key Concepts of other's Thesis Statements

 * New political system
 * Diverified citizenship
 * Expanding outwards; building up world power
 * Establishment of new government
 * Acquring new territory; slaves or no?