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New Immigration
Where did people come from? |
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| Eastern and Southern Europe |
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Why did the immigrants leave?
"Push Factor" |
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- farm poverty
- wars and compulsory military service
- political tyranny
- religious oppression
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Why did Immigrants come to America?
"Pull Factor" |
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- plenty of land and work
- higher standard of living
- democracy
- opportunity for advancement
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| Impact of the Treaty of Versailles |
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| Germany was humiliated and it would only be a matter of time that they would all go to war again over the same issues!!! |
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| Economic Polices of the 1920's |
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Pro business
Laissez Faire - hands off regulating business |
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Prohibition and it's outcome in American Society
"Noble Experiment" |
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It failed and was overturned by the 21st Amendment
People still drank |
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| Economic problems for farmers in the 1920s-1930's |
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Prices sank so low that farmers lost money.
Many farmers lost their farms and homes. |
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| Reasons for bank failures in the 1920's and 1930's? |
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They loaned out too much money to people to buy stocks
They invested too much money in the unreliable stock market. |
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| Role of German U-Boats during WWI? |
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| Sink the allied merchant ships |
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| Communist scare in America that radicals were going to overthrow the government and we |
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| Threats of Civil Liberties during the 1920's. |
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Schenck vs U.S.
Palmer Raids
Sacco-Vanzetti Case |
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| Women's Military Role in WWI |
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| U.S. Foreign Policy after WWI |
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| Location of the Western Front |
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machine guns
tanks
airplanes
poison gas |
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| Schenck vs U.S. Main Point |
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| That in times of war, if there is a "clear and present" danger the government has the right to take away peoples rights |
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Reasons why America entered WWI?
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U-boats were sinking ships - Freedom of the Seas
Zimmerman Note |
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| Effects of Trench Warfare |
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afraid of the effects of poison gas
afraid of being killed |
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Breaking social rules
Wanted to work, party and go around with out a chaperone! |
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| Teaching evolution vs creationism |
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| Reasons for the Rise of Consumerism |
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| Credit and all kinds of new products people want to buy not because they need but it make them happy:) |
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| What were the contributions of the captains of industry? |
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They did a lot of good things for America
- donated money (philanthropy)
- smart business owners
- put people to work
- helped the economy
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| Causes of the Great Depression |
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1)overproduction
2) underconsumption
3) too much wealth in the hands of a few people that are not spending it. |
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| Elements of society in the 1920's |
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social & political freedoms (especially with women)
Harlem Renassaince
Prohibition - 18th Amendment
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| Teaching evolution vs creationism |
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| Booker T Washington philosophies |
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Economic rights
learn how to do a skill /trade
work from the bottom up and prove yourself |
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| W.E.B. duBois philosophies |
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| pushed for political righrs |
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| African Americans moved from the South to Northern cities for jobs that were plentiful and paid good wages |
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| Former slave who fought for Women's Rights |
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| What Amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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| Literary Awakening of the Black Community during the 1920's |
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| Alfred Mahan's argument for Imperialism |
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| Imperialism helps build a strong navy |
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| Big Stick diplomacy and Dollar Diplomacy goals? |
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| To help business and our economy |
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| Social Darwanism argument for Imperialism? |
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| We are a stronger more fit nation which justified spreading our influence abroad. |
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| Goal of foreign policy with China |
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| Open Door Policy where everyone could trade with China |
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| Muckrakers outcome for consumers |
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| Safer food and products for Americans |
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| Late 1800's relationship between big business and the American Governent |
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| Corporation and the impact on American Business |
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| Allowed business to raise money for their company |
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Changed the requirements for getting a job - had to take a test not just be someone's friends
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| Populist Party Aims and Achievements |
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Graduated Income Tax
Direct Election of U.S. Senators 17th Amendment |
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Granger Movement and Omaha Platform Goals |
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Help for Farmers
Better Railroad Rates |
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AFL
Reason for why they lasted |
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| promoted the interest of skilled workers |
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| Criticism of the Labor Union |
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| were associated with violence |
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Pros - they got land and American Education
Cons - they did not want to farm land and be assimilated into white culture! |
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