1. American Democracy

2. 2016 Presidential Election
307 – 232, electoral college

3. 2017 Alabama Senate Race CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT. Doug Jones
100% reporting (2,220 of 2,220 precincts)
CANDIDATE
PARTY
VOTES
PCT.
Doug Jones
Democrat
671,151
49.9%
Roy Moore
Republican
650,436
48.4
Total Write-Ins —
22,819
1.7

4. “I think it was great at the time when families were united — even though we had slavery. They cared for one
another. People were strong in the families. Our families were strong. Our country had a direction.”

5. Robert M. LaFollette, Wisconsin Governor 1900-06
“Progressive Reform Era”
1890s
1901
1917
1920s
Populism ( )
Direct primary
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Robert M. LaFollette, Wisconsin Governor

6. Woman suffrage before 1920
Thomson Wadsworth Wadsworth.com

7. Women’s Suffrage Movement
Nineteenth Amendment (1920)
Suffragette Banner 1918
Description: Women suffragists picketing in front of the White house. The first picket line - College day in the picket line line, 1917;Credit: Library of Congress.
Description: The 19th amendment; Credit: Library of Congress
19th Amendment
National Woman’s Party members picketing in front of the White House, 1917
(All: Library of Congress)

9. Mexican Revolution (1910 – 1920)
- Porfirio Diaz ruled as the Mexican dictator
- Foreign companies dominate Mexico’s economy, most Mexicans remain landless and poor.
Emiliano Zapata
- President Francisco Madero is elected in 1911, deposed in 1913, and then murdered.
- Former general, Victoriano Huerta, becomes dictator.

10. Mexican Revolution (1910 – 1920) (continued) …
- Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa lead revolutions in the countryside
Pancho Villa
** U.S. Actions during the
Revolution
- 1913, military coup d'état – U.S. ambassador to Mexico involved in conspiracy
- 1914, bombing Veracruz – President Wilson authorizes U.S. Navy to use artillery shells against Mexican port of Veracruz
- 1916, sending forces into Mexico – President Wilson sends American forces into Mexico after Pancho Villa

11. Imperialism, Good or Bad???
Causes of U.S. Imperialism
[1] Markets for U.S. goods …
[2] Establishing U.S. military bases …
[3] Anglo-Saxonism / Extending U.S. cultural influence …
*** Nothing altruistic about it!!!

12. Wahhabism
* Conservative Islamic movement in Arabian Peninsula

13. * Allies with “House of Saud”
* Advocates what is calls “pure monotheistic religion”

14. Leads to the Rise of …

15. Leads to the Rise of …

16. Imperial Systems Around the World Weaken
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Worlds
Long process towards global liberation

18. Read textbook, pages 381-382, answering …
(1) What happened to farm prices between 1870 and 1896?
(2) Who did farmers blame for their economic problems?
(3) What issues did the Grange and the Farmers Alliances support?
(4) At first Farmers Alliances united … but eventually divided along …

19. - Unrest in Rural America … - Deflation … - The Money Supply …
- The Crime of ‘73 …
- How this especially hurts farmers …

20. Economic Benefits
Citizens increasingly became wage earners instead of farmers
GNP per capita more than doubled

21. - Farmers Organize … - The Grange … - Cooperatives … and Exchanges …
- The Farmer’s Alliance …
- The Subtreasury Plan …

22. Party & Populism … - Populist - Populism … - Populist Party …
- The Farmer’s Alliance & the Populist Party supported the following …
The free coinage of silver
Regulation of railroads
Against tariffs
Women suffrage
Direct election of Senators
National banking system
Graduated Income tax
Eight-hour workday
Immigration restrictions

23. - A Young William Jennings Bryan
Other Questions to Consider:
(1) What is William Jennings Bryan referring to when he uses the metaphor the “Cross of Gold” in this famous speech?
(2) He traveled 18,000 miles days before the election campaigning across the country, but what does the handout call this?
(3) What will happen to cities if the farms in this country die?
(4) What was the response to his speech?

24. Presidential Election of 1896
How was the Presidential Election of 1896 a major turning point in American politics?
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley

25. Assassination of President William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901
“That Damned Cowboy”
- Sept. 13, 1901 – While on a camping trip, Theodore Roosevelt has been told he’s now president.