November 9th- November 13th

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!!

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