1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States.
Some things that the Industrial Revolution led to were inventions like electrical vote recorder, phonograph, bulb, telegraph systems, power station, electric companies, Kineto scope, typewriter, telephone, photo phone, wax phonograph records, radar, National Geo. Society, electric lights and telephones are everywhere, phonograph became beginning of recordable and transmittable sounds, and iceberg detectors. Railroads also came from the Industrial Revolution. Companies formed monopolies. Union Labors also formed during this time.
2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States.
Immigrants came to escape religious problems, own land, criminals were sent as punishment, better opprunities, seek fortune, work, farming, mining, domestic services, education, escape poverty, political turmoil, ecnomic crisis, and push and pull factors. Immigrants, along with many other reasons, were a cause
of rapid growing cities. Some problems were battles, potato famine, depression, transportion, transportation problems, tenements over crowded and unsantiary, vermin problems, non-clean water, couldnt bath as much, awful smell, sanitation, horse manure, jobs werent done correctly of at all, fires, and crime.
3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.
Progressives and what they did, helped lead to many things during the Progressive Era. These include:Worker Safety/conditions, Reforming elections, Segregation, Regulating food & drugs, Conservation, Monopolies, Taxation/Banking, Bully pulpit, Aid Organizations-helping poor, Muckrakers, Efficiency in the workplace, Women social changes, and Reforming Government.
4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.
Domination of another society against their will, fighting for land, one of the main fights were over Africa, Asia, and Australia. Lead to war because it extended the rule of a country which could cause conflict over land. Imperialism had a big impact on both the Western and Non-western countries. During the age of Imperialism a truly global economy emerged. The western industrialized nations dominated, mostly the United States, Britain, France and Germany. These nations manufactured raw goods from the nonwestern continents. Western capitalists urbanized mines and plantations, which were reliant on local labor. Colonial rulers replaced the old exchange system with a new money economy. To cover government expenses, many taxes were imposed on their subjects. The only way subjects could earn money was through labor, such as: plantation work, mining, and government jobs.
5. Students will understand the causes for US involvement in World War I and the effects it had on the United States.
M.I.N.E.S. : M-militarism, I-imperialism, N-nationalism, E-economic competition, S-system of alliances
1. ALLIANCES
Allied Powers- Great Britain, France, Russia (until 1917, because of Bolshevik Revolution), Italy, United States(starting in 1917), Serbia
Central Powers- Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
2. IMPERIALISM
where a bigger countries takes over a smaller country/colony for military, economic, or political gain
3. MILITARISM
the army and military are given a high profile by the government. Build up military. Ultimately started over disputes about land.
4. NATIONALISM
extreme pride in your country, patriotism. 1st type- desire of common people's independence. 2nd type- desire of independent nations wanting prestige and power.
5. IMMEDIATE CAUSE: ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
Born in Austria. Brother was Prince, when he died, Ferdinand inherited throne. His wife wasn't of royal blood, was frowned upon.
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6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.
-Roaring 20's
-Red Scare
-Republican Domination
-War Prevention
-Automobile/Airplane
-Prohibition:
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