Today we are going over information we need for semester tests and other projects for the rest of the semester.The semester test is divided into two parts. Some of it is the semester blog, and the rest of it is done orally about the same topics.Semester Test Topis and Topics for Semester Blog-Industrial Revolution- Chapter 6-Urbanization - Chapter 7, 8-Progressive Era- Chapter 9-Imperialism- Chapter 10-World War I- Chapter 11-1920's- Chapter 12, 13-Great Depression- Chapter 14Blog 16 is anything from WWI.Blog 17 is anything from 1920's and the Great Depression.The 1920's and Great Depression Project will be done with a partner. My partner is Jessica Farrell. We have the causes of the Great Depression. It has to be made on powerpoint and has to have involvement of theChapter 9-10 tests start tomorrow.What was the Progressive Era?Social changes, worked to help regular people and immigrants. The era helped children with labor laws. It also helped women fight for the right to vote, improved wages, shortened the work days. The Progressives lowered tariffs for the consumers, meat inspection act, and FDA.Regulate businesses by breaking up monopolies. They made the railroads have a constant rate throughout the country. The Federal Reserve Bank came to be in this time.-Prohibition was banning the selling of alcohol- abuse, illnessTOPICS FOR PROJECTEuropean depression, uneven distribution of income, low standard of living for many, struggling industries, housing starts fall, farming surplus, prices drop, farm foreclosures, price-supports fail, less consumer $, living on credit, speculation, buying on margin, lack of regulation of the stock market, 1929 Oct 24th & Oct 29th (Black Tuesday),
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