Unit 4 Webquest Words
1. Henry Ford-did not originate the idea of mass production but he did introduce series of methods and ideas that revolutionized production.
2. Assembly Line-In two years the assembly line techniques reduced the time it took to manufacture a Model T from more than 12 hours to just 90 minutes.
3. Installment buying- Allowed Americans to own products they might otherwise have had to save up for years in order to buy.
4. Teapot dome Scandal- Scandal during the Harding administration in which the Secretary of the Interior leased government oil reserves to private oilmen in return for bribes.
5. Calvin Coolidge- was known as Silent Cal because he was quiet, honest, and frugal.
6. Kellog-Briand Pact-Congress favored the useless Kellog-Briand pact.
7. Dawes Plan-was arranged in 1924 enabling Germany to make reparation payments to Britain and France.
8. Scopes Trial- A trial that clashed fundamentalism and modernism in 1925.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
New Deal Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration:
Put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artists.
Describe the Social Security Act:
Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
FDR believed that to get out of the GD had to raise the standard of living for industrial workers so he gets Wagner act passed which recognizes employee’s rights to join labor unions and collective bargains.
Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:
The SC had struck down many of his program ruling that the president didn’t have the ability to regulate interstate commerce. FDR came up with a plan to add up to six new judges who realistically would be New Deal supporters.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
Changed U.S government from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. Turned U.S into welfare state with US government accepting responsibility to help the poor. U.S government took new active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the president because of creation of new agencies executive branch had more power through running them.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration:
Put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artists.
Describe the Social Security Act:
Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
FDR believed that to get out of the GD had to raise the standard of living for industrial workers so he gets Wagner act passed which recognizes employee’s rights to join labor unions and collective bargains.
Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:
The SC had struck down many of his program ruling that the president didn’t have the ability to regulate interstate commerce. FDR came up with a plan to add up to six new judges who realistically would be New Deal supporters.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
Changed U.S government from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. Turned U.S into welfare state with US government accepting responsibility to help the poor. U.S government took new active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the president because of creation of new agencies executive branch had more power through running them.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Great Depression Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828?
Because of his past accomplishments and with optimism over the economy.
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression?
Debt between farmers, uneven distribution of wealth, credit, and the stock market crash.
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen?
Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin losing everything they had. By Sept. 3, 1929 the stock market began to suffer by October people began
to lose confidence and October 29th the market crashed completely.
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?
Black Tuesday started chain reaction leading to collapse of US economy.
How did the Depression spread globally?
Reparation payments, war debt payments, and imbalance of trade had already created shaky economic structure. International Economy had been funded by US loans so with collapse of banks in US loans were curtailed and unemployment in Europe.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828?
Because of his past accomplishments and with optimism over the economy.
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression?
Debt between farmers, uneven distribution of wealth, credit, and the stock market crash.
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen?
Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin losing everything they had. By Sept. 3, 1929 the stock market began to suffer by October people began
to lose confidence and October 29th the market crashed completely.
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?
Black Tuesday started chain reaction leading to collapse of US economy.
How did the Depression spread globally?
Reparation payments, war debt payments, and imbalance of trade had already created shaky economic structure. International Economy had been funded by US loans so with collapse of banks in US loans were curtailed and unemployment in Europe.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
World War I Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US build an army during WWI?
Wilson encouraged Americans to volunteer for service and pushed Congress to pass selected Service Act which authorizes a draft of young men for military services.
How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?
Created a Council of National Defense.
How does the US gov control the press during WWI?
Created a job to make Americans understand and support the war effort. Which was headed by George Creel.
How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?
CPI limited the number of opposition views and made it difficult for those views to be shared.
How are women affected by WWI?
Many women come together to support the War Effort though as the U.S began combat.
How are African Americans affected by WWI?
Most supported the war. They also viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism. On battle field fought segregated with white officers.
How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?
Increased demand for ag products and decreases in farm workers. Some were seasonal while others stayed and formed their own neighborhood.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does the US build an army during WWI?
Wilson encouraged Americans to volunteer for service and pushed Congress to pass selected Service Act which authorizes a draft of young men for military services.
How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?
Created a Council of National Defense.
How does the US gov control the press during WWI?
Created a job to make Americans understand and support the war effort. Which was headed by George Creel.
How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?
CPI limited the number of opposition views and made it difficult for those views to be shared.
How are women affected by WWI?
Many women come together to support the War Effort though as the U.S began combat.
How are African Americans affected by WWI?
Most supported the war. They also viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism. On battle field fought segregated with white officers.
How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?
Increased demand for ag products and decreases in farm workers. Some were seasonal while others stayed and formed their own neighborhood.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
World War I Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
For many countries industry output, trade, and possession of empire were yardsticks of greatness.
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
For many Europeans leaders war was going to happen so to prepare increased size of military.
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary
Triple Entente- Russia, GB, France
How does the war start?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
Because Germany pushes quickly into France.
How does the US become involved in the war?
Because Germans sank Luisitania which contained American citizens.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
For many countries industry output, trade, and possession of empire were yardsticks of greatness.
What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
For many Europeans leaders war was going to happen so to prepare increased size of military.
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary
Triple Entente- Russia, GB, France
How does the war start?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
Because Germany pushes quickly into France.
How does the US become involved in the war?
Because Germans sank Luisitania which contained American citizens.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Progressive Part 2 Movements Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe what a settlement house is:
Community centers that provided social services to the urban poor.
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why? Jane Adams because she opened the Hull House in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings which inspired others to pursue in social work.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
They wanted to improve the lives of children which included trying to ban child labor. They also wanted to improve the education of children.
Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
The leading causes of the industrial workers reform was poor conditions that the workers worked in poor ventilation, hazardous fumes, and unsafe machinery. The reform was to basically change all of those causes above.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
The states wanted to take power from political bosses and give citizens a way to make sure officials followed their wishes.
Direct primary- took choice out of party leaders and handed to people.
Recall- allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote
Referendum- allowed citizens to vote or reject laws
Initiative- people could propose new laws with by getting enough signatures could get new law on ballot.
Jim Crow Laws-
After election of 1876 feds withdraw from South allowing South to enact segregation laws.
Describe how the NAACP started and its mission
Riots started the NAACP. To from AA from restrsints.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe what a settlement house is:
Community centers that provided social services to the urban poor.
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why? Jane Adams because she opened the Hull House in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings which inspired others to pursue in social work.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
They wanted to improve the lives of children which included trying to ban child labor. They also wanted to improve the education of children.
Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
The leading causes of the industrial workers reform was poor conditions that the workers worked in poor ventilation, hazardous fumes, and unsafe machinery. The reform was to basically change all of those causes above.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
The states wanted to take power from political bosses and give citizens a way to make sure officials followed their wishes.
Direct primary- took choice out of party leaders and handed to people.
Recall- allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote
Referendum- allowed citizens to vote or reject laws
Initiative- people could propose new laws with by getting enough signatures could get new law on ballot.
Jim Crow Laws-
After election of 1876 feds withdraw from South allowing South to enact segregation laws.
Describe how the NAACP started and its mission
Riots started the NAACP. To from AA from restrsints.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Progressive Part 1 Movements Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Where did the Progressive movement come from?
Came from all walks of life, with many people behind movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.
What were the goals of the progressive movement?
Women’s right to vote, eliminating political corruption, finding basic services in cites which were often controlled by corrupt bosses, gov to regulate big business and creat opportunity for small business, wanted to reduce the gap between poor and rich, and to change poor conditions.
What is a muckraker?
Socially conscious journalist and artist dramatized the need for reform.
Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing:
It was detailed and bold.
What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov?
Upton Sinclair wrote about the horrible conditions of workers in Chicago’s stockyards. Instead of catching the heart of the governors it hit the stomach causing governors to act fast. They passed the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries.
Bell Ringer
Children were allowed to work at dangerous work sites because their parents needed money and they needed their children to work just as hard as them. The bosses felt they could give them less pay and work them even harder because they were young and knew nothing but what they were told.
Pg.556 Thinking Critically
The author was very detailed and out spoken. It helped lots of people open their eyes.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Where did the Progressive movement come from?
Came from all walks of life, with many people behind movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.
What were the goals of the progressive movement?
Women’s right to vote, eliminating political corruption, finding basic services in cites which were often controlled by corrupt bosses, gov to regulate big business and creat opportunity for small business, wanted to reduce the gap between poor and rich, and to change poor conditions.
What is a muckraker?
Socially conscious journalist and artist dramatized the need for reform.
Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing:
It was detailed and bold.
What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov?
Upton Sinclair wrote about the horrible conditions of workers in Chicago’s stockyards. Instead of catching the heart of the governors it hit the stomach causing governors to act fast. They passed the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries.
Bell Ringer
Children were allowed to work at dangerous work sites because their parents needed money and they needed their children to work just as hard as them. The bosses felt they could give them less pay and work them even harder because they were young and knew nothing but what they were told.
Pg.556 Thinking Critically
The author was very detailed and out spoken. It helped lots of people open their eyes.
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