Monday- No School due to the weather.
Tuesday- We went over the New Deal programs and listened to the forum post leaders topics
Wednesday- I was gone.
Thursday- We finished going over the programs and we talked about the upcoming test. We also had sometime too study.
Friday- We started taking the test over the 1930's and the New Deal Programs.
Monday- Went over Forum Post leaders topics, talked about the caucus that is happening tonight. Mr. Bruns went over some topics and we watched some presentations.
Tuesday- Snow Day
Wednesday- Snow Day
Thursday- We took notes on the videos that we watched Monday. We also talked about the caucus that happened Monday night.
Friday-
Monday- We took a political quiz, and we voted on who we would like to win president
Tuesday- We took a test over the 1920's
Wednesday- Looked at our tests, and started watching the 1930's videos.
Thursday- Went over the video that we watched yesterday. Got into our groups that we are testing with, and we got a seating chart.
Friday- We got new Forum Post leaders, talked about extra credit for the caucus on Monday.We watched some more videos.
Monday- We went over the Forum Post Leaders Topics, Mr. Bruns talked about politics, and we watched another video.
Tuesday- Mr. Bruns talked about entertainment and the stock market, and we watched another video
Wednesday- Early Out!! We watched three different videos on the 1920's
Thursday-We finished watching the 1920's videos. Mr. Bruns went over the last topics we watched.
Friday- We watched one last video since someone was gone yesterday. Mr. Bruns continued going over the topics we watched yesterday and today.
Monday- I was gone
Tuesday We continued research and finished putting our projects together.
Wednesday- I was gone
Thursday- Mr. Bruns talked over things that happened in the 20's
Friday- Mr. Bruns continued talking over the 20's and we had one group go.
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Mr. Bruns went over his classroom rules and expectations today.
Wednesday- We heard what articles that the Forum Post Leaders put up. We also chose groups that we are in, we also split up topics depending on which decade you are doing.
Thursday- We started researching our topics for our presentations
Friday- We continued researching our topics.
Monday- We went over the Forum Post Leader's Topic's. We also Continued taking notes on World War 1
War Industries Board- Headed by Bernard Baruch, Regulated industry in the U.S., Encouraged mass production, Under the War Industries Board, industrial production in the U.S. increased 20 percent
Food Administration- Headed by Herbert Hoover, urged people to conserve food, Had "meatless days" and "wheat-less days", "Victory Gardens" were planted by schools and homes, prevented hoarding of food by people, "Food is Ammunition- Don't waste it."
National War Labor Board- Settled disputes between workers and employers, discouraged strikes, "Work or Fight", Headed by William H. Taft.
United States- lost almost 117,000 people in World War 1 from all causes, 53,000 for battle deaths.
All countries had about 11 million deaths during the whole war.
Tuesday- We started going over Part 3 of World War 1.
Paris Peace Conference- The meeting of the Allied victors following the end of WW1 to set the peace terms for Germany and Other defeated Nations. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 29 countries. They came up with a Series of Treaties that reshaped the map of Europe.
Big Four- Four different Country Leaders who came up with the Treaties. Italy, Great Britain, United States, and France.
Wilson's 14 Points-
14 Points
Treaty of Versailles-
Territorial Losses
The following land was taken from Germany:
The Saar, Danzig, and Memel were put under the control of the league of Nation.
Germany was forbidden to unite with any country to gain land.
Germany had to pay $33 billion in war reparations.
Wednesday- We finished going over Mr. Bruns power point on World War 1 and then we had some free time to study.
Thursday- We went over any extra credit presentations that were a battle that America fought in during World War 1. We also went over how semester tests are going to go.
Friday-We had a work day to study and go over what we are talking about for the test.
Monday- We went over the Forum Post Leaders Topics, we talked about test retakes, and we talked about what was going to be on the semester test and if we would like to take it as a group or not. We also started going over WW1.
Allied Powers- US- Did not enter till 1917,Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Greece, Albania, Serbia
Central Powers- Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Tuesday- We started going over the Causes of World War 1.
Wednesday- Mr. Brun's is gone, so we had a day to review and study for the Semester 1 Test.
Thursday- We continued going over World War 1. We also turned in our ITBS scores for extra credit, then we decided what we are going to do for the semester test either in a group or individual.
Shell Shock- Continuous gun fire and people start having a nervous breakdown from it.
Friday- We got a new Forum Post Leader, we talked about what time we are coming in for our Semester Test.
1916 - Wilson won and platform was: "he kept us out of war." for two almost 3 years
Causes for U.S. involvement in WW1
Home front
Monday- No School due to unpredictable weather.
Tuesday- Forum Post Leaders told us there topics and then Mr. Bruns finished going over his Chapter 10 power-point. We also had time to Review for the Chapter 9 and 10 test.
Dollar Diplomacy-President Taft:
Using the US government to guarantee loans to foreign countries by US banks and businesses
Economic Imperialism
US banks were in control of many businesses in Latin America
US said it was needed to keep European powers out of Latin America
"Substituting dollars for Bullets"
US would not recognize any government that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US
Used extensively in Latin America
Wednesday- We started taking the test.
Thursday- We continued taking the test.
Friday- We finished taking the test.
Monday- Mr.Bruns went over the Spanish American War.
Tuesday- We continued going over the Spanish American War
In 1898, Spain gave control of Cuba to the United States with the Treaty of Paris
In 1902, The United State granted Cuba its independence as promised with the Teller Amendment
The US retained the right to intervene to preserve Cuban Independence and stability with the Platt Amendment
The US got control of Guantanamo Bay as well, a naval base we still have control of today.
In 1934, the Platt Amendment was repealed
Wednesday- Early Out! Thanksgiving Break!- We continued going over things that happened during the Spanish-American War.
Thursday- No School, Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday- No School, Thanksgiving Break!
Monday- Mr.Bruns went over the Spanish American War.
Causes:
Tuesday- We continued going over the Spanish American War
In 1898, Spain gave control of Cuba to the United States with the Treaty of Paris
In 1902, The United State granted Cuba its independence as promised with the Teller Amendment
The US retained the right to intervene to preserve Cuban Independence and stability with the Platt Amendment
The US got control of Guantanamo Bay as well, a naval base we still have control of today.
In 1934, the Platt Amendment was repealed
Wednesday- Early Out! Thanksgiving Break!- We continued going over things that happened during the Spanish-American War.
Monday- We went over our classes forum post leaders topics, and Mr. Bruns started on his presentation on Chapter 10. We then received a word that we had to do little skits on and the rest of the class had to guess our word.
Protectorate- It is were one country is more protective of another country: Example: United States is protecting Cuba
Tuesday- Mr. Bruns talked about how we are going to do our semester tests and then we finished presenting our little skits we were doing yesterday.
Wednesday- We went over Chapter 10
Thursday- I was gone
Friday- I was gone
Monday- Mr. Bruns went over his presentation on Chapter 9, Section 4.
Tuesday- We finished presenting Chapter 9, Section 4, and we started Section 5.
Adamson Act- Strikes in the railroad, President Wilson, Act gave railroad workers: required additional pay for overtime work, 8 hour work day, Act was passed in 1915
Keating-Owen Act: 1900 census-2 million children, National child labor Committee hired Lewis Hines, was passed in 1916 by congress, Ruled unconstitutional in 1918
Clayton Anti- Trust Act: Companies could not buy stock from other companies if it resulted in monopoly, Officers of that company will be prosecuted in court, Labor Unions/ farm organizations- no antitrust laws, Boycott and strike with no interruption
Federal trade Commission Act- "Watchdog" Agency, periodic reports from corporations, 400 cease and desist orders
Federal Farm Loan Act- 12 federal land banks, Farm Credit System, long term loans with low interest
Underwood Tariff Act- 1913, Graduated income tax, very low
Federal Reserve Act- Introduced a Central Bank, 12 Federal Reserve Banks able to print money, Economic Stability, Fed could adjust discount rate/funds and buy and sell U.S. Treasuries
US Neutrality in WW1- Wilson kept US out of the great war from 1914-1917, Must be neutral in fact as well as in name, Impartial in thought as well as in action, Traded with both sides, ports were open, non-military use, Actions by Germany made America favor the Entente Powers
Wednesday- Early out! Veterans Day Program!
US Neutrality is WW1- had troubles getting any goods, warned Germany if any Americans died there would be consequences, submarine warfare was new for Germany. 120 Americans out of the 1,200 causalities, entered the war on April 6, 1917.
Policy towards African Americans- Washington was highly segregated except in federal offices, He encouraged people to reverse the idea of no segregation in the federal offices, Permitted segregation in federal offices, many petitioned
Thursday- NO SCHOOL!! State Volleyball!!
Friday- NO SCHOOL!! State Volleyball Championship Game!!
Monday- We finished presenting family history projects, and Mr. Bruns reviewed Chapter 9 Section 1.
Capitalism- Economic System, chance to go from rich-poor, people control there own businesses
Socialism- Social and economic system, Government owned, elimination of private property, property and distribution of wealth are determined by the government
Fostering Efficiency- Assembly line, Henry Ford payed workers $5 a day, Increased efficiency, Progressives also worked for better efficiency in all levels of government
Tuesday- We watched a video on taking the White House- The Men Who Built America
Wednesday- Mr Bruns finished reviewing the sections we went over already and then we continued presenting our projects. Shortened Classes because of Cyclone Way
Reforming Elections- States adopt secret ballot Direct primary, Initiative- A bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers, Referendum- When voters accept or reject the initiative, Recall-enabled voters to remove public official from elected positions, 17th and 19th amendments
Direct Election of Senators- 17th amendment, 1913, Direct Election of U.S. Senators- People of the state are going to vote for there state senators
Chapter 9, Section 3-
Roosevelt's Rise- Born in 1858, Active Childhood, Police Commissioner, lead the rough riders, Elected Governor of New York. Modern Presidency-President in 1901, Surprised People, Advancing Programs- Personality, Popularity, Leadership, Publicity, Believed it was the presidents duty to assist everyone if they can't unless the law forbids him to do so. Trust Buster- Prosecuting Monopolies, 1902 ordered the Justice Department to sue the northern Securities Company, 1904 Supreme court got rid of the company
1902 Coal Strike- 140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike, 20% raise, nine hour work day, organize a union, 1903 the commission issued a settlement, 10% raise, nine hour work day, union, Since this the president should intervene when a strike threatens public welfare and the federal government.
Railroad Regulation- Elkins Act-1906- Illegal for railroad officials to give, and shippers to receive, rebates for using particular railroads. Railroads could not change set rates without notifying the public
Hepburn Act- 1906- Limited the distribution of free railroad passes, ICC power to set maximum railroad rates, Boosted the governments power to regulate railroads
Regulating Foods and Drugs- Meat inspection act- Roosevelt, Compromise won, Government-Paying, Canned Goods
Pure Food and Drug Act- Dr.Harvey Washington Wiley- Chief Chemist- Department of Agriculture, Criticized Manufacturers- Harmful preservatives, Pure food and drug act-1906, halted, contaminated foods and medicine, Truth, labeling
Thursday- We chose new forum post leaders and we continued presenting our projects on Chapter 9
Chapter 9, Section 3-
Conservation and Natural Resources-Late 19th century, Pioneer farmers- forests and prairies, Cattle- overgraze, Lumber companies- Neglected to plant, Cities- sewage-dumped, wastes-rivers
Square deal- Formed upon three basic ideas-Conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, consumer protection, Three C's, Help middle class citizens, attacked wealth and bad trusts, protect businesses- extreme demands of organized labor, Not to favor any group of Americans- be fair to all
Teddy Roosevelt-Failed to support- African Americans, Few individuals, Booker t. Washington- Tuskegee normal, industrial institute- training school
W.E.B Du Bois- Civil rights conference-1905- Niagara falls, 1909- joined with white reformers
NAACP- National association of colored people, 6,00-1914, full equality, little support in progressive movement , progressive movement- needs of middle class, presidents to follow did little to advance- William Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Chapter 9, Section 4-
Taft's Presidency- 1904, republican, Roosevelt pledged not to run again for reelection in 1908, He hand picked Taft, Had an easy victory over Bryan
Taft Stumbles- He received little credit, not a popular president like Roosevelt, Didn't do what Roosevelt wanted him to do, Broke up a lot of Monopolies
Payne- Aldrich Tariff- Lowered rates on manufactured goods when the Payne bill passed
Friday- We watched the final part of the video series of The Men Who Built America because Mr. Bruns was gone
Monday- We continued presenting our projects
Tuesday- Early Out!- Conferences and ITBS
Wednesday-I was Gone
Thursday- I was Gone, Early Out!-Conferences
Friday= NO SCHOOL!!
Monday- We reviewed what we went over last week and we had a work day
Tuesday- We took a test over chapter 7 and 8
Wednesday- We went over expectations for forum post leaders and daily blogs.
Thursday- We started Presentations for family history projects
Friday- No School!!
Monday: We worked on our Family History projects if we had one and we worked on chapter 9 presentations.
Tuesday: We learned about the presidents assassinations and went over chapter 7 and 8
Wednesday: Early Out! We continued going over chapter 8 and the presidents assassinations
Thursday: We continued reviewing chapter 8
Friday: We finished going over chapter 8 and we had a work day to work on our projects.
Monday: Started going over chapter 7-9
Tuesday: We kept on talking about chapters 7-9
Wednesday: We watched some videos on Ellis Island and Angels Island which have to do with Immigration.
Thursday: We got groups if we aren't doing a family history project and continued talking about Angel and Ellis Island.
Key Questions:
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
Where did immigrants come from?
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
What problems did cities face due to the rapid increase in population?
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
Ch. 7.3
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
What caused all this corruption in government?
What laws came about to reform government?
Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?
Ch. 8.1:
-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?
Ch. 8.2:
-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Ch. 8.3:
-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Ch. 8.4:
-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era, why it started and it goals.
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?
-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?
-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.
-Square Deal
-Breaking up strikes
-Regulating railroads
-Regulating food and drugs
-Conservation
-Policy towards African-Americans
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts
-16th Amendment
-Policy towards African-Americans
-Break-up of the Republican Party
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.
-Clayton Anti-Trust Act
-Federal Trade Commission Act/Commission
-Federal Farm Loan Act
-Underwood Tariff
-Federal Reserve Act
-Adamson Act
-US Neutrality in WWI
-Policy towards African-Americans
Friday: We continued talking about immigration and the laws and acts that were set then.
Monday: We finished presenting our projects on chapter 5-6.
Labor Unions Emerge- Blacks/Whites, males/females/ and unskilled/skilled coming together to make unions so that they could improve their conditions
Union Movements Diverge- Better wages, shorter work week, AFL, Unions split-Craft and industrial
We watched part 2 of the men who built america
Tuesday: We reviewed for the test
Wednesday: We started taking the test and we continued watching the men who built america
Thursday:We continued taking the test and we watched the men who built America
Friday:Finished taking the test and watched the rest of the men who built america
Monday: Christina from the nature center came and she showed us what the buffalo where used for after the native Americans killed them
Tuesday: We continued presenting our projects
Oil-
Wednesday: We continued presenting our projects on chapters 5-6
Natural Resources Fuel Industrialization- Due to several factors, including: a wealth of natural resources, government support for business, and a growing urban population that provide bot cheap labor and markets for new products.
Black Gold- Native American tribes made fuel medicine, Successfully used a steam engine to drill oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania, Started an oil boom that spread to Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and later Texas
Electricity- Thomas Edison- electricity system/light bulb, Light-Bulb patented in 1880:only burned for 40 hours at first: Edison found carbonized bamboo filament
Workers Standard of Living- Industrialization freed workers from back breaking labor, 1890:Work week reduced by 10 hours
Market- Expanded urban population created a big potential market
Railroads-By the start of the civil war the had over 30,000 miles of tracks, Union Pacific and Central Pacific,
Thursday: We finished up presenting projects and we got new forum post leaders.
Typewriter- Christopher Sholes, affected more office work and created more jobs for women
Telephone- Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, freed the workers from difficult physical labor.
Steel: Great amount of coal &iron, iron is dense metal, soft, tends to break &rust, Contains Carbon, Used to update bridges, farm machines, barbed wire, and railroads.
Darwinism- Charles Darwin- Theory of evolution
Few people Controlling more- Other people had no chance unless you where rich, Carnegie: Steel, Rockefeller: Oil
Growth and Consolidation- Companies merged with other or were bought out, and became more industrialized, Oil;cheap labor, more centralized.
Friday: Watched a video on the industrial revolution
