Work day
Semester Test:
3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.(Ch. 9)\
The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform. During the Progressive Era, new laws allowed citizens to be heard, women could finally vote in political elections. The education system was greatly improved. Businesses advertised more to get more consumers. America started revolving around music, sports, and theater a lot more.
4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.(Ch. 10)
The US expanded and took over Alaska and Hawaii. A lot of countries in Europe and Asia competed to take control of territories in Asia, especially in China.
5. Students will understand the causes for US involvement in World War I and the effects it had on the United States.(Ch. 11)
-Causes for US involvement
-Trench Warfare and weapons
6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.(Ch. 12/13)
-Republican philosophy- Trickle-down theory gives tax cuts for big businesses, the rich people got more money by paying less taxes, which made more jobs, which gave more people jobs, which gave people more money. Trickle-down takes a lot of time to work.
Laissez-faire- Let businesses do as they please, the government keeps their hands off of businesses
Rugged individualism- Government doesn't give people hand-outs, if they lost their job, the government didn't give people money. They told them to get a job, a better education, or to do something about it.
-Prohibition- Banning of alcohol.
1920's:
1. Roaring 20's- Prohibition- banning of production alcohol. Professional sports became more relevant. Electricity became more popular. Known as the "Advertisement Age." Jazz music became popular.
2. A "return to normalcy"- President Harding wanted to go back to old deplomacy and stay out of foreign affairs. Calvin Coolidge said 99% of the world's problems would go away
3. Red Scare- 1919-1920, Karl Mark communism is poor people taking over powerful people and there would be no social classes in the society. Drastically reduced immagration in our country to keep communists from coming to America.
The Palmer Raids- J. Edgar Hoover was the leader, looked for and captured communists and sent them back.
4. Buying on credit
5. Planes and automobiles- Route 66 "The Mother Road", Henry Ford- Improved the automobile greatly, Model T's were cheap because they were made on assembly lines with interchanglable parts.
Planes- Used for transporting mail. Barnstorming- Plane stunts. Charles Lindburg was the most famous person in the 1920's, first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean non stop.
6. Prohibition- Ban on alcohol. Toar families apart, men abused kids and wives. Caused a lot of general crime. Failed because people drank anyway because they didn't think the government should be able to tell them they can't drink. Prohibition increased violent crime, bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling. Prohibition was appealled by the 21st Ammendment.
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