1. A Troubled Nation Expands Outward, 1893 - 1901
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A Troubled Nation Expands
Outward,
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2. The Panic of 1893 and Its Effects
600 banks and 15,000 businesses failed
2.5 million unemployed
Sherman Silver Purchase Act repealed
Wilson-Gorman Tariff also fails to help
Coxey’s Army came to Capitol demanding jobs
Police dispersed, arrested Coxey
Pullman Strike
Eugene V. Debs of the A.R.U.
Violence put down by police and National Guard
Debs jailed
Court injunction used as strike-breaking weapon

3. Great Railway Strikes sketch

4. The Panic of 1893 (cont.’d) Republicans prevail in 1894 elections
Hard times bring economic and social unrest
Tycoons take over failing companies, concentrating wealth even further
J.P. Morgan
Reform campaigns
Increases in women’s clubs, suffrage, and prohibition supporters

5. The Pain of Hard Times Experiments alter city and state governments
Courts continue to protect big business
Pragmatism grows in popularity
Realism evolves as literary form
Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser
Booker T. Washington
Supreme Court upholds Plessy v. Ferguson
White attempts at “Americanizing” Indians almost wipe out Native American culture

6. Foreign Policy Challenges
Conditions in Hawaii, Venezuela, and Cuba bring suitability of Monroe Doctrine into question
William Randolph Hearst
Election of 1896
William Jennings Bryan
Cross of Gold
William McKinley
Democrats shaken up by McKinley’s easy victory, and Republicans’ domination

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Election of 1896

8. War with Spain and Overseas Expansion
Spanish-American War
Causes include sinking of Maine, yellow journalism, Spanish abuses, and Delôme letter
Americans appear eager for war
George Dewey
Rough Riders
Battle of San Juan Hill
Peace treaty August 12, 1898
U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines
Treaty of Paris

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Spanish American War

10. Overseas Expansion (cont.’d)
Four-year rebellion in Philippines ensues
Imperialism re-emerges as national issue
Open Door policy in China leads to Boxer Rebellion
Righteous and Harmonious Fists
America looks again to building canal in Central America

11. 1900 Election and a New Century
McKinley begins second administration amid great hopes for future
Theodore Roosevelt as running mate
Nation debates proper direction for new century
Organization of unions appears to be on horizon
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
National Civic Foundation
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12. Discussion Questions
What were the causes of the Panic of 1893? What did the government do to alleviate the financial hardships of this period?
Who was Booker T. Washington? What was his role in civil rights in the 1800s?
Who were the candidates and what were the issues of the Election of 1896?
What were the causes of the Spanish-American War? What role did the war play in making America an imperial power?