Semester Test BlogShannon Riley1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States. The Industrial Revolution allowed America’s economy to boom. The immigrants that were poring in during this period allowed companies to produce more goods faster for a cheaper price of labor. Also the government was in support of small businesses using the Laissez-Faire system and there was a wealth of natural resources available. The Bessemer steel process made processing steel from iron cheap and efficient, plus steel lasted longer and was more flexible than iron was. Another impact of the industrial Revolution and a cause of it as well was the discovery of oil and the first steam powered oil drill. The cheaper, lighter steel allowed architects to build buildings higher than ever and build more machines like tractors and railroad tracts that were economically beneficial.2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States. Immigration was a major issue and the cause of a fair amount of strife. Many of the “Native” Americans resented the immigrants, saying they took away all the jobs and were not truly American because they still followed their customs and spoke different languages. The Americans tried to Americanize the immigrants by teaching them English and American customs. Immigration wasn’t at all detrimental, since the immigrants lived in poverty, working for low wages and long hours doing a dangerous job. Although the standard of living was low it was better than what they had before coming to America. The fact that most immigrants were willing to become “Americanized” and work for low wages allowed our country to boom. The poor conditions that the immigrants lived also caused a change in the policies for public sanitation and living restrictions, including fire safety and trash disposal.3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States. The progressive era was an era of major change for women, the government, and the workplace. Factories began to shorten the workday from 12 hours to 10 and the introduced the assembly line to factories, increasing their output and efficiency. Henry Ford led the way shortening his workday to only 8 hours and he began paying them up to $5 an hour. The Women’s suffrage movement led to a change in the lifestyle of the American woman. They gained the right to hold a job, own land, and keep their children in the event of a divorce. They were at the forefront of the push for prohibition, which they got with the 18th amendment, and they fought for a woman’s right to vote, which they won with the 19th amendment4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world. Imperialism is when a bigger country tries to take control of another smaller country through an invasion or through the country’s economy. Through imperialism the United States gained Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and even the Phillippeans and Cuba. Imperialism spread across the world and led to things like militarism and arms races; where other countries strove to make their militaries and navies bigger and better than another countries so they wouldn’t be overrun.6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.-Roaring 20's-entertainmentThe Roaring twenties were an age of Jazz, sports and advertisements. In the 20s automobiles became a part of life for the common person. A lot of people bought stuff on credit and unfortunately they were all into debt during the late twenties and by the time the stock market crashed we were screwed. The electricity in houses was also a big thing, making inventions like the electric refrigerators and things like vacuums and sewing machined.-Red ScareThe red scare was a countrywide panic of communism where we were afraid of an immigrant rebellion to communism and we made immigration laws and there was the whole Palmer raids, the unfair prosecution of "communist, socialists and radicals (anarchists)". The red scare also led to the rise of the KKK and the unfair persecution of immigrants like the Sacco & Vanzetti case. Employers actually accused workers on strike of being communist and anti-American.-Republican DominationThe theories of the of Harding Coolidge and Hoover were Laissez Fairre letting businesses doing what they want to without government issues, Do nothing or as little as possible and it will work itself out, and the trickle down theory which is giving the rich tax breaks so that it would eventually trickle down to the middle and lower classes.-War PreventionThe 4 power Treaty was between the Us, Great Britain, France and Japan and it basically said that each country would respect each other’s possessions in the pacific. This was trying to eliminate imperialism. The 5 power treaty was the US, Great Britain, France, Japan, and Italy and it said that we would freeze our Navies at the 1921 level and it only applied to certain ships but there were a lot of treatiesThe 9 power treaty was the US, Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, and China. They promised Chinese independence and to keep the open door policy. Japan later invaded China. The Kellogg-Briand pact was signed by 60 some odd countries basically outlawed war as a means of settling disputes. This pact was pretty much idealistic.-Automobile/AirplaneHenry ford was responsible for making a cheap affordable car that was available to the common person. He allowed people to pay for them with credit in payments, which also led to the great depression, but this led to things like roads and garages. The Airplane was still in the background but made some leaps like Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean non-stop. Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly the Atlantic alone and she was trying to fly around the world when she disappeared. She was never found-ProhibitionWomen pushed for prohibition because the alcohol was the cause of all their problems. The making of, selling, and moving of Alcohol was illegal and the idea was that eventually it would run out. It failed because it made a ton of money for organized crime. There were several gangs per city and they would have gang wars, bootlegging, gambling, speakeasies, and flappers. It made the everyday man who liked the occasional drink criminals because they went through nefarious means to get the alcohol. Alcohol was only allowed for religious and medicinal purposes but the prices skyrocketed because there were few people who were allowed make them. Doctors and Churches often sold them on the side. They even made a Prohibition Bureau with 1500 people for the whole country. The third reason it failed was that there were few people to enforce the law and a lot of them were bought off anyway. People snuck alcohol around in cars and clothing. Speakeasies moved around a lot and a lot of times they were in backrooms and you needed like a card or password to get into the bar.-Science vs ReligionThe thinking behind evolution was that we came from apes, what did God have to do with it? Starting in the twenties religious importance slowly got lower and lower. 51.2% of people lived in the more promiscuous city scene as opposed to the rural life. People and society as a whole were less up tight and more willing to try new things.
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