1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
The 14th point said that the governments of the world should set up a place where all countries meet and settle their differences peacefully.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Germnay was not allowed to have an army. The Germans were to give back all the territory they took from France. Germany was also supposed to pay reparations to the allies for starting the war around 33 billion dollars.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
The Germans were supposed to admit full responcibility for the war. They also lost all their colonies in the Pacific and this angered them which gave them no reason to want peace. Russia lost a lot of territory it had gained. The indiganous natives of the colonies were not given their own countries so this also angered them. Basically the treaty pissed of most everyone but the big four and the countries that were made.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
He thought the the League of Nations would disrupt Ameircan Isolationism and that it would drag America into any European or other conflict.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
Wislon refused to compromise and he angered the Senate by doing so and the Senate rejected the treaty because they were angry at him.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf Hitler? The humiliation of Germany after World War I angered many Germans and they wanted revenge on all of the allies.
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
George Clemenceau was the Priemer of France at the time of the Ttreaty of Versailles
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
David Lloyd George was the Prime Minister of Britian at the time of the Treaty of Versailles.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Russia wasn't at the peace conference at all. In fact they weren't even invited to go to the conference.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
WWI - The War at Home
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board
It increased the American output by 20% and it did this by encouraging people to use mass production lines.
2. Railroad Administration
It controlled the railroads.
3. Fuel Administration
It helped make daylight savings time to help conserve fuel.
4. National War Labor Board
It helped encourage workers to work by telling them if they didn't work they would be drafted.
5. Food Administration
It helped concerve food by making days where certain things like meat or pork or sugar or wheat couldn't be sold.
6. Committee on Public Information
They helped energize the American people into wanting the war by spreading a ton of propaganda.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
These acts made it impossible for people to interfere with the war effort without fear of punishment from the government by either a high fine or jail time.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
These two men helped America become a powerhouse economically and socially. Baruch helped increase the amount of supplies made and Creel gave the American people the indomitable will to keep fighting till the end.
1. War Industries Board
It increased the American output by 20% and it did this by encouraging people to use mass production lines.
2. Railroad Administration
It controlled the railroads.
3. Fuel Administration
It helped make daylight savings time to help conserve fuel.
4. National War Labor Board
It helped encourage workers to work by telling them if they didn't work they would be drafted.
5. Food Administration
It helped concerve food by making days where certain things like meat or pork or sugar or wheat couldn't be sold.
6. Committee on Public Information
They helped energize the American people into wanting the war by spreading a ton of propaganda.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
These acts made it impossible for people to interfere with the war effort without fear of punishment from the government by either a high fine or jail time.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
These two men helped America become a powerhouse economically and socially. Baruch helped increase the amount of supplies made and Creel gave the American people the indomitable will to keep fighting till the end.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
1. How did the United States raise an army?
The U.S make the Selective Service Act which helped make the draft. The draft drafted men of 18 years or older into the military during times of war.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
The American soliders helped keep the Germans out of Paris. They also helped put the Germans on the defensive.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
About 22 million total deaths. Over half of them were civilian causualties. 20 million were wounded. 10 million becamse refugees.
5. Define armistice.
An armistice is a tempoary cease fire that ends the fighting but doesn't end the war.
The U.S make the Selective Service Act which helped make the draft. The draft drafted men of 18 years or older into the military during times of war.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
The American soliders helped keep the Germans out of Paris. They also helped put the Germans on the defensive.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
About 22 million total deaths. Over half of them were civilian causualties. 20 million were wounded. 10 million becamse refugees.
5. Define armistice.
An armistice is a tempoary cease fire that ends the fighting but doesn't end the war.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
World War I Begins
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
a. Nationalism: Russain vs Austria-Hungry for the Serbs
b. Imperialism: Germany, Britian, and France all fighting for colonies
c. Militarism: Britian vs Germany vs the rest of the world to build up good navies
d. The Formation of groups of alliances: The Triple Entente= France, Britian, and Russian, The Triple Alliance= Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungry
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
The Austiran-Hungry Empire thought it was a good idea to crush Serbia because they killed the archduke and then Russia got involved and then the alliances made all the other nations choose a side and fight.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
After the first couple of months of fighting the fighting slowed down and eventually became trench warfare.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The people's loyalty were divided because of the fact that they all came from different countries.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Naturalized citizens didn't want to go to war because they might fight their own country of origin. Socialists called the war a battle of imperialism between Britian and Germany like for Asia and they didn't want a part of it. Pacifists don't like war so they didn't want to go. Parents didn't want to send there boys to fight and die because that's not what they were raised for.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany attacked allied or British ships near Britian and sunk them. America got really angry when Germany attacked a ocean liner and they started to hate the germans.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
The germans said they would attack any and every ship near Britian on sight. They attacked U.S merchant ships and America wanted it's revenge so it went to war.
a. Nationalism: Russain vs Austria-Hungry for the Serbs
b. Imperialism: Germany, Britian, and France all fighting for colonies
c. Militarism: Britian vs Germany vs the rest of the world to build up good navies
d. The Formation of groups of alliances: The Triple Entente= France, Britian, and Russian, The Triple Alliance= Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungry
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
The Austiran-Hungry Empire thought it was a good idea to crush Serbia because they killed the archduke and then Russia got involved and then the alliances made all the other nations choose a side and fight.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
After the first couple of months of fighting the fighting slowed down and eventually became trench warfare.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The people's loyalty were divided because of the fact that they all came from different countries.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Naturalized citizens didn't want to go to war because they might fight their own country of origin. Socialists called the war a battle of imperialism between Britian and Germany like for Asia and they didn't want a part of it. Pacifists don't like war so they didn't want to go. Parents didn't want to send there boys to fight and die because that's not what they were raised for.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany attacked allied or British ships near Britian and sunk them. America got really angry when Germany attacked a ocean liner and they started to hate the germans.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
The germans said they would attack any and every ship near Britian on sight. They attacked U.S merchant ships and America wanted it's revenge so it went to war.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
America as a World Power
1. What role did President Roosevelt play in ending the Russo-Japanese War?
He was the mediator betwenn Russia and Japan and helped make the peace treaty between the two nations.
2. What events led to the building of the Panama Canal? What happened regarding Columbia? (Be specific)
First the British let the Americans have the full rights over the canal and not have to share them. Also the French sold the land they had to build the canal in Panama to the U.S so America bought it and started working there. When the Columbian-American relations failed the French helped stage a coup to free Panama and it succeded and Columbia lost Panama.
3. What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
The Roosevelt Corollary stated that America would fight to keep the Europeans out of Latin America and to keep their economice investments safe.
4. How did Taft use Dollar Diplomacy to enforce the Roosevelt Colollary on Nicaragua? (Be specfic)
The U.S using dollar diplomacy gained control of all the ecomonic intrests of Nicaragua and therefore if any European country invaded Nicaragua to try and take it over they would be threatening America's investments and then America could go on the offensive and attack that country.
5. Why did Woodrow Wilson invade Mexico?
Wilson didn't want to accept the New Mexcian government and so he looked for a reason to overthrow them and he invaded when Mexico captured American sailors and Wilson took advantage of this.
6. What were three major foriegn policy goals achieved by the United States in the early 20th century. Be sure to provide an example or two of each.
Three Majpr foriegn policies of the U.S in the early 20th centrury were the Roosevelt Colollary, the dollar diplomicy, and that America could help mexican affairs. An example of Roosevelt Colollary is the U.S helping Panama. An example of the Dollar Diplomicy is the U.S in Nicaragua. An example of U.S affairs in Mexico is when Wilson almost went to war with Mexico twice over people trying to over throw the Mexican government.
He was the mediator betwenn Russia and Japan and helped make the peace treaty between the two nations.
2. What events led to the building of the Panama Canal? What happened regarding Columbia? (Be specific)
First the British let the Americans have the full rights over the canal and not have to share them. Also the French sold the land they had to build the canal in Panama to the U.S so America bought it and started working there. When the Columbian-American relations failed the French helped stage a coup to free Panama and it succeded and Columbia lost Panama.
3. What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
The Roosevelt Corollary stated that America would fight to keep the Europeans out of Latin America and to keep their economice investments safe.
4. How did Taft use Dollar Diplomacy to enforce the Roosevelt Colollary on Nicaragua? (Be specfic)
The U.S using dollar diplomacy gained control of all the ecomonic intrests of Nicaragua and therefore if any European country invaded Nicaragua to try and take it over they would be threatening America's investments and then America could go on the offensive and attack that country.
5. Why did Woodrow Wilson invade Mexico?
Wilson didn't want to accept the New Mexcian government and so he looked for a reason to overthrow them and he invaded when Mexico captured American sailors and Wilson took advantage of this.
6. What were three major foriegn policy goals achieved by the United States in the early 20th century. Be sure to provide an example or two of each.
Three Majpr foriegn policies of the U.S in the early 20th centrury were the Roosevelt Colollary, the dollar diplomicy, and that America could help mexican affairs. An example of Roosevelt Colollary is the U.S helping Panama. An example of the Dollar Diplomicy is the U.S in Nicaragua. An example of U.S affairs in Mexico is when Wilson almost went to war with Mexico twice over people trying to over throw the Mexican government.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Imperialism's Bitter Fruit
1. a. After the Spanish were forced out of the Philippines, why did fighting break out between American and Filipino forces?
The Filipino people thought they were going to be given their freedom and allow themselves to set up their own government. The U.S forces had assumed control over the Filipinos which angered them.
b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
The Filipinos were fighting guerilla style striking fast without warning and then disapering. The rebel forces were also able to blend in with civilians and were hard to spot and identify.
2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?
The Filipinos were being called racist slurs like the African-Americans were. Also they saw the war as racism becuase of the attitudes of the soliders.
3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.
a. Many U.S soliders were dieing to put down the rebels while all the rebels wanted was freedom and freedom is the right of all people.
b. The U.S was spending a lot of money to put down the rebels because war always puts countries into debt or hinders their economy.
4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
The American occupation of Puerto Rico and Cuba helped them greatly by increasing the amount of technolgy avaliable like railroads and telegraphs. They helped stop yellow fever and helped open schools and improved the sanitation. They also helped improve the Puerto Rican and Cuban economies.
5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:
a. The U.S would be aloud to oversee the Cuban Economy.
b. The U.S could veto the foreign policies Cuba trys to make.
c. The U.S could intervene in Cuba whenever they wanted so they could "protect" the cubans.
d. Finnally the U.S was allowed to build a naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Southern Cuba.
Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
Yes America was just in making these demands because they wanted to help the Cubans. They might have gone to far in the demands but they were somewhat in the best intrest of the Cuban people but were definetly in the intrests of America. America wanted to Cuba to be free somewhat becuase they didn't flat out deny the Cuban plea for freedom but they didn't want anyone else taking over Cuba and using it as a stepping stone to attack the U.S. So America was just in making those demands.
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?
No America wasn't Imperialist because of a few reasons. The Americans did give freedom to the territories that wanted it eventually. They didn't keep them till they didn't want to deal with them anymore like the European countries did. The Americans set them free but while it did take a while it did happen unlike the European countries who became to tried of fighting to keep control of their colonies they gave up and quit.
The Filipino people thought they were going to be given their freedom and allow themselves to set up their own government. The U.S forces had assumed control over the Filipinos which angered them.
b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
The Filipinos were fighting guerilla style striking fast without warning and then disapering. The rebel forces were also able to blend in with civilians and were hard to spot and identify.
2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?
The Filipinos were being called racist slurs like the African-Americans were. Also they saw the war as racism becuase of the attitudes of the soliders.
3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.
a. Many U.S soliders were dieing to put down the rebels while all the rebels wanted was freedom and freedom is the right of all people.
b. The U.S was spending a lot of money to put down the rebels because war always puts countries into debt or hinders their economy.
4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
The American occupation of Puerto Rico and Cuba helped them greatly by increasing the amount of technolgy avaliable like railroads and telegraphs. They helped stop yellow fever and helped open schools and improved the sanitation. They also helped improve the Puerto Rican and Cuban economies.
5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:
a. The U.S would be aloud to oversee the Cuban Economy.
b. The U.S could veto the foreign policies Cuba trys to make.
c. The U.S could intervene in Cuba whenever they wanted so they could "protect" the cubans.
d. Finnally the U.S was allowed to build a naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Southern Cuba.
Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
Yes America was just in making these demands because they wanted to help the Cubans. They might have gone to far in the demands but they were somewhat in the best intrest of the Cuban people but were definetly in the intrests of America. America wanted to Cuba to be free somewhat becuase they didn't flat out deny the Cuban plea for freedom but they didn't want anyone else taking over Cuba and using it as a stepping stone to attack the U.S. So America was just in making those demands.
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?
No America wasn't Imperialist because of a few reasons. The Americans did give freedom to the territories that wanted it eventually. They didn't keep them till they didn't want to deal with them anymore like the European countries did. The Americans set them free but while it did take a while it did happen unlike the European countries who became to tried of fighting to keep control of their colonies they gave up and quit.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Spanish-American War
1. What connections did the U.S. have to Cuba in the late 1800s? List at least two.
The Americans had intrests in the sugar plantations that were owned by Americans and they were buying sugar from the plantations.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
They were camps that the Spanish built so that the cuban civilians couldn't supply the rebels with food and shelter by sticking the civilians in the camps with limited food, shelter, and sanitation.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a.The Da Lome Letter
b.The U.S.S Maine incedent
c.The American people wanted to go to war because they saw Cuba as the colonies and Spain as Great Britian and wanted European countries out of the western hemisphere
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
The U.S.S Maine incedent was the most important reason because it was really the first truly hostile action in the American peoples' eyes. They thought the Maine was attacked by the Spanish and that the Spanish were wanting to go to war.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
It said that the U.S had no intrest in taking control of Cuba and that the Cuban people would control the government after the war.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
It was because the Spanish Fleet was in the Philippines and if the Americans destroyed the Spanish fleet they would have a tactical advantage. The Americans also saw they could take the Philippines easily without much effort because of the fact that the Spanish control and their military there were crumbling.
7. Dewey’s victory in the Philippines sparked an outpouring of pride and volunteers in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
They wanted the pride of knowing they served their country.
9.
a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
They thought if Africa-Americans served in the war they would get more respect and help eliminate discrimination.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were not allowed to become officers and they were segragated from white soliders.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a. The Americans thought that the Cuban rebels couldn't set up a stable government because they weren't white and so the American army set up martial law.
b. The Americans thought that all of the territories the Spainish handed over were to primative because of the fact that they weren't white and they weren't christianized so they wouldn't be able to set up a stable government.
The Americans had intrests in the sugar plantations that were owned by Americans and they were buying sugar from the plantations.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
They were camps that the Spanish built so that the cuban civilians couldn't supply the rebels with food and shelter by sticking the civilians in the camps with limited food, shelter, and sanitation.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a.The Da Lome Letter
b.The U.S.S Maine incedent
c.The American people wanted to go to war because they saw Cuba as the colonies and Spain as Great Britian and wanted European countries out of the western hemisphere
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
The U.S.S Maine incedent was the most important reason because it was really the first truly hostile action in the American peoples' eyes. They thought the Maine was attacked by the Spanish and that the Spanish were wanting to go to war.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
It said that the U.S had no intrest in taking control of Cuba and that the Cuban people would control the government after the war.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
It was because the Spanish Fleet was in the Philippines and if the Americans destroyed the Spanish fleet they would have a tactical advantage. The Americans also saw they could take the Philippines easily without much effort because of the fact that the Spanish control and their military there were crumbling.
7. Dewey’s victory in the Philippines sparked an outpouring of pride and volunteers in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
They wanted the pride of knowing they served their country.
9.
a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
They thought if Africa-Americans served in the war they would get more respect and help eliminate discrimination.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were not allowed to become officers and they were segragated from white soliders.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a. The Americans thought that the Cuban rebels couldn't set up a stable government because they weren't white and so the American army set up martial law.
b. The Americans thought that all of the territories the Spainish handed over were to primative because of the fact that they weren't white and they weren't christianized so they wouldn't be able to set up a stable government.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Imperialism: The Origins of a Global Power
1. Why did American plantation owners and U.S. Marines topple Hawaii’s queen in 1893? Why was Hawaii considered to be a valuable prize? What was President Grover Cleveland’s reaction? Do you agree or disagree with his quote on page 1?
They overthrew the Hawaian Government in 1893 because of the fact that Hawaii was considered a valuable prize in the Pacific. Hawaii was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and so it was a really good spot for ships moving from America to Asia and back to refuel. Also the soil was good to grow crops like sugar and coffee. Grover Cleveland's reaction was one of disgust. He didn't think it was right to annex Hawaii to the U.S. Yes, I do agree with the quote because freedom is the right of all people. They should be able to govern themselves unless the government is doing somthing horrible to the people.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed American in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
The Resources of the West brought money and the ablitly to build more things faster with the reasources like timber and coal. These helped the U.S expand itself faster. The amount of Immagricants immagrating greatly increased which gave America more workers for it's work force. Which helped them build things faster and make more money. Also expanding West gave America more resources which allowed them to have more politcal power by having somthing people want like timber and iron. These things helped America make alliances and have more political influence over the rest of the world. The invention of the railroad and faster ships let America export more things and therefore make more money and money is power which can be used for many things. Inventions also helped increase the amount of things able to be exported by increasing the amount of stuff able to be grown.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
Two railroad companies went bankrupt which bankrupted other companies because they couldn't transport their goods to be able to sell them. Workers and farmers were affected the most because they couldn't get paid or get jobs because of the depression.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?
Resourcefulness, bravery, pragmatism, ingenuity, individualism, egalitarianism, and patriotism were all associated with the frontier. The Americans didn't know who or what they would become if their wasn't any more land to settle because that's what they did for a while.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
It was the next place they could expand. If they started expanding and taking over territories their would be more land to settle and their would be more money to be made.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?
They said that if America could creat a canal in Central America it would increase trade, if they got a foothold in Central America and Asia and the Pacific it would increase the American Economy. Imperialist said that America should take over countries to make territories so that they could have an empire where their would be more resources and other things to make more money off of.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today?
Both ideas said that whites were superior to others and that they were meant to rule over the other races. They aren't really because the government stepped in and took care of it but I guess they could be because of the fact that people always hate what is different.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
They said it was America's destiny to rule the world.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.
The U.S became involved with Latin American Nations because they wanted to civilize them and make them better. The U.S became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and othe Latin American nations because they wanted more power and more money from those countries.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?
The U.S was concered of British involvement in Venezula because of the fact that if the British took over the ties for ecomonic exchange in Latin America between the U.S and them would be cut. Richard Olney used the Monroe Doctrine in responce to this.
They overthrew the Hawaian Government in 1893 because of the fact that Hawaii was considered a valuable prize in the Pacific. Hawaii was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and so it was a really good spot for ships moving from America to Asia and back to refuel. Also the soil was good to grow crops like sugar and coffee. Grover Cleveland's reaction was one of disgust. He didn't think it was right to annex Hawaii to the U.S. Yes, I do agree with the quote because freedom is the right of all people. They should be able to govern themselves unless the government is doing somthing horrible to the people.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed American in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
The Resources of the West brought money and the ablitly to build more things faster with the reasources like timber and coal. These helped the U.S expand itself faster. The amount of Immagricants immagrating greatly increased which gave America more workers for it's work force. Which helped them build things faster and make more money. Also expanding West gave America more resources which allowed them to have more politcal power by having somthing people want like timber and iron. These things helped America make alliances and have more political influence over the rest of the world. The invention of the railroad and faster ships let America export more things and therefore make more money and money is power which can be used for many things. Inventions also helped increase the amount of things able to be exported by increasing the amount of stuff able to be grown.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
Two railroad companies went bankrupt which bankrupted other companies because they couldn't transport their goods to be able to sell them. Workers and farmers were affected the most because they couldn't get paid or get jobs because of the depression.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?
Resourcefulness, bravery, pragmatism, ingenuity, individualism, egalitarianism, and patriotism were all associated with the frontier. The Americans didn't know who or what they would become if their wasn't any more land to settle because that's what they did for a while.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
It was the next place they could expand. If they started expanding and taking over territories their would be more land to settle and their would be more money to be made.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?
They said that if America could creat a canal in Central America it would increase trade, if they got a foothold in Central America and Asia and the Pacific it would increase the American Economy. Imperialist said that America should take over countries to make territories so that they could have an empire where their would be more resources and other things to make more money off of.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today?
Both ideas said that whites were superior to others and that they were meant to rule over the other races. They aren't really because the government stepped in and took care of it but I guess they could be because of the fact that people always hate what is different.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
They said it was America's destiny to rule the world.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.
The U.S became involved with Latin American Nations because they wanted to civilize them and make them better. The U.S became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and othe Latin American nations because they wanted more power and more money from those countries.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?
The U.S was concered of British involvement in Venezula because of the fact that if the British took over the ties for ecomonic exchange in Latin America between the U.S and them would be cut. Richard Olney used the Monroe Doctrine in responce to this.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Spanish-American War (1898)
Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?1. American business owners
The business owners wanted to protect their sugar cane investments in Cuba.
2. José Martí
He started rebel units in Cuba fighting for freedom and destroyed American investments knowing that America would respond and probably help drive Spain out making Cuba free.
3. Valeriano Weyler
He herded the civilians into camps like cattle with barbed wire surronding the camps so they couldn't help the rebels and probably raised anti-American sentiments.
4. Yellow journalism
Was written to support the rebel faction by raising the pro-rebel sentiments by "telling" the horrendous crimes the Spanish were commiting except it was all lies.
5. De Lôme letter
A letter written by the Spanish minister to the U.S and it insulted McKinley and made the Americns angry and made them want to fight Spain. Leaked to the newspapers by rebel agents.
6. U.S.S. Maine
An American warship that was blown up in Cuba supposivly by the Spanish when it was trying to take American citizens home so they wouldn't be in the crossfire of the war between the freedom fighters and the Spainish.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba
Cuba became a free contry after the war.
8. Puerto Rico
After Spain lost the war it became an American territory.
9. Guam
After Spain lost the war it also became and American territory.
10. Philippine Islands
The Spanish were driven out of the Philippines and they became an American colony after paying 20 million dollars to Spain.
The business owners wanted to protect their sugar cane investments in Cuba.
2. José Martí
He started rebel units in Cuba fighting for freedom and destroyed American investments knowing that America would respond and probably help drive Spain out making Cuba free.
3. Valeriano Weyler
He herded the civilians into camps like cattle with barbed wire surronding the camps so they couldn't help the rebels and probably raised anti-American sentiments.
4. Yellow journalism
Was written to support the rebel faction by raising the pro-rebel sentiments by "telling" the horrendous crimes the Spanish were commiting except it was all lies.
5. De Lôme letter
A letter written by the Spanish minister to the U.S and it insulted McKinley and made the Americns angry and made them want to fight Spain. Leaked to the newspapers by rebel agents.
6. U.S.S. Maine
An American warship that was blown up in Cuba supposivly by the Spanish when it was trying to take American citizens home so they wouldn't be in the crossfire of the war between the freedom fighters and the Spainish.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba
Cuba became a free contry after the war.
8. Puerto Rico
After Spain lost the war it became an American territory.
9. Guam
After Spain lost the war it also became and American territory.
10. Philippine Islands
The Spanish were driven out of the Philippines and they became an American colony after paying 20 million dollars to Spain.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
U.S. Imperialism Begins
1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
All countries were taking over contries for colonies and the Americans didn't want to be left out. They wanted more military strength. They believed they were culturally superority. They wanted new markets to buy and sell things. They also wanted technology from the industrial revolution.
2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
They wanted more military strength so they could defend their colonies and themselves better and also to help them take over countries easier. Also they wanted more markets to buy and sell things because they had a surplus and if you sell the surplus you make more money than letting it rot and wither away.
3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
Alsaka is "Seward's Folly". This is because Congress thought buying Alaska was a mistake but then later when it became a state they found a lot of natural resources.
4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product?
Sugar from Sugar cane.
6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The christian missonaries who emigrated to Hawaii children became sugar farmers which gave America about 3/4 of it's sugar cane. The planters got duty free shipping into America so their profits increased a lot. In 1890 when the Mckinley Tariff was passed it made the farmers in Hawaii pay a duty so the farmers asked for the Hawaiin Islands so they didn't have to pay the duty.
All countries were taking over contries for colonies and the Americans didn't want to be left out. They wanted more military strength. They believed they were culturally superority. They wanted new markets to buy and sell things. They also wanted technology from the industrial revolution.
2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
They wanted more military strength so they could defend their colonies and themselves better and also to help them take over countries easier. Also they wanted more markets to buy and sell things because they had a surplus and if you sell the surplus you make more money than letting it rot and wither away.
3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
Alsaka is "Seward's Folly". This is because Congress thought buying Alaska was a mistake but then later when it became a state they found a lot of natural resources.
4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product?
Sugar from Sugar cane.
6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The christian missonaries who emigrated to Hawaii children became sugar farmers which gave America about 3/4 of it's sugar cane. The planters got duty free shipping into America so their profits increased a lot. In 1890 when the Mckinley Tariff was passed it made the farmers in Hawaii pay a duty so the farmers asked for the Hawaiin Islands so they didn't have to pay the duty.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Progressive Era Presidents Taft and Wilson
1. How did William Howard Taft get selected to run for president?
TR picked him to run for the office of presient.
2. How did Teddy Roosevelt come to oppose Taft for the presidency in 1912?
TR opposed Taft for the presidency in 1912 because since the republican party was split in half each side wanted their on candadite. One chose Taft the other chose TR.
3. What events helped Woodrow Wilson win the election in 1912?
Since the republican party was split the democrats won because of the Republican voters slipt in to 2 groups which lowered their political power. This is like the 1860 election except in that election the democrats where divided and the republicans won easily.
4. What legislation did Wilson use to attack trusts and monopolies?
He passed the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 which strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. He also passed the Federal Trade Commision act of 1914 which set up the FDC.
5. What was the Nineteenth Amendment?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
6. How did America's entry into World War I affect the reform movement?
Since all time was spent on the war instead of the reform movement it slowly died out and the progressive era of the nation ceased.
TR picked him to run for the office of presient.
2. How did Teddy Roosevelt come to oppose Taft for the presidency in 1912?
TR opposed Taft for the presidency in 1912 because since the republican party was split in half each side wanted their on candadite. One chose Taft the other chose TR.
3. What events helped Woodrow Wilson win the election in 1912?
Since the republican party was split the democrats won because of the Republican voters slipt in to 2 groups which lowered their political power. This is like the 1860 election except in that election the democrats where divided and the republicans won easily.
4. What legislation did Wilson use to attack trusts and monopolies?
He passed the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 which strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. He also passed the Federal Trade Commision act of 1914 which set up the FDC.
5. What was the Nineteenth Amendment?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
6. How did America's entry into World War I affect the reform movement?
Since all time was spent on the war instead of the reform movement it slowly died out and the progressive era of the nation ceased.
Child_labor reform photos
Objective Assessment
As you view each photograph take note about what you see. (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments. Where are these children?
List any clues relating to their surroundings.
Describe any tools or objects you see.
Describe their clothing. What do their clothes reveal about their work?
Subjective Assessment
What questions do you have about each of these photographs?
Based on your observations, list three things you might infer about the lives of these children. (Be sure to consider Hine's notes about the photographs when considering this.
Photograph A
The young child is in a cotton mill. She is near a window and also near a sowing machine. Her clothes are ditry and worn out.
I would say that one thing that can be infered from the photograph. One is her family is poor because she is to young to work and she still does.
Photograph B
The children are relativly young and they are in front of a manufactoring company. Their clothers are dirty, grimy, and worn out. The clothes so that the work is hard and grueling.
I wonder what the home life of the girls are because of the fact that the work shift is probably ending and the home life of the girls would desicribe the mood of each.
Photograph C
The young girl is in the middle of a row of sowimg machines. The sowing machines looked worn and used and have material in them. Her clothes are still kind of clean which shows she hasn't been working long.
Yah the girl "walked" in. More like the managers were pressering parents to send their kids to work to make extra money. Also I wonder if Lewis Hine. This photo can be used to infer a few things. The first is that the young girl's family needs money so they send her to work. It also shows that the overseers are playing on the people's need for money to buy the basic living essentials that they are getting workers for cheap labor.
Photograph D
This young boy is sitting on a lampost in the middle of the street. The boy's clothes are hidden by the newspapers he is trying to sell.
I wonder why a kid that young is working buy selling newspapers. The answer is probably that his family needs the money.
Photograph E
These kids are in a building with coal dust everywhere. The man in the backround is beating them with a stick or his foot or somthing else. Their clothes are covered in coal dust and are really worn out.
I wonder why any parent would send their kids to a coal mine to work. They could die or develop life threatening conditions. I also wonder why the parents don't pull their kids out of their to protect their kids from the beatings. No money is worth that.
Photograph F
These kids are in a glass working factory. They have many tools which are probably used to do their job. One of the kids shit is really ripped in the back and that shows that the work is hard and possible dangerous.
I can see that the kids are working late so that shows that they are probably forced to work overtime for no extra pay like most people were forced to do.
Photograph G
As you view each photograph take note about what you see. (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments. Where are these children?
List any clues relating to their surroundings.
Describe any tools or objects you see.
Describe their clothing. What do their clothes reveal about their work?
Subjective Assessment
What questions do you have about each of these photographs?
Based on your observations, list three things you might infer about the lives of these children. (Be sure to consider Hine's notes about the photographs when considering this.
Photograph A
The young child is in a cotton mill. She is near a window and also near a sowing machine. Her clothes are ditry and worn out.
I would say that one thing that can be infered from the photograph. One is her family is poor because she is to young to work and she still does.
Photograph B
The children are relativly young and they are in front of a manufactoring company. Their clothers are dirty, grimy, and worn out. The clothes so that the work is hard and grueling.
I wonder what the home life of the girls are because of the fact that the work shift is probably ending and the home life of the girls would desicribe the mood of each.
Photograph C
The young girl is in the middle of a row of sowimg machines. The sowing machines looked worn and used and have material in them. Her clothes are still kind of clean which shows she hasn't been working long.
Yah the girl "walked" in. More like the managers were pressering parents to send their kids to work to make extra money. Also I wonder if Lewis Hine. This photo can be used to infer a few things. The first is that the young girl's family needs money so they send her to work. It also shows that the overseers are playing on the people's need for money to buy the basic living essentials that they are getting workers for cheap labor.
Photograph D
This young boy is sitting on a lampost in the middle of the street. The boy's clothes are hidden by the newspapers he is trying to sell.
I wonder why a kid that young is working buy selling newspapers. The answer is probably that his family needs the money.
Photograph E
These kids are in a building with coal dust everywhere. The man in the backround is beating them with a stick or his foot or somthing else. Their clothes are covered in coal dust and are really worn out.
I wonder why any parent would send their kids to a coal mine to work. They could die or develop life threatening conditions. I also wonder why the parents don't pull their kids out of their to protect their kids from the beatings. No money is worth that.
Photograph F
These kids are in a glass working factory. They have many tools which are probably used to do their job. One of the kids shit is really ripped in the back and that shows that the work is hard and possible dangerous.
I can see that the kids are working late so that shows that they are probably forced to work overtime for no extra pay like most people were forced to do.
Photograph G
These kids are in an osyter chucking factory. They are in front of a converor belt of some sort. Their clothes differ but are dirty.
I can see three things that can be infered. The first is that the families need their kids to work so they can make enough money to get buy. Second is that they work long hours told by the description. Third is that they need the smallest and the youngest of kids to work. Toddlers probably worked.
Photograph HThe kids in this photo are in front of a door of a factory of some sort and they are going to work the night shift. Their clothes are dingy and they look like they are well worn.
I wonder why the parents would let their kids work the night shift. Mabye it was so they could go to school the next day but that would make sence because then they would never ever sleep. I also wonder why the dad in the description is making his daughters do the work instead of himself. I think he is lazy and so does Lewis Hine because he directly the dad is lazy.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
TR's Square Deal
1. How did Roosevelt create the modern presidency?
He was the first one to care about the people and he wanted to help the people any way he could.
2. How did Roosevelt's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
He threatened to take over the coal mines so that the owners would have to negotiate with the workers or lose all they had. There for from that point on if a strike happened the government was supposed to intervein.
3. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?
He tried to disban the trusts by using the Sherman Antitrust act. He helped make the Elkin Act of 1903 and the Hepburn act of 1906 which gave the federal power a lot of power over the railroads.
4. What legislation passed during Roosevelt's presidency protected citizens?
He helped pass the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act which made food safer and medicne safer.
5. What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
He set aside land for national parks. He set aside land for the perpose of people to appreciate.
He was the first one to care about the people and he wanted to help the people any way he could.
2. How did Roosevelt's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
He threatened to take over the coal mines so that the owners would have to negotiate with the workers or lose all they had. There for from that point on if a strike happened the government was supposed to intervein.
3. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?
He tried to disban the trusts by using the Sherman Antitrust act. He helped make the Elkin Act of 1903 and the Hepburn act of 1906 which gave the federal power a lot of power over the railroads.
4. What legislation passed during Roosevelt's presidency protected citizens?
He helped pass the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act which made food safer and medicne safer.
5. What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
He set aside land for national parks. He set aside land for the perpose of people to appreciate.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Urbanzation
1. What is Urbanization?
Urbanization is the growth of cities.
2. For what reasons did a number of Americans move from the country to the cities?
Americans moved from the rural areas to the cities for a few reasons. First with farming inventions like the McCormick reaper and the steel plow less people were needed to make the same amount of product. So farms started to combine with one another. So less workers were needed which meant less jobs and people have to work to make money so they moved to the cities were their was always work because of the huge amount of mills and factories.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
Since the houses or apartments were old they were really bad. Also there was not much garbage pick up so they dumped their garbage down the air shafts which attacted vermin like rats which fouled the air. Then they boarded up the air shafts which cut off their supply of air. Their water was poluted so it wasn't exactly safe. The sanitation was horrible because it wasn't properly cleaned up. Their was also a high chance of fire becasue of the amount of wooden buildings and that there was not much water to fight the fires with.
Urbanization is the growth of cities.
2. For what reasons did a number of Americans move from the country to the cities?
Americans moved from the rural areas to the cities for a few reasons. First with farming inventions like the McCormick reaper and the steel plow less people were needed to make the same amount of product. So farms started to combine with one another. So less workers were needed which meant less jobs and people have to work to make money so they moved to the cities were their was always work because of the huge amount of mills and factories.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
Since the houses or apartments were old they were really bad. Also there was not much garbage pick up so they dumped their garbage down the air shafts which attacted vermin like rats which fouled the air. Then they boarded up the air shafts which cut off their supply of air. Their water was poluted so it wasn't exactly safe. The sanitation was horrible because it wasn't properly cleaned up. Their was also a high chance of fire becasue of the amount of wooden buildings and that there was not much water to fight the fires with.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Immigration
1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Europeans came to America in the late 19th and 20 centuries because of a few reasons. The first is religous persecution. An example of which is the Jews. They were being attacked by other Europeans. They also came for the number of jobs. The European popultaion had grown a lot so people were having a hard time finding jobs. The Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese came for a few reasons also. The Chinese came to be a part of the gold rush for easy money and they also came fore jobs. The Japanese came for the supposivly high paying jobs.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
The steamships most immigrants took were horrible. They had no room to live really. Tons and Tons of people were crowded into the ships to get to Ammerica. They had to sleep in bad blankets infested with louse. They had only a few tolliets. In these small spaces disease was rampant because they were so close together. The experience at the immigration stations like Ellis Island and Angel Island were hard. They were give a medical exam to make sure they were health and if they could work. If they couldn't they were sent back home. They were questioned to see if they had commited a crime and if they had money. If they did commit a crime or didn't have money they were sent away.
Europeans came to America in the late 19th and 20 centuries because of a few reasons. The first is religous persecution. An example of which is the Jews. They were being attacked by other Europeans. They also came for the number of jobs. The European popultaion had grown a lot so people were having a hard time finding jobs. The Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese came for a few reasons also. The Chinese came to be a part of the gold rush for easy money and they also came fore jobs. The Japanese came for the supposivly high paying jobs.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
The steamships most immigrants took were horrible. They had no room to live really. Tons and Tons of people were crowded into the ships to get to Ammerica. They had to sleep in bad blankets infested with louse. They had only a few tolliets. In these small spaces disease was rampant because they were so close together. The experience at the immigration stations like Ellis Island and Angel Island were hard. They were give a medical exam to make sure they were health and if they could work. If they couldn't they were sent back home. They were questioned to see if they had commited a crime and if they had money. If they did commit a crime or didn't have money they were sent away.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Labor Unions & Big Business
The Knights of Labor
a. Identification The Knights of Labor were a labor union that was made for garment cutters. It then became open to other groups in 1870. The knights let women and African Americans join their union. They wanted everybody to be self emploied because they thought it would be easier. They oposed stikes and people broke away from the group because they wanted to be more violent.
b. Significance They helped give workers an eight hour work day.
The Haymarket riot
a. Identification The Haymarket riot started because the chicago police shot a few people while strikers were attacking strikebreakers. Then the next day the a bomb went off in the strikers area while they were facing off against the police.
b. Significance It made people fear workers. They also feared immagrants. It made private investors set up a military base for protection. Made business owners fear strikers, agreeing to resist strike and purchase strike insurance.
The American Federation of Labor a. Identification The American Federation of Labor was a labor union that concentrated on making agreements between workers and managment of the companies. They used stikes as a tactic. They didn't hire many unskilled workers. It was divided into crafts. The AFL avoided parties and helped all workers.
b. Significance The AFL also tryed to help workers with increasing pay while decreasing hours.
Samuel Gompers
a. Identification Samuel Gompers was a cigar maker who led the Cigar Makers' International Union to combine with other unions of crafts.
b. Significance Leader of the AFL who helped workers get better par and less hours but did it regardless of their party.
The Homestead strike
a. Identification The Homestead strike started because of pay cuts. The president pf the company hired armed guards and things got ugly. Then the state milita got involved. The strike lasted to November but they had lost support and surrendered to the company.
b. Significance The significance was that because of this failed strike the steel workers union took a long time to strike again. Around 45 years.
the Pullman strike
a. Identification The Pullman Strike was a strike over the wage cuts at the Pullman Palace car company near Chicago. The owner Pullman cut wages but didn't cut rent of houses. This made workers angry because they could barely afford the rent as is.
b. Significance The Pullman Strike showed that the government didn't really care about the little guy becasue they sided with the corporations.
Eugene V. Debs
a. Identification Eugene V. Debs tried to form a union for railroad workers called the American Railway Union. Got arrested for helping the Pullman strike.
b. Significance He tried to help and was punished. This shows that it takes more than one union to make a change.
The Industrial Workers of the World a. Identification The Industrial Workers of the World was a labor union for industrial workers and accepted African-Americans. It accepted the ideas of socialism. Aproved the use of violence and sabatage.
b. Significance The IWW used violent tatics which brought the hammer of the government down upon them in a little amount of time. It showed that violence isn't the answer.
a. Identification The Knights of Labor were a labor union that was made for garment cutters. It then became open to other groups in 1870. The knights let women and African Americans join their union. They wanted everybody to be self emploied because they thought it would be easier. They oposed stikes and people broke away from the group because they wanted to be more violent.
b. Significance They helped give workers an eight hour work day.
The Haymarket riot
a. Identification The Haymarket riot started because the chicago police shot a few people while strikers were attacking strikebreakers. Then the next day the a bomb went off in the strikers area while they were facing off against the police.
b. Significance It made people fear workers. They also feared immagrants. It made private investors set up a military base for protection. Made business owners fear strikers, agreeing to resist strike and purchase strike insurance.
The American Federation of Labor a. Identification The American Federation of Labor was a labor union that concentrated on making agreements between workers and managment of the companies. They used stikes as a tactic. They didn't hire many unskilled workers. It was divided into crafts. The AFL avoided parties and helped all workers.
b. Significance The AFL also tryed to help workers with increasing pay while decreasing hours.
Samuel Gompers
a. Identification Samuel Gompers was a cigar maker who led the Cigar Makers' International Union to combine with other unions of crafts.
b. Significance Leader of the AFL who helped workers get better par and less hours but did it regardless of their party.
The Homestead strike
a. Identification The Homestead strike started because of pay cuts. The president pf the company hired armed guards and things got ugly. Then the state milita got involved. The strike lasted to November but they had lost support and surrendered to the company.
b. Significance The significance was that because of this failed strike the steel workers union took a long time to strike again. Around 45 years.
the Pullman strike
a. Identification The Pullman Strike was a strike over the wage cuts at the Pullman Palace car company near Chicago. The owner Pullman cut wages but didn't cut rent of houses. This made workers angry because they could barely afford the rent as is.
b. Significance The Pullman Strike showed that the government didn't really care about the little guy becasue they sided with the corporations.
Eugene V. Debs
a. Identification Eugene V. Debs tried to form a union for railroad workers called the American Railway Union. Got arrested for helping the Pullman strike.
b. Significance He tried to help and was punished. This shows that it takes more than one union to make a change.
The Industrial Workers of the World a. Identification The Industrial Workers of the World was a labor union for industrial workers and accepted African-Americans. It accepted the ideas of socialism. Aproved the use of violence and sabatage.
b. Significance The IWW used violent tatics which brought the hammer of the government down upon them in a little amount of time. It showed that violence isn't the answer.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Terms of chapter 14-3
Andrew Carnegie was a poor scotish person who became a railroad tycoon. He basically cornered the market for steel by owning all the supplies and some of his competition. He took advantage of the poor people by paying them little.
Social Darwinism was the theory that rich people would succed and poor people would fail. This theory explained why the rich thought they could take advantage of the poor.
John D. Rockefeller was the owner of the Standard Oil Company merged with other companies instead of buying them out and giving them some profits. He also payed his workers little.
Sherman Antitrust Act was a law that made it illegal to form a trust between companies and states to keep things fair. It was poorly enforced.
Samuel Gompers was a cigar maker who led the Cigar Makers' International Union to combine with other unions of crafts.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a labor union that concentrated on making agreements between workers and managment of the companies. They used stikes as a tactic.
Eugene V. Debs tried to form a union for railroad workers called the American Railway Union.
Industrial Workers of the World was a labor union for industrial workers and accepted African-Americans.
Mary Harris Jones was a woman who tried to help women get equal pay and for child labor to cease. Her protests helped create the child labor laws.
Social Darwinism was the theory that rich people would succed and poor people would fail. This theory explained why the rich thought they could take advantage of the poor.
John D. Rockefeller was the owner of the Standard Oil Company merged with other companies instead of buying them out and giving them some profits. He also payed his workers little.
Sherman Antitrust Act was a law that made it illegal to form a trust between companies and states to keep things fair. It was poorly enforced.
Samuel Gompers was a cigar maker who led the Cigar Makers' International Union to combine with other unions of crafts.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a labor union that concentrated on making agreements between workers and managment of the companies. They used stikes as a tactic.
Eugene V. Debs tried to form a union for railroad workers called the American Railway Union.
Industrial Workers of the World was a labor union for industrial workers and accepted African-Americans.
Mary Harris Jones was a woman who tried to help women get equal pay and for child labor to cease. Her protests helped create the child labor laws.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Railroad Development
The federal government gave land and made loans to the railroad companies. Why was the government so eager to promote the growth of railroads?
The government wanted to promote the growth og railroads for a couple of reasons. First, the more railroads the easier it is to move out west and settle the land. Second, if more people settle out west that is more people the government can tax. Finnally, the more people out west the more crops grown and the more cattle the more money is brought into the economy buy buying and seeling those things and the more food for the people.
The government wanted to promote the growth og railroads for a couple of reasons. First, the more railroads the easier it is to move out west and settle the land. Second, if more people settle out west that is more people the government can tax. Finnally, the more people out west the more crops grown and the more cattle the more money is brought into the economy buy buying and seeling those things and the more food for the people.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Expansion of Industry
What were the three major factors that contributed to the immense technological boom that took place in the United States after the Civil War? Explain how two of these factors helped to bring about this technological boom.
The three major factors were a lot of natural resources like oil, coal and iron, government support for business, and a urban population that was growing so it supplied cheap labor and since there was more people there was a bigger market. The natural resources made it easier to travel with coal powered steam engines, the iron was used to make steal to build more realiable things, and the oil was used to make kerosine for lamps. The growing population supplied cheap labor whihc made thing easier because the more people the more products you can make. They worked with the inventions of the late 1800's like the typewriter to do business more quiclky and efficently.
The three major factors were a lot of natural resources like oil, coal and iron, government support for business, and a urban population that was growing so it supplied cheap labor and since there was more people there was a bigger market. The natural resources made it easier to travel with coal powered steam engines, the iron was used to make steal to build more realiable things, and the oil was used to make kerosine for lamps. The growing population supplied cheap labor whihc made thing easier because the more people the more products you can make. They worked with the inventions of the late 1800's like the typewriter to do business more quiclky and efficently.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Westward Expansion Questions
What are some of the main reasons that the federal government's policy of assimilation failed?
There were two reasons the federal government's policy of assimilation failed. The first is that the Native American's didn't want to be assimilated. So some resisted with force. The second is that Native American's weren't given the choice to assimilate it was forced on them.
How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
It was very succesful. The government payed to build railroad which greatly decreased the time for travel which made it easier to move out west. The government also passed the Homestead act which gave 160 arces of free land to every head of the family. This helped premote settlement of the Great Plains.
There were two reasons the federal government's policy of assimilation failed. The first is that the Native American's didn't want to be assimilated. So some resisted with force. The second is that Native American's weren't given the choice to assimilate it was forced on them.
How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
It was very succesful. The government payed to build railroad which greatly decreased the time for travel which made it easier to move out west. The government also passed the Homestead act which gave 160 arces of free land to every head of the family. This helped premote settlement of the Great Plains.
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