1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States.
We tried to make the Native americans assimilate and the dawes act gave the Native Americans 160 acres of land for the Native Americans to farm becasue they didn't live like that and they all owned land. The open range came to an end because of farmers started putting up fences and things like that.
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
An abundance of natural resources, the efficiency of steel and the invention of modern technology and scyscrapers.
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Thomas Edison is the wizard of menlo park and his most famous invention the lightbulb and the phonograph, which recorded sounds and the light bulb provided a consistent source of light for an extended period of life. The light bulb spawned the widespread building of powere plants and companies and things like that. Christopher sholes invented the type writer which made writing letters and other things much more efficient. It did have its kinks which actually spawned the qwerty keyboard setup of the keyboards. Alexander Grahmbell invented andpantented the telephone originally to help his mother to hear but he also developed photophone transmission which began telephones as we know them. At first all these inventions were slow going and uncommon until people began really using them, making them work better and faster which eventually led us to where we are today.
2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States.
Why did immigrants come to the US?
They came to escape religious prosecution, famine and illness, and just poor living conditions, people came over to live the American dream and forge a name for themselves. They had natural disasters, overpopulation, poor oportunities and other things called push and pull factors
Where did immigrants come from?
They came from china Mexico russia czechoslovakia, austria japan ireland and all over the European continent.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
The condition on the steam ships were long, crowded with poor conditions and a bad health and food. There were lice, dark cramped spaces and few chances for exercise. In ellis Island immigrant had their health checked, if they werent healthy they were sent back home immediately. They had to prove they could work, had 25 dollars, and that they had no prior convictions as debtors, or felons in a different country The us hoped to deny some of the chinese entrance to the country, asking questions that were unfair and things
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
the americans felt like the immagrants were taing away theri jobs and they had to work to gether to get over the language barriers and religious ones as well They thought that Anglo Saxon people were the superior race. WASP
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
They made the Chinese exclusion act which made it illefal for the chinese to come over to america unsless they were a teacher or doctor or something. At the end of the century they werent really that much closer to getting rid of the segregation and other things.
3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.
--*Worker Safety/conditions-- Worked everyday on the week 12 hour days and on sundays 24 hours striaght. There was no minimun age. 10- 14 cents an hour. Children got hurt.. How Progressives helped-- Passed a Keation Owen Act in 1916-- kids made something it could go somewhere else.. Banned child labor and set maximum hours in nearly every state.. Didnt compelety get rid of child labor maximum housrs was 10 for a child the was 12 years old..they all got treated like crap- The limit working hours.
--*Reforming Election--- Gave woman 10 hour day not 13 hours days.. Muller VS Oregon. 1930 all state but 4 had wlefare for mathers.. They got money for the state government.. Socail Security-- some states took money out of ur accont to put in a retirement account..
*Conservation-- 1890s scientist were thinking more about trees. Sequoia was the first nations park. Harrison issued the Presidential Proclamation. National Forest system started. Reservations of land in Wyoming.
*Monopolies - Sherman trust Act- Broke up monopolies like Standard Oil. Interstate Commerce Committee created the Act-- Clayton Antie Trust Act- didnt like monoplie.. One business take over smaller buniess.. domination markets are beneficial to business
*Taxation/Banking-Wilson usedd the bully pulpit. Wilson lowered tariff rates. Income tax came into pay. Senate cut tariff rates more than the house did. Tariff-- tax on imports. Because they wanted to force other people from importing other goods form other lands.. Income tax 16th admendment 1913..owners of business would buy out other small business and then raise prices..
*Aid Organizations-helping poor- Populists won Kansas legislative. Populist formed after merger of Knight something.-helping poor-- Federal trade commission-- given the power to investigate violations of statues. 19th amendment gave women the right to vote..
*Regulating food & drugs-- Teddy roselvelt made people invesigate meat plants.. 1906- Meant Inspection Act- cleaness of meat factories.. Children meds contain cocine alchol and other stuff. All aminals had to pass inspection by u.S Drug administratiom..
*Muckrakers -- American jornalist novelists and critics who attemped to expose the abuse of business and corruption in politics...
*Segregation - Woman in life- not allowed to get jobs, did all the cooking, women in higher education.. Susan b Anthony was the one who lead woman..
*Muckrakers -- people that did the news and they would interview other people and make them look bad...
4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.
Causes for imperialism in the late 1800's(342-344)-- imperialism- one country goes out and takes colonies( weaker ones. Control their money business).... Top 8 counties- Russia Germany U.S France Japan Great Britan Italy.... Causes--- One cause of ww1.. power in presscheve, Natural resoucres( gold), land, Refueling stations, naval bases, william mckenily-- tried to up live our brown brothers- Basicly we need to make them like everyone else-- christinis socialize( he thinks that all of them are like native americans....
empire building, taking control of colonies of land you didnt have, imperlism, Great Britain, France, U.S., Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy TOP 7 during this time, Japan had war against Germany, after realizing that what they had accomplished, but also that they could not continue, so had T.R. come over and make peace, T.R. got nobal peace price, Spain was falling apart, and countries were gaining indendence, causes for Imperalism---> power and precege, natural resoucre, bases, Wiliam S., purchasing alaska, 7.2 Million dollars, about 2 cents per acre, sewer's ice box, navy and military training, mapping of alaska
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6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.
-Red Scare--- 1919-1920-- we had a fear that we might become comunists. they the imigrants might try to over throw our gpvernment.. The US made inigration laws, to not let as many of the foreners in one the land. Latin America we didnt have many laws against letting them in..We did the palmer Raids- we after people that they thought that they were communist and then they would deport them.
Karl Mark and Friedrick Engels- came up with the theye on communis---unfair that the common people need to rise up and try to make the whole country equal- means that there is no rich or middle or poor class they are all equal...
Vladimir Lenin-- leader of soviet union- belaved that they world would be equal, he was planing to give power back to the people..
J. Edgar Hoover- leader of FBI- investigates matters with scartys.
Paler House Bombing- when his house wasbombed out they thought that communist were out to get them..
Sacco and Vanzetti- they beleved that there should be no government. No believe that if the trail would would found them inisent. Be the were killed because of the Red Scare.
Ku Klux Klan- huge populatular- best know for handing people they didnt like. They like white germans and non chalcthic white people..
-Republican Domination-- President Warren G. Harding- Busnessiss is what runs america.. The 20 was about not busting up trust. Rublublican believed in the do less and not over do things.. Trikkle down theory- government are going to give money to the wealthymeans they are going to help the poor and middle class..
-War Prevention-- 4 Power Treaty- US,GB, France, Japan most powerful countries in the world- Each country would respect each others possessions in the Pacific Ocean. They would no try to take over each others islands and boats. Japan- thing changed after the Great Depression they had trouble..
4 Power treaty- US GB France Japan Italy- freeze navies at 1921 levels- they only dealt with some ships.
Netherland, Portugel, Belgium and China, US, GB, France, Japan, and Italy - Keep Open Door in China. Promise Chinese independence.
Kellogg- Briand Pact- 60 some countries signed the pact- outlawed war. Was to help prevent war. People thought that there would never ever be another war, but Japan attacked China about 4 years after the 1920s.
-Automobile- Route 66- people traveled on 2 line roads- went to Chigo to LA. "The Mother Road". Henry Ford- brought cars to the common person. Was able to get cars sold for low prices and on credit. Famous for the Model T- you can get it in any color as long as it is black.Quote by Henry Ford.... They inpacted the world that every thing involves around the car.
-Airplane-Charles Lindbergh- The Lucky Lindy-He flew across the atlantic in a tiny airplane no stoping. Amelia Earhart- first women that flew across the Atlantic. But she was tring to fly across the world when she got lost and never was found. Know one knows was happened. Transporting mail and one or two people at a time.
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-Prohibition-"The Noble Experiment"- 18th Amendment 1920-1933- Movement made by women. Manufacture of alcoholic drinks was illegal. And supporters beliceved the alcohol brought about corruption, crime, wife and child abuse and accidents. Cupporters cam mostly from rural south and west areas. Anti- Saloon League and Womens Christian Trmperece Unions led to something..
It failed be it braught up many crimes and gang problems.And the people drunk alchol that now a law braker. Alcohl was allowed for medicinal and religuous purposed. Prescriptions and sacramental wine orders skyrocketed. German imingrants had a hard time with the not drinking. At first saloons closed and drunkenness went down. The Vostead Act created the Prohibition Bureau to enforce the law.
Reason it failed--People despised it. Underfuned. organiced crime in the common place.
Speakeasies- name for illeagal bars in the 1920s. The moved around alot. to be allowed in the would use a card or a passworkd had to be given.
-Science vs Religion-people became less religious and more ontheir own. Believing that their might not be no god.
Rular VS Urban- 1920 Census- 51.2 people lived in cities of 2500 or more.
1922-1929- more than 2 mollion people moved from farms to the cities each year.
Rural areas tried to hod on to morals values and close social relationships.
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