Presentaitons: BecaCh. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?A wealth in natutural resourcesgoverment support of businessa growing urbon populationcheap lavor and markets for new products.Laissez fairre- means let alone in french goverment policy that they are going to leave bussiness alone for number 2The avablabilty of cheaper steel helped the industrial revolution take of.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?The lightbulb. Joseph swan began inventing the light bulb with carvonized paper flilamentsIN 1879 Thomas Edision perfected it.1879 swan began installing in homes and landmarks in englnad.People started to have electricity in the 1920'sThe typer wrier was invented by Christopher Sholes. Was desigend more like the telegraph.Then the QWERTY was invented which has common used works together on the typewriter, and the shift button which would have lowercase and upercase letters.The telephone- wasinveted by Alexander Graham Belt. in the late 1870's. It orginally started when he was trying to perfect the telegraph. Came up with the idea of sending speech electricity.The type writer gave women more job oportinities, better communications with the telephone, Electricity beacame world wide. The refrigiatior made it possible to store foods at a cool temperature.Presentations: ZachCh. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?We were ablel to expand West. People were able to move quickly, and were able to trade goods, and resources quicker.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?They were upset by misue of goverment land grants- as railroads were being built they gave the railroads free land. Farmers were upset with railroads because they would overcharging them to use the railroads.-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?They tookk political action they took state and local politcal candadatesThey established maximum freight and passenger rates and prohibit discrimmination- means making sure that the railroads were fair to all the farmers and that they were charged fairly. So they tried to charged mostly every one the same.The growth of the railroads influenced the industries and busness were Americans worked.Interstate Commerce Act- laws designed to make sure that the railroads were fari to everybodyThe Grangers- a farmers group coming together to fight back againts the railroads company.Rairlroad time-standard time around the contry they had to break it down into the times zones we have todayCh. 6.3: Joe-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.Born to a poor family, His boss gave him chance to buy stock, his mother mortgaed his house that way he could buy the stock. he started a had company that made more steel then britain. He controlled the entire steel industry. A manopoly is trying to contorl most of that indutry. Standard oil buying all the other companies.Vertical intrigrationpproces of buying out the companys supllies such as coal fiels, iron, mine, and railroads.Horizontal intrgration, buying out other compaines that produce the same product in order to climate the competetion.( look at page 242 in book).-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.Started his first business when he weas ninteen. Owned the standard oil company in ohio. Paid emplyess really little. sold oil for much less money then it cost to make. When there was no competion left. he raised the prices. Used trust agreemeents to merge with outher companies.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?Social darwinish thjeory based on charles darwins theory of evoution naturla lselection thats say induvidials who have wealth and power possed sibologis superitoty in the strugle for exsitnece. Survival of the fittest. It is a natural law for the strong to take over the weak. So big businesses took out small ones.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).Trus are type of companie Merges, joining togetrher/ monopolies. way to form a monopolies. Anti trus anti Monopoly.-How did the government try to regulate business?The Sherman Antitris Act. Made it illgal for companies to from a trus that interfered with interstate of ferign trade. A five thousand dollar fine and one year inprison were the maximum penalty for violation the act.To try to protec small businesess.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?To make the conditions for workers better, for the workersThe more poeople the more powerHaymarket AffairOne of the protes threw a bonb in to the police line. Seven police officers were killed and and workers were killed. This made people no like the labor unions.Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.No earlier on people started dislkingg them, but later on they would be succesful, better pay, 8 hour workd day weekends off. Child labor laws got rid of all the kids in the fatories.Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US? Job opurtinuitesWhere did immigrants come from? All olver the worldWhat problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? Angle island. ellis island. nativisim.Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?Ch. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?- Social Gosperl Movement- People who helped out people who needed help like james adams.What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?- Lack of water Desease and tupoed fever spread quickly- shortiage of drinking water. Crime law enforcemen was really small barely made an iompact. Transportaion was hard to transport every one. Came up with the mass transit designed to move people in lager numbers. Tnements mutil family urban dwelling over corwded and unsanitray. 4-5 families were in a tenenmentSnititation there was no garbage collection. sewage flowed freely. dead horsed and manure often found on the streets.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities? They would help people like.Ch. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.What caused all this corruption in government?What laws came about to reform government?Ulysses 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?Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.Ch. 8.4:-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-What did the 17th Amendment do?Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.-Square Deal-Breaking up strikes-Regulating railroads-Regulating food and drugs-Conservation-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Party-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trusts-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve System-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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