I Intro (Leave Blank for now)
II Causes (The causes of the great depression were overspeculation, government policy, and unstable economy.)
A overspeculation is
B Govt Policy is
C Unstable Econ is
1 uneven prosperity is
2 overproduction is
3 worker issues / farm issues is
III Effects
A Poverty is the state of being unbelievably poor. The US went through major times of poverty during industrialism and during major economic drops. An example of a time of poverty was in
B Society is people living together in a more or less ordered community. The US went back and forth between a less ordered and more ordered community for a long time. Whenever the government passed new Deals or Laws the community seemed to lessen order. For example in
C World is becoming more economically advanced. Every country was becoming more independent and becoming stronger. The world also was rising in poverty because of industrialism.
IV Solutions
A Hoover was a president who had "tried" helping the US is their stag of poverty and during the depression. Although he wasn't willing to completely do everything making it harder to end the arising problems.
1 Volunteerism is
2 Public Works is
3 Hawley Smoot is the Tariff Act of 1930, which was an act sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C. Hawley and signed into law on June 17, 1930, that raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels.
4 RFC is
B Roosevelt is
1 new deal is
a alphabet soup is
example is
example is
example is
example is
b Criticsim? is
2 2nd new deal
a
b
c
V Criticicism is
B Political Criticism (ex. Came from both the ____________ and ______________)
A Conservatives is
B Liberals (ex: criticised the new deal also. They....)
Ex
ex
VI Effectiveness
A Changes in US were
B Unions were
C Culture was
VII Conclusion
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Jazz Age: Chicago Black Sox
The 1919 World Series was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Eight members of the Chicago franchise conspired with gamblers to throw games. The conspiracy is often known as the Black Sox Scandal. Eight of the players on The White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the game against Cincinnati. Each of the players involved were charged with criminal charges. The eight men included the great "Shoeless Joe Jackson"; pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams; infielders Buck Weaver, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Fred McMullin, and Charles "Swede" Risberg; and outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch.
Those in the club (White Sox Baseball League Club) were unhappy because of very low payment. Comiskey (the coach and club owner) was often to blame for the Black Sox scandal because of his ignorance to higher the salary of the players. In order to gain a little extra money, many baseball players joined in on/with gamblers. This mainly meant a whole lot of betting on who would win and whether a player would or wouldn't do good. When one of the players (Gandil) was offered $100,000 if the White Sox lost against Cincinnati, he decided to throw the game in order to win the bet. Needing the money, Gandil took off to find some of the players to help him throw the game, thus sent in motion, one of the biggest baseball scandals ever.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/blacksox/blacksoxaccount.html
http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox/blk3a.html
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Letter Home
Family,
It's been six months since I've sent my last letter. And today is the first time I've read your reply. I miss you all. And, I'm afraid the situation here has changed. I'm not driving ambulances anymore. We have lost hundreds of our men. The General of our base has had no choice. I'm out in the field now. On the battle field. The first women to be on the battle field. They chose me because of the accuracy I obtain with guns. Thank God papa taught me. I would have been sent to be a nurse instead of an ambulance driver, and being a nurse is so much worse than anyone could ever imagine. I was a nurse for a month before I was sent to the field. I've watched so many of my friends die from disease and extensive, life-threatening wounds. I've watched loved ones die. And I've held those dying in my arms as their last embrace. It was time I avenged my friends. And time I searched for Tommy. I haven't seen him in five months. General Lane said he's MIA, and that there is no point to search any longer. But i haven't given up hope. My brother is out there and alive and I will find him. I promise. And soon I will be home and they'll send fresh troops like they do every eight months. I vow I will find our brother and bring him home when I do. I will spend the rest of the time I have here in search for Tommy. The next time we talk I will be home with our brother. I promise.
I love you all, and take care,
Taryn
It's been six months since I've sent my last letter. And today is the first time I've read your reply. I miss you all. And, I'm afraid the situation here has changed. I'm not driving ambulances anymore. We have lost hundreds of our men. The General of our base has had no choice. I'm out in the field now. On the battle field. The first women to be on the battle field. They chose me because of the accuracy I obtain with guns. Thank God papa taught me. I would have been sent to be a nurse instead of an ambulance driver, and being a nurse is so much worse than anyone could ever imagine. I was a nurse for a month before I was sent to the field. I've watched so many of my friends die from disease and extensive, life-threatening wounds. I've watched loved ones die. And I've held those dying in my arms as their last embrace. It was time I avenged my friends. And time I searched for Tommy. I haven't seen him in five months. General Lane said he's MIA, and that there is no point to search any longer. But i haven't given up hope. My brother is out there and alive and I will find him. I promise. And soon I will be home and they'll send fresh troops like they do every eight months. I vow I will find our brother and bring him home when I do. I will spend the rest of the time I have here in search for Tommy. The next time we talk I will be home with our brother. I promise.
I love you all, and take care,
Taryn
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Main causes of WWI
The four main causes of WWI were 1.Nationalism- a deep devotion to one's Nation. 2.Alliance System- a formal agreement with other countries to help them when they are in war. 3.Imperialism-building of power by controlling other countries/colonies. 4.Militarism- Preparation of war.
Nationalism played part when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated. Alliance Systems played out because the original conflict was between just two countries but that meant when in war, other countries were to join in and help protect their allies. Imperialism caused initial conflict because countries would fight over who gets which colony. Militarism was a big part because when preparing for war, you basically said were starting it and that put everyone on their toes.
The spark of the war was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo. His death triggered Austria's declaration of war against Serbia.
1.Unrestricted Sub Warfare was when Germany blew up every ship without warning that passed them. This was a problem because they began blowing up many U.S. merchant ships which caused our threat to join in on the war.
2.The Sussex Pledge was Germany's promise to the U.S. to allow merchant ships through. It also promised that they would quit blowing up ships without warning. This gave U.S. a reason to hold their joining of the war off.
3.The Lusitania was a British cruise ship that the Germans blew up killing both Americans and Britain's. This hastened the war for the U.S.
4.The Zimmerman Letter which was a letter from Germany to Mexico attempting to bring them into the war if the U.S. joined in and get us from behind. The letter was intercepted by Britain and brought to our attention. This was one of the if not the last straw that sent the U.S. into the war.
Nationalism played part when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated. Alliance Systems played out because the original conflict was between just two countries but that meant when in war, other countries were to join in and help protect their allies. Imperialism caused initial conflict because countries would fight over who gets which colony. Militarism was a big part because when preparing for war, you basically said were starting it and that put everyone on their toes.
The spark of the war was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo. His death triggered Austria's declaration of war against Serbia.
1.Unrestricted Sub Warfare was when Germany blew up every ship without warning that passed them. This was a problem because they began blowing up many U.S. merchant ships which caused our threat to join in on the war.
2.The Sussex Pledge was Germany's promise to the U.S. to allow merchant ships through. It also promised that they would quit blowing up ships without warning. This gave U.S. a reason to hold their joining of the war off.
3.The Lusitania was a British cruise ship that the Germans blew up killing both Americans and Britain's. This hastened the war for the U.S.
4.The Zimmerman Letter which was a letter from Germany to Mexico attempting to bring them into the war if the U.S. joined in and get us from behind. The letter was intercepted by Britain and brought to our attention. This was one of the if not the last straw that sent the U.S. into the war.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was between the Bolshevic government of Russia and the Central Powers(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey). The treaty was forced on Russia by the Germans figuring they'd get more power from it. However, Lenin (the new Bolshevik ruler of Russia) made the treaty more sutiable for Russia by the terms getting Russia out of the war so they could focus on establishing it as a communist state. By doing this, Russia and Germany came to agreed terms and signed the treaty on March 3rd, 1918.
The treaty caused Russia to lose a lot of land. The key provisio The treaty convined the Allies that Russia was not the power they thought it was and convinced many americas entry in the war was correct and necessary in order to stop the German conquest of Europe(both good for Russia and bad for Germany). However, the treaty also freed the German army to place more troups in France.
The treaty caused Russia to lose a lot of land. The key provisio The treaty convined the Allies that Russia was not the power they thought it was and convinced many americas entry in the war was correct and necessary in order to stop the German conquest of Europe(both good for Russia and bad for Germany). However, the treaty also freed the German army to place more troups in France.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Jungle Era
Packingtown was the most vile slum in Chicago. It was dangerous for both those who worked there, and those who lived there. Packingtown was filled with disease, poorly built homes, and very dangerous working conditions. The worst part was the treatment of the people working in the industry. Sinclair explains how everything in Packingtown was made against the workers. He tells how the workers were used and discarded. Workers had no safety and many died easily. The only way to live and survive in Packingtown was taking your own safety in your own hands.
The plant owners (meat packing plant owners) wanted nothing but work from workers and money from buyers. They didn't care if you died got sick or hurt. You packed the meat no matter what, and you bought the meat and got sick. Plant owners wanted low pay rates, hard work, and dedication. If you got sick you got sick and they threw you out an found another person to work. They wanted workers the could use and discard. Their main goal being make profits.
When Sinclair says "there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar...", he means
The plant owners (meat packing plant owners) wanted nothing but work from workers and money from buyers. They didn't care if you died got sick or hurt. You packed the meat no matter what, and you bought the meat and got sick. Plant owners wanted low pay rates, hard work, and dedication. If you got sick you got sick and they threw you out an found another person to work. They wanted workers the could use and discard. Their main goal being make profits.
When Sinclair says "there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar...", he means
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Industrialism
Industrialism was when the United States began to grow in its industry changing and improving the economy rapildy. The U.S. began discovering new resources, larger workforces, new inventions, new land mass, new transportation editions, big buisnesses and the production of factories. Industrialism bettered the economy in many different ways, creating new jobs, raising the wealth of America, and bringing a dramtic rise in the standard of living for all Americans (Telephone, light bulb, refrigerator, etc.).
Although the rise of industrialism betttered the over all economy and increased the amount of jobs in America, it did not however better the working conditions or benefits of a typical industrial worker. Life for any worker in Industrailized America was hard. Machines replaced skilled labor and work became monotonous. workers had to preform highly specific, repetitive tasks and took little to no pride in their work. Workign conditions were highly dangerous and unhealthy. Working with heavy machines lacking saftey devices caused very high percentages of injuries and workers breathed in dust, lint, and toxic fumes.
3 outside sources-
Henry George, a journalist in San Francisco, was puzzled by the existence of extreme wealth and extreme poverty side by side. He said at the beginning of the era it was expected that labor-saving inventions would reduce/lighten the toil and improve the conditions of laborers. It was thought that the enormous increase in the power of producing wealth would make the real poverty a thing of the past. However, he says from all parts of the civilized world come complaints of industrial depression; labor condemned to involuntary idleness. All the dull, deadening pain, all the keen, maddening anguish, that to great masses of men are involved in the "hard times," afflict the world to-day.
David A. Wells, a scientist and economist, was one of the first Americans to notice how machines were taking peoples jobs. He says the individual no longer works as independently as formerly, but as a private in the ranks, obeying orders, keeping step, as it were, to the tap of the drum, and having nothing to say as to the plan of his work, of its final completion, or of ots ultimate use and distribution. He's saying that the people who work in the modern (modern at the time) factory are taught to do one thing and when there is no more of that kind of work to be done, they are helpless. It resulted that the individualism or independence of the producer in manufacturing was destroyed as well as their pride which workmen formely took in their work.
Andrew Carnegie is the last outside source. The Scottish-born "King of Steel," was the biggest industrialist in the late 1800's. He says that before industrialization that America was a "community of toilers with an undeveloped continent before them, and destitute of the refinements and elegancies of life." He says "Contrasted with that of today, we might almsot conclude that we were upon another planet and subject to different primary conditions." The development of industry had led to an expansion of trade. "Altogether life has beccome vastly better worth living than it was a century ago."
I think that industrialism has improved the way America is and was. If not for industrialism, the way America runs woulf not be the same. And we would not be a dominant country. If industrialism did not occur, Americas economy would not have boosted and America would not be the same today.
Although the rise of industrialism betttered the over all economy and increased the amount of jobs in America, it did not however better the working conditions or benefits of a typical industrial worker. Life for any worker in Industrailized America was hard. Machines replaced skilled labor and work became monotonous. workers had to preform highly specific, repetitive tasks and took little to no pride in their work. Workign conditions were highly dangerous and unhealthy. Working with heavy machines lacking saftey devices caused very high percentages of injuries and workers breathed in dust, lint, and toxic fumes.
3 outside sources-
Henry George, a journalist in San Francisco, was puzzled by the existence of extreme wealth and extreme poverty side by side. He said at the beginning of the era it was expected that labor-saving inventions would reduce/lighten the toil and improve the conditions of laborers. It was thought that the enormous increase in the power of producing wealth would make the real poverty a thing of the past. However, he says from all parts of the civilized world come complaints of industrial depression; labor condemned to involuntary idleness. All the dull, deadening pain, all the keen, maddening anguish, that to great masses of men are involved in the "hard times," afflict the world to-day.
David A. Wells, a scientist and economist, was one of the first Americans to notice how machines were taking peoples jobs. He says the individual no longer works as independently as formerly, but as a private in the ranks, obeying orders, keeping step, as it were, to the tap of the drum, and having nothing to say as to the plan of his work, of its final completion, or of ots ultimate use and distribution. He's saying that the people who work in the modern (modern at the time) factory are taught to do one thing and when there is no more of that kind of work to be done, they are helpless. It resulted that the individualism or independence of the producer in manufacturing was destroyed as well as their pride which workmen formely took in their work.
Andrew Carnegie is the last outside source. The Scottish-born "King of Steel," was the biggest industrialist in the late 1800's. He says that before industrialization that America was a "community of toilers with an undeveloped continent before them, and destitute of the refinements and elegancies of life." He says "Contrasted with that of today, we might almsot conclude that we were upon another planet and subject to different primary conditions." The development of industry had led to an expansion of trade. "Altogether life has beccome vastly better worth living than it was a century ago."
I think that industrialism has improved the way America is and was. If not for industrialism, the way America runs woulf not be the same. And we would not be a dominant country. If industrialism did not occur, Americas economy would not have boosted and America would not be the same today.
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