I got the Question:
Why the Allied Powers won.
Causes of WWI--in Europe-Include the major alliances(2)
Goals of WWI for all the major countries involved(2)
Major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917(3)
Major naval battles of WWI(2)
US reactions to WWI before our involvement in war and causes for US involvement in WWI(2)
Major land battles for the US(2)
Major military strategies for winning the war--for both Allied and Central Powers(2)
Weapons of war/Trench Warfare(2)
US Home Front(3)
Wilson's 14 Points(2)
Treaty of Versailles and the failure of US to pass it(2)
Why the Allied Powers won(2)
Impact WWI had on the world/How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles(2)
You are required to use some form of technology within your presentation. You may present it in any way you choose. Each person is required to have at least three sources.
The presentation grade will be worth 100 points.Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.nomadic, very green.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Gold, land for farming, cattle ranching, sheep herding.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?assimilition with a dosack, gave land to them, give them reservations, waged war against them. trying to make them do american white ways.-Describe a cowboy's life.came from mexivan vanqueros, clothing, vocab, and food came from mexicans. werent needed til railroads.herd cattle. 55,000 worked great plains. spent most day on ranch. spent many more hours on trail. typical drive consisted of 250 to 300 head of cattler per cowboy. bathed in rivers, slept on ground.Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?drought people out there. transportation.-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?weather, animals, native americans.-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?railroad debt, drought. ect.Ch. 5.3-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?debt, worthless money, hard soil-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?A group who demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workersthey also demanded that reforms give the people a greater voice in their governmentthey wanted1) an increase in the money supply which would produce in a rise in prices received by goods and services2)a graduated income tax3)federal loan program4)8 hour work day and restrictions on immigrationthe proposed gov reform included1)the election of the U.S. Senators by popular vote2)single terms for the president and the vice president3)secret ballot to end vote fraudCh. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?a discovery of wealth of natural resources and coal and iron oregov. support for businessesgrowing urban population that provided cheap labor and markets for new products-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?type writer- communicationbarbwire- fencingtelephone- communicationCh. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?brought opportunities for land, jobs, adventure, transportation, establisheed time zones.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?angry farmers- land grants to businesses insetead of settlers.railroads fixed prices to keep farmers in debt.made short trips cost more because there wasn't another carrier to use.-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?states couldn't regulate railroad costs.allowed the federal government to supervise railroad activities and formed an interstate commerce commission.diddn't gain enough power to be effective until 1906 when Rosevelt was president.protect farmers.established maximum freight and passenger rates and progibited discrimination.states gained the right to control the railroads so they benefited the farmers and consumers.Ch. 6.3Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.born in scotland in 1836. poor when he moved to the u.s. in 1848. in 6 years he worked his way up to private secretary at the pennsylvania railroad company. left the pennsylvania railroad company and started carnegie steel company. By 1899 they were manufactuing more steel than all of the factories of great britain.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.born in 1839. established standard oil company. joined with competing companies in trust agreements. trust-participants in a trust turn their stock over to a group of trustees- who run the companies as one large corporation. rockefeller used trust to gain control of the entire oil industry. nicknamed "Rober Baron".received huge profits from the oil. low pay and sell oil for less than he bough it to buy out his competition. after he gained control, he spiked the prices high above the original prices. gave away over 500 million dollars and donated over 90% of his fortune. established rockefeller foundation- which provided funds to found the university of chicago. created a medical institute that found a cure for yellow fever. " it will be a great mistake for the community to shoot the millionaires, for they are the bees that make the most honey, and contribute most to the hive even after they hve gorged themselves full." -John Rockefeller.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?Suvival of the fittest. the big business buy out smaller business.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).vertival integration- when a business buys out its suplliers in order to control the raw materials and railroad.horizontal integration- when cmpanies producing similar prducts merge or get bought out by other companies.trust- when participants turn their stock over to a group of trustees- people who ran the sepatate companies as one large corporation. in return , the companies were entitled to divedends on profits earned by the trust.refer to page 242.-How did the government try to regulate business?government was concerned that expanding corporations would stifle free competition. Sherman Antitrust act- Mad it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?organizations that workers join. they were originallly formed to protect wokers from being underpaid and overworked. now a days they are used more to make sure everything is being done in the correct and same way.-Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.overall yes. But also no. At first unseccessfull. They did win some. Just took time. afraid of losing job.Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?Pull: promise of better life. jobs.Push: escape difficult conditions: famine, land shortages, or religious and political persecution.Where did immigrants come from?Europeans, western and nothern europe in 1890.in 1890 immigrants coming from eastern and southern europe was increasing.1 million people from italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungary in 1907.What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?crowded together in gloom. allowed very little on deck. disease.Ellis Island:Anxiety, pass inspection.Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?brought in their ethics.race reasons.banned all chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.segregation.only families.Ch. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?new technology.What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?population skyrocketed. government problems needed services. safe living conditions.crime, overcrowding, sanitation issues, fires.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?fire departments, poice force, hospital.Ch. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?organization of people trying to get votes for their partyTell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.political machine personWhat caused all this corruption in government?patrionage-spoils systemWhat laws came about to reform government?pendleton service actUlysses 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?republicans dominated, because democrats were in south and became known as white racist people. .Grant-2 terms 8 ys. very corrupt. republican. status guostalwarts:status- quo which helped rich white maleHalf-breeds: reformers- wanted to help the common people.hayes-Half-BReed:reform presidentGarfield- Half-Breed:Reform presidentArthur-stalwart at first. but became half-breed presidentcleveland- democrat. in between stalwarts and half-breeds but democratict.Harrison-stalwartMckinley-stalwart.Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?skyscrappers: steel replacing iron, they could build up instead of out wide.help to avoid sanitation problems with manure: l trains.transportation: quicker with wider roads.central park: make city look nice.Technology: airplanes, kodak camera, automobile, amusement parks, sports i.e. tennis, boxing, baseball.Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?kids had to go to school more. They had to go to get a better education.Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?* all southern states made new voting restrictions for african americans.* some states limited voting to only people who could read and made them take a literacy test.* Poll tax was an annual tx that had to be paid before people could vote.* grandfather clause: could vote if his father or grandfoather had been eligable to vote.* Freed slaves were not allowed to vote.-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.* in 1892 sat in a "whites only" car of a train and refused to move.* convicted for breaking law. went to jail.* set up legal segregation. As long as its equal.Ch. 8.4:-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.* Amusment parks: coney Island it opened in may of 1903.* bycicling. first safe bike made in 1880's.* playing/watching baseball. started in 1860's.* tennis: originated in North wales in 1873.* art: by 1900's big cities had art galleries* boxing: very popular back then.Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).* 1890's to 1920, a time where people worked to reform the government and correct social problems by taking power away from the rich and giving it to the common people.* Protect social welfare, promoting moral improvemnet, creating economic reform.-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?* the banning of alchoholic beverages.* singing, praying, and urging saloonkeepers t otop selling alcohol, built school.* destroying american morals.* the whole carrie nation thing-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.* YMCA, Salvation army, ect.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?* Banned the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages.* Destroyed american morals.-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?* Any of various social systems based on shared or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.* The depression of 1893.-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?* Journalist who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation magazines.* Expossed corruption in our government.-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?* Natural Disasters-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?* supplying scientific methods to society and the work place.-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?* ban child labor cut hours-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?* passed laws in almost every state-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?* passed laws.-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?* cut hours helped with prices-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?* the 17th ammendment was passed-What did the 17th Amendment do?* made it so each state had to elect senators by direct election instead of by the state's legislatureCh. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.* had to actually do men work like farming.* betting paying opportunities for women.* more women graduated from high school.* teaching, offices, ect. were job opportunities.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.* tried to get vote at state level* try to challenge 14 ammendment* push for new admendment which would happen-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.* Susan B Anthony, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, carrie nation.* some were violent.* some did voting even when they weren't suppose to* parades* attack government.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.save forests have nationl parksrelatons problemspanama canal-Square Dealnot favor ones side fo an argumentfare chancelisten to both sides-Breaking up strikesbrought them together and listened to bothe sidesnadn made a decisioncaled himself the trust buster-Regulating railroadshepburn actfree pass system no more-Regulating food and drugsfdapushed actwas using dangerous incrediants in medicines were being used and were causing great harm to humans-ConservationKnown as first "green" president.saved millions of acres of natural land.looked foward to try and set up crop growth in the aried west by using irrigation from natural lakes-Civil Rightsdidn't do much for civil rights.he believed that the white race was superior but yet some african americans had more power than some of the w hite men.Ch.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidencypayne-aldrich tariffdidn't really feel like president.-Payne-Aldrich Tarifflowered rates on imported manufactured goods, the senate proposed an alternative bill called the aldrich bill which made fewer cuts and increased many rates.it lowered some rates but rose some others.-Land disputesnext taft angered conservationists by appointing as his secretary of teh interior richard a ballinger.ballinger was a wealthy lawyer from seattle, he disapproved of conservationist controls on western lands, and he removed 1 million acres of forest and mining lands from the reserved list and returned it to the public.-Breaking up trustshe broke up the standard oil company of new jersey and the american tobacco company.when he went to break up the u.s. steel roosevelt accused him being unabhle to distinguish between good and bad trust.he began to slow down on breaking trusts up because of critisism-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Partythey split over tafts support of the political boss joseph cannon, he was the house speaker from illinois.he decides what bills congress considers, cannon often weekens or ignores progressive bills.-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.woodrow wilson won he was democratic. offered voters several choices.roosevelt defeated taft in both popular and electorial vote.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.* underwood act, lowering tarrifs* made a graduated federal income tax.* successfully led the us to victory in world war 1.-Breaking up trusts* enforcing acts.* federal trade commission. they enforce the different acts to end bad trusts.-Underwood Tariff* it lowered tariff rates from about 40% to 25%-16th Amendment* under the graduated tax the more money you make the higher your tax will be.* this tax money led to the governmnet to spend on things they had to fix.-Federal Reserve System* it was created in 1913, was largely response for finanical panics. respnsibilities has expanded.* great depression changed the federal reserve system. today, maintanes stability for financial, issues, and to help any.* this deals with banks. the banks were divided down into 12 districts whihc each district had a central bank.* then central banks served the other banks under.* contols interest rates.-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson* retreated on civil rights.* in 1912 he won the naacp's. this was promising to treat blanks equally and to speak out against hanging. Hanging means in order to punish, controll, very mean to poeple.* wilson still belived in racial segregation in government, military, and in washington D.C.* when he was compaigning, he promised to treat blacks equally, but after he was elected he made no promises and went back to segregation.
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