Monday, March 29, 2010

Great Depression Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How did GD affect cities?
It affected them in loss of jobs.


How did the unemployed live?
Gradually workers hours were cut and eventually many people lost their jobs.
How did GD affect farmers?
The farmers became further in debt.

What other problems did farmers face?
Many farmers moved to different place to survive.


How did GD affect family life?
Many men sank into shame and despair with some leaving their families.

How did Hoover try to handle the depression?

Thursday, March 18, 2010

World War I Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does the US build an army during WWI?
Wilson encouraged Americans to volunteer for service and pushed congress to pass selected laws.

How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?
They created a council of natural defenses which created array of new federal agencies to oversee the war.

How does the US gov control the press during WWI?
Their jobs was to make Americans understand and support the war effort.


How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?
They limited the number of opposition views and made it difficult to be shared.

How are women affected by WWI?
Many women came to support the war.

How are African Americans affected by WWI?
Most of them supported the war and viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism.


How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?
Increased the demands for aquaculture products and decrease in farm work.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

World War I Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
They believed that a country should stand alone and the nation should come out ahead.

What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
European leaders war was going to happen prepare a increased military.

Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary

Triple Entente- Russia, Great Britain, France

How does the war start?
The war begins with the assignation of Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbians.

Why does the war become a stalemate?
The war becomes stalemate because of machine guns.

How does the US become involved in the war?
Germans attacked neutral Belgium and the way the Germans acted in Belgium.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe what a settlement house is:
Community centers that provided social service to all the urban poor.
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?
Jane Adams was the leader of the movement.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
It was to improve the lives of children by trying to ban child labor.

Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
A fire broke out in 1911 at a triangle shirt factory and this cause many states to pass working conditions and compensation laws.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:

Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed it to people

Recall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by votes.

Referendum-allows citizens to vote or reject laws

Initiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures to get a new law on the ballot.

Jim Crow Laws- allowing the south to enact in segregation.

Plessey vs. Ferguson
When segregation became reality and the Supreme Court holds up.
Describe how the NAACP started and its mission
It waas formed when both black and whites got together to free one group of African Americans.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thinking critical
1.describe the author style in this excerpt
-the syle in this writting was catching and honest
2.how does sinclair's way of writing boost his credibility?
-It boost his credibiliy because he had facts and supporting evidence.
Progressive Part 1 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Where did the Progressive movement come from?
The progressive movement came from all walks of life, ad many people came from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.

What were the goals of the progressive movement?
The goals of this movement was women rights to vote, eliminating political bosses and political corruption, fixing basic cities, wanted to regulate big business and create small ones, wanted to close the gap with rich and poor, and wanted to change the conditions of the poor.

What is a muckraker?
Socially conscious journalist and artist dramatized the need for reform.

Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing
She wrote about how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices and reap huge benefits.

What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov
He wrote about the conditions of the meat production in Chicago. This influenced the congress to pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food and drug products.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Inventors and Big Business Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US:
He invited the phonograph and the light bulb this effect the United States because now we had light and electricity

Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:

Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
They decreased the workers pay and they paid as little as they could for goods and material.

Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
Gradually workers and small business owners started to feel trust in monopolies.

Describe how the gov regulated big business:
The congress created interstate commerce and they also passed Sherman antitrust act which prohibited any trust that acts in restraint of commerce.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Reconstruction Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
He planed to set up a new government, he planned to let Africans Americans regain congress seats, and was willing to pardon the confederates.

Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction
Advocate Full citizenship and suffrage for AA

Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
He offered pardons and restoration of land to most of the confederates.

Describe the 13th amendment
The 13th amendment was to stop slavery.

Describe the 14th amendment
The 14th amendment guaranteed equality to all African Americans.


Describe the 15ht amendment
The 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for African Americans.

Describe Johnson’s impeachment
They try to impeach him but the radicals fail by 1 vote.