1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States.(Ch. 6)-The Industrial Revolution started in England around 1733 in a cotton mill. As new inventions came out, factories followed thereafter. England did not want anyone to get the invention of the cotton mill. Soon after, United States sent out a reward for who could build a cotton-spinning machine. Samuel Slater, moved from England and made a machine from memory and then he made his own factory. As more and more factories went up, there was consequences to society. The factory owners need needing cheap, unskilled labor, profited greatly by using children and women to run the machines. When children turned 6 they were working in the factories with about 14 hours a day. They had no time to do anything and they were always in the factory working. The Industrial revolution had good and bad sides.2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States.(Ch. 7) -urbanization - occurs when the population shifts from rural to urban areas. About 10 million European immigrants settled in the U.S. Nearly all of these immigrants were from northern and western Europe which was the natural point of were European immigrants to move to the United States. There were so many immigrants coming to the United States to get a better job and that they were looking for freedom. We had to many immigrants dieing because of bad ventilation and to many hows in the factories.3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.(Ch. 9) -The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished. One main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government. Progressives tried to eliminate corruption by exposing and undercutting political machines and bosses.4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.(Ch. 10) -United States imperialism began in the late 1800s. Since then, America has been influencing other countries in political, economic, and cultural ways. We the United States went to Panam to build the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal would benefit the United States in a faster trade because it was a good passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 5. Students will understand the causes for US involvement in World War I and the effects it had on the United States.(Ch. 11)-That countries wanted to get more power and get more land so they can expand but it had to bring everyone to a fight over land. It was a major thing in the world going on. The effects on the United States was major because of the trade going on over seas and now we are scaried to loose the trade from over there.Focus on these topics for the test:-Causes of WWIThat we were surprised when Japan made a naval attack on Pearl Harbor for US. Countries want to get more land so they can have more power. nationalism militaryism.-Causes for US involvementWe came into WWI because of Japan. We wanted to help our trading countries so that they would not loose power and land for US to get trade items.-Trench Warfare and weaponsWeapons were a major factor in WWI. Countries needed weapons to help defeat their enemies and that they made bombs that were very strong. Countries made different types of bombs and missles.-US HomefrontWe were one of the biggest countries fighting during WWI and that we still needed to have food and water for our troops and yet we could not afford.-Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of VersaillesWilsons Points were for the world but Germany thought it was all for them but yet Wilson said that they were for the world not just for Germany. Treaty of Versailles was to help the trading countries and yet they did not pass the treaty because they thought it was all about Germany.6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.(Ch. 12/13)Focus on these topics for the test:-Roaring 20's and the return to normalcyThe reason why the 20's are roaring is because emusement parks came out and the model T ford. When the model T ford came out there were more people going on vacations and moving away from towns.-Red Scarewe were going to become communist but we tryed not to become that way. We pushed every communist person out of the United States and then limited the amount of the immigrants coming into the United States.-Republican philosophyruged individuals- social outlook of the individualism, lazafar-let bussinesses do what they want and let the please.trickled down theory - to break down taxes because they were so high and that the government was running it really different then what the people wanted it to be.-Prohibitionwe got rid of all the alcohol from 1920-1933. It is were to many men would be drinking and would come home drunk. They would fight with there wifes. After so long the wifes came up with a complant to get rid of alcohol in the United States.
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