The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Reading: http://goo.gl/PP6Hn

1. Who proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why was it proposed?

- President John F. Kennedy proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for many reasons. Morjority to end segregation in public places and the end to employment discrimination which consisted of: race, color, region, sex and national orgin. However after he was assaninated Prest. Leonard Johnson signed the act.

2. Which groups were affected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

- The elderly, minorities: african americans, and women were the groups that were affected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

3. What did the Civil Rights Act do for the United States?

- The Civil Rights Act helped all races get jobs, and it stopped decrimination and school desegregation.

Pop Culture 1950's

Reading: http://goo.gl/lDiyt Essential Questions:

1. What media exploded in the 50's, and how did business respond to this explosion?

- Television was the media that exploded in the 1950's. Tv Guide sales grew sky rocket and along with that the invention of t.v. dinners occured so that way "you couldn't miss your show".

2. Why did critics not like television?
- Although many people liked to watch television, there were also many critics that did not agree. Television at this time only showed the typical ideal America. A perfect family. All whites, no reality. Critics hated it because it didn't show what really was occuring, which was poverty, civil rights, minorities. etc.
3. What's so ironic about rock and roll music in the 1950's?
- Rock and Roll music was so ironic because it was made by African Americans and it was consumed by whites. Adults hated it because they felt that it would cause pregnancy, and many other bad things to happen.

The American Dream 1950's

Reading: http://goo.gl/EI4GX Essential Questions:

1. What were some causes for the baby boom?
- Some of the causes for the baby boom consisted of reuniting with their spouse, hopes of a better economy, advancement in medical care and decreasing marriage age.
2. What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?
- Americans had to buy all sorts of things such as toys, diapers, clothes etc. in order to support all new babies. This also lead to many childeren being enrolled in elementry school.
3. How did the roles of women change in the 1950's?

- The roles of women changed in the 1950's from being glorified in ads with beautiful women dressed up to do home chores. To feeling isolated and lonely. This is not what they wanted to do anymore.
4. What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?
- American car explosion occured becaused there was alot of gasoline, which happened it to be cheap. Also through the use of advortisment, which brought attention by easy credit

Truman's Labor Policies

Reading: http://goo.gl/N31QR Essential Questions:

1. What were some of the significant challenges Pres. Truman faced after WWII?
- Some significant challenges Truman faced were the fact that the soldiers didnt want to experience rationing anymore.
2. How did Truman try to help returning G.I.s get jobs after WWII, and how effective was he? Explain your opinion.
- Truman helped the returning G.I.s after WWII by providing them with guarenteed employment, minimum wage, housing aid and benefits. In my opinion this was effective because alot of people benefited from it

The American Teenager

Reading: http://goo.gl/VcEfI Essential Questions:

1. How did the lives of teenagers change after TGD and WWII? Explain.

- The lives of teenagers changed after the Great Depression and World War II in many ways. They got the opportunity to go back to school because they didn't need to work any more, as opposed to when they had to work during TGD. They also got weekly allowances, which caused them to go out more. During this time, drive in movie theaters became very popular.

2. What is "white flight?" Was it good for society?

- "White Flight" is when millions of White families left the city to move to the suburbs, to get away and make their own neighborhood; leaving people of color behind. Majority of the families made this move due to the population of minorites that migrated to the city. White flight was
3. Why did many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S. before the 1950's
- Many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S before the 1950s because they wanted to help the U.S. in the algriculture industry.

Postwar America 1950's

Essential Questions:

1. What was the U.S. economy like during WWII? How were Americans doing?
- Although the economy did not rise much, the U.S. economy was doing okay during WWII compared to the Great Depression. People had money however they had to ration.
2. How did the American economy transform after The Great Depression and WWII?
- The transformation of the American economy changed from factory workers also known as Blue collars, to professional workers named white-collar.
3. Why would a company like google not do well in the 50's?
- A company like Google would not do well during the 1950's because they wanted induviualty more so than conformity. During the 50's they were more plane rather than rebbles.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

1. Bruno moved with his family so his father could be closer to the Nazi deaath camps. At first only his father knew the real reason for moving to the country. Why do you think his father was so secretive about why they moved?
- I believe Bruno's father was secretive about the move because deep down even he knew it was wrong. In addition, he didn't want his wife to know because it would conflict with their marriage for instance when the mother first found out there was jews in the cremetory. 
2. Bruno was taught to think of the Jews in a certain way. What was Bruno taught about Jews?

- Bruno was taught to think that the Jews were bad, or inferior to them. This act was displayed when they had their tutor come, and they had to read. The excerpt they were reading contained of mean things about the Jews.

3. When Bruno fell from the swing a Jewish man helped him. Why was this event significant to Bruno's mother's thinking of Jewish people?

- This event was significant because this was when Bruno's mother actually seen how Jewish people are not evil. The man cared for Bruno and helped him which opened light to the mother's eyes.

4. Bruno's father evolved and tranformed from a loving father to what? Why?

- Bruno's father changed from a caring dad to a man all about his job. His actions to be closer to the camps lead to the domino effect of Bruno being carious sneaking in the back.

5. Bruno evolved and transformed as well. What kind of boy was he at first, and what did he transform to?

- At the begining of the movie Bruno was a young inocent boy who was taught that Jews were evil. However once he met his new friend Shmul he seen a whole new side. I believe that he died doing a good deep which was helping Shmul find his father. Although the mission was unaccomplished I feel that after Bruno crossed that gate, he seen the truth.

6. Describe your feelings about Bruno's actions. Include descriptions of the scene and the choice(s) Bruno made, and what difference his actions made.

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Post WWII America

Reading: http://goo.gl/DNtTQ Essential Questions:

1. Why were Americans afraid of the Soviet Union?
- Americans were afraid of the Soviet Union because it would threaten the way of American life due to there different ambitions.
2. What did the Russians want in Europe?
- The Russians wanted to enforce communisim.
3. What did the Americans want in Europe?
- The Americans wanted to create a new world order in which all nations had the right to self-determinations.

Japanese Internment & Justice

Reading: http://goo.gl/bpQFI Essential Questions:

 

1. What does the word "internment" mean?

- The word internment means to incarcerate someone during war.

2. Why were Japanese Americans interned in Manzanar?

- Being that the Japanese-Americans bombed Pearl Harbor, this led to them becoming the enemy to the U.S. About 100,000 people were told they had to leave their home because they were Japanese-American then evacuated to the Manzanar Internment Camp.

3. Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?
- The Japanese internment policies were injust because it was more then taking away their freedom, they took away they job, their businesses, along with their houses.

The End of WWII.

Reading: http://goo.gl/dH94v Essential Questions:

1. Was gen. McArthur a successful general? Explain w/ evidence.
- General McArthur was infact a successful genereal because he won battles consisting of: Bataan, Leyte and Iwo Jima.

2. Explain how successful the G.I.Bill was to returning soldiers.

- The G.I. Bill of rights was a program that gave returning soldiers the opportunity to recived a free college education. Half of the men that returned took advantaged of it. 7.8 million veterans to be exact.

3. Why were Mexicans in L.A. unfairly treated in 1943?

- They were unfairly treated in 1943 because these 11 sailors claimed they got beat up by zoot-suit-wearing Mexicans Americans. - rebellion youths. This lead to many anti-Mexican Americans coming out from hiding.

WWII in the Pacific

 Reading: http://goo.gl/jU7pX Essential Questions:

1. Who promised to "return" to liberate the Philippines?
- General Douglas Mac Arthur was the one who promised to 'return' to liberate the Philippines; however 2 years later, he did.

2. What reasons did the POTUS use for using atomic bombs?
- The POTUS wanted to save lives and avoid insavasion. So therefore he wanted to use the Atomic bombs, although it did save a bunch of lives, it also took 200,000+ as well.
3. *In 1942, why were the Alies under-strength to fight Japan?
- In 1942, the Alies were wunder-strength to fight Japan due to handicaped weather and terain.
4. *Were American submarines effective in the Pacific? Explain.
- The American submarines were indeed effective however they were kept secret for surpise attacks, along with their achievements.

WWII Across the Atlantic Ocean

Reading: http://goo.gl/YcdAe Essential Questions:

1. Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe and was he successful?
- Dwight D Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander. He was successful by winning, and making the Nazis unconditional surrender.
2. What was the significance of "D-Day?"
- D Day was significant because it liberated Europe from Hitler. In order to do this, they had to use force. This happen to occur on June 6th 1944.
3. Was Gen. Patton an effective leader?
- General Patton was indeed an effective leader. Being that he accomplished his goal which was to liberate Paris, by kicking the Nazis out.
4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
- The Battle of the Bulge is significant because that is when Germany attacked the Allied forces. This was Hitlers last attempt to win the war. However he lost anyways.

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Copying With The War At Home

Reading: http://goo.gl/CxDSv Essential Question's:

1. What was the OPA, and what was their job?

- The OPA stood for Office of Price Administration. Their job was to fight inflation - were the prices go up and you're getting poorer. They did this by freezing prices on most goods.

2. What was the purpose of the OSRD

- The Office of Science and Research and Development. The puropse of them was to think of new ways and weapons to kill the enemy.

3. In what ways did Americans sacrifice during the WWII?
- During the WWII Americans sacrificed by rationing. Meaning the couldn't buy what they wanted at the quantity they wanted it. However they knew that the sacrifice the were doing was for something that would help them in the long run.

4. How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq & Afghanistan wars?
- The difference was that during WWII people knew what they were fighting for. And during the A&I war, the only people that sacrificed were those that were in the military, which came from our community.

U.S. Gets Ready For The Fight

Reading: http://goo.gl/HJ0w0 Essential Question's

1. Who was Phillip Randolph and why did he and President Roosevelt meet?

- Phillip Randolph was an African American Labor Leader. Him and President Roosevelt met because Randolph called on a march to protest for African American rights. The march was eventually called off in return to apply for unmenial jobs.

2. Who were the WAAC's and why were they important to war effort?

- The WAAC's stood for Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. These women were important to war effort because they took over the jobs of men so that way they could go fight in war. They took on noncombat postions such as: nurses, abulance drivers, radio operators, electricians and pilots.

3. How well did African Americans do during WWII?

- At first they were not able to fight in the war. They took on noncombat roles for instance: ganitors. However after the agreement between the President and Randolph they got the opportunity to apply for equal participation in defense industries.

U.S. Inches Towards WWII

Reading: http://goo.gl/HRlCj Essential Questions:

1. What was the Lend-Lease and what countries did it benefit?

- Lend-Lease act was a new plan that would lend or rent weapons to other countries who really needed them. He wanted to do this so that way Hitler would not have the chances of dominating. The Soviet Union (Russia), and Britain were countries that benefited from this.

2. What did Roosevelt call German U-Boats?

- Roosevelt's nickname for the German U-boats was the Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic.

3. How would you describe Roosevelt's opinion of war?

- Roosevelt's opinion of war was half neutral. He didn't want to fight in the war exactly, however he still helped the Allies against the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan). He helped them by being a provider of weapons when needed. 

WW II Key Terms

Key Terms & Definitions:

1. Allies - Were against the Axis power. They consisted of: The U.S., England (GB), and Russia (SU).

2. Axis - Germany, Japan and Italy.

3. Defense spending - Amount of money government spends on military.

4. Unemployment rate - Percentage of people unemployed.

5. Federal outlay - Amont of money the federal government uses to buy stuff.

6. Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic - German U boats

7. German U-boats - German submarines

8. Isolationists - A country that practices the policy of "mind your own business"

9. Appease - To give in to demands

10. Lend-Lease Act - Law that allowed POTUS to sell weapons to our friends

11. Inflation - When prices for goods/service increases but incomes remain the same

12. Office of Price Administration - U.S. federal agency, established to prevent wartime inflation.

13. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.

14. Pres. Harry S. Truman - After Roosevelt died, Truman lead the United States and successfully concluded World War II. Which after marked the start of the Cold War.

15. Phillip Randolph - Leader of the African-American civil-rights movement, the American labor movement and socialist political parties.

16. Gen. Patton - General in the United States Army, best known for his command of the Seventh Untied States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II.

17. Gen. MacArthur - Commanded Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

18. Gen. Eisenhower - Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch and the successful invasion of France and Germany from the Western Front

19. Adolph Hitler - Germany, Natzi

20. Benito Mussolini - Italy

21. Stalin - Russia

22. Churchill - Uk / England -

23. Battle of the Bulge - the last stand for Germany in the war

24. D-Day - Offense by Allies to take over Europe

25. Auschwitz - Jewish concentration camp in Poland

26. Atomic Bomb - Nuclear bomb dropped on Japan to end the war

27. Interment - Camps on West Coast used to detain Japanese-Americans

28. Income tax- % of tax paid on personal income (paychecks)

29. Wage & Price controls - Commonly instituted by governments as a response to inflation, and usually below market level.

30. War bonds - Debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war.

31. WAACs - Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WWAC) was created as an auxiliary unit.

32. WWII Battle of the Pacific - Naval Aviation News articles to Commemmorate the 50th Anniversary of World War II.

33. GI Bill of Rights - was a law that gave benefits for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). These benefits consisted of: low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business or farm, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend college, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. 

34. Zoot-Suit Riots - Series of riots in 1943 during World War II that exploded in Los Angles and California between, White sailors and Marines.

WW II Part 2wo

Reading: http://goo.gl/mm8qT Essential Questions:

1. List all the countries the Nazi's invaded.

- Nazi's invaded the following: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgania, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, France, Denmark, Netherlands (Holland), Belgium, Russia (SU) ,

2. What was Munich Agreement, and what was Churchill's opinion of it?

- The Munich Agreement which was signed on September 30th, 1938 was an agreement that gave Germany hold of Sudetenland with out any harm occurring. Churchill felt like they chose dishonor, and just gave up.

3. What is Blitzkrieg and what was the purpose.

- A Blitzkreig is basically a lightening war that consisted of fast tank and more powerful aircraft. The purpose of this was so it could take their enemies by storm/surprise.

WW II Part 1ne

1. What treaty did Hitler hate? Why?

- The Treaty of Versailles was the one that Hitler hated because it basically blamed Germany for starting the war which caused him to pay debt.

2. Who became dictators during the 1930's? And for what country?
- German = Adolf Hitler 1933
- Italy = Benito Mussolini 1922
- Spain = Francisco Franco 1939
- Japan = Hideki Tojo 1941
- Russia (SU) = Joseph Stalin 1924

3. Explain similarities and differences among the dictators.
- These dictators had many similarities. Take Stalin & Mussolini as an example; if you did not agree with their views then they would simply crush you. Another similarity was the fact that Hitler & Mussolini were powerful speakers. They could persuade you to believe anything.

4. What were the U.S thinking as several wars were breaking out?
- As several wars continued to break out, the U.S. had mixed feelings. Roosevelt wanted to go to war because he didn't want these dictators killing off more people however the American people said no because they did not want to experience another Great Depression.

"The Help" and the Struggle for African-American Equality.

In the movie "The Help," many African-American maids tell their story to a writer by the name of Skeeter Phelen. She wanted to capture their stories so that way the world would know how they were being treated. Although white folks never liked African-Americans back then, these maids cherished the white kids they baby sat.
        In one incident, you could see how they were mistreated through their pay check. They only recieved 95 cent an hour. Colored children were forced to work at an early age in order to help their parents and make ends meet. In addition, this effected the kids because now they were no longer going to be in school and get an education. This also causes their future to be limited.
         Another incident that occurred was the fact that these black ladies took care of these white children as if they were their own and they still were treated like nothing. These maids are also forced to use seperate bathrooms because back then whites believed we carried deaseses. After changing, feeding and potty training these kids, they still continue to suffer.
          Lastly, another way you could see African Americans being mistreated was by the way theyy were brain washed and trained. Minny, a housemaid, recieved a new job. Within this job she set ground rules that she follows; these rules consits of: no touching their hands, don't spank their kids, and dont sass mouth. After she cooks lunch the mom of the house wanted to enjoy the meal with her; however Minny insisted on her sitting alone. This indicated how she's serious about her job and would not want to jepordize losing her paycheck.
         In my opinion, after the book got published and sold it really didn't make a difference. Yes we got our point across however they still had to continue to work. It's not like everything changed over night. I feel that this book was the begining to a new begining.

Great Depression Reflection

My Score:20/22

Questions Missed:

19)  How many states were part of the dust bowl? A) 5 states

- I believe I got this wrong because I second guessed myself and I thought it was a trick question.

21) How far did migrants on Route 66 travel from Oklahoma City to Bakersfield, california. C) About 1,200 miles.

- I answered this question wrong simply because it was a mechanical error. 

TGD: Programs of The New Deal

Reading: http://goo.gl/NDbTj Essential Questions:

1) What was the major difference between Hoover & Roosevelt?
- Roosevelt cared about the people. He attempted to try something NEW while Hoover felt we couldn't. Roosevelt took a stand and gave dignity back to the people.
2) Which New Deal program was most responsible for creating the most jobs and how did the problem achieve this?
- Works Progress Administration was the most responsible for creating the most jobs. They did this by spending $11 million dollars on 8 million workers. These workers built things such as airports, roads, streets, and public buildings.

3) What impact did Social Security Act have on Americans?

- The Social Security Act had a long term impact on Americas just for the simple fact it is still here and it 2013!

4) Why was Huey Long against TND?
- Huey Long was against the New Deal because he thought it was inadequate and did go well.

TGD: FDR & The New Deal

Reading: http://goo.gl/WY9oz; Essential Questions:

1) Who was FDR? (write a summary of your 3 most important facts)
- 32nd President, Franklin Roosevelt was from New York. He did such a good job during his presidency that he was elected 4 terms. Despite the fact that Roosevelt was disabled he always had a can-do attitutde that would attrack the people.
2) Who were FDR's carefuly picked advisers, and why were they important to the president?
- Fanklin Roosevelt selected a group of professors, lawyers, and journalists also known as the "Brain Trust". They were important because they helped the president strategize the New Deal
3) What was The New Deal?
- The New Deal was a set of policies that would help America come back from the Great Depression.
4) What three goals did The New Deal attempt to address?
-  Giving relief for the needy; such as jobs, food and clothes, Economic recovery and Finanical reform were the three general goals the New Deal tried to attempt.
5) What was the first action FDR took as president?
- The first action that Franklin Roosevelt took as president occured on March 5th, in which he declared a bank holiday that shut down all banks. This caused the banks that were healthy to reopen while the banks that were insolvent remained closed.


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The Great Depression - President Hoover's Handling of the Crisis

- Herbert Hoover, a Republican president at the beginning of the Great Depression, was ineffective in his response because... he did not care about the economy and the people who had to suffer.

Essential Questions:

1) What are examples of how Americans expressed their anger and frustrations with Pres. Hoover?

- Americans expressed their anger towards TGD in a number of ways. For instance: Farmers burned their crops and poured milk on the freeway. Some also took days off and refused to work. Farmers also caused food shortages by blocking food trucks to prevent them from going to the markets.

2) What were Hoover's principles? The ones he chose to hold firm on?
- President Hoover had many heartless principles. One of them being to refuse support of unemployment benefits. He did not want to give direct aid to people in need.
3) Who made up the Bonus Army, and how did what happened to them affect Pres. Hoover?
- Verterians from WW1 and their families made up the Bonus Army. They marched to Washington DC because they wanted the money they were promised. However, instead of thinking of these veterians as heros for our country, instead he didnt like them; and he felt that they were criminals. In fear of the Bonus Army, President Hoover wanted them disbanned but they refused so he had them gassed; killing over 1,000 people. This affected Hoover by ruining his image at the start of a new election.

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The Great Depression - Hardships & Suffering

Reading: www.goo.gl/Kfx2J Essential Q's:

1. Describe the dust bowl; what caused it?

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- The Dust Bowl begajn in the early 1930's, in the middle of the United States which caused dirt to be exposed due to the removal of the layer of prairie grass. This also caused a drought between rain and their crops they had prier to the dust bowl.

2. Describe how TGD affected: a) Children, b) Families, c) Women, d) Men, e) Ppl of Color

- The Great Depression affected many people like how The Great Reccesion affects us today. Families back then also struggled from making ends meet. Many moms and dads lost their jobs which led to a domino effect of being evicted, living on the street, in a box or even in your car. Along with not having a house, back then you would have little to no food, digging in garbage cans. It was especially harder for little kids because this led to poor diets and lack of money for health care. For the color it was even worse, they suffered through high unemployment rates, racial violence against the whites for competing jobs. Hundred of thousdand mexicans relocated or was deported by the government. Many men literally felt depressed because they weren't able to play the role of a real bread winner for their family. Because of this, a lot of families seperated. This also led to many of them leaving to the streets becoming hoboes.

3. Who were "Hoboes," & how did they travel?

- Hoboes were also known as transients who wandered the country hitching rides on railroads, sleeping under bridges (300,000 of them)

4. What was an enduring effect on people because of TGD?

- The enduring effect TGD left upon people was that they did not want to be poor again, so this led to them saving!

The Great Depression - BAM!

Reading: http://goo.gl/OxI3k - Essential Questions:

1. 94% of Americans made how much in one year?

- 94 percent of Americans made $2,000 a year.

2. Why is Wall Street important to American Business?

- Wall Street is important to business because of stock markets, and the stock markets are the only visible symbol of prosperous American economy.

3. If the stock market crash DID NOT cause the Great Depression, what did?

• Tarrifs/War debt policies that cut for foriegn market for American goods
• A crisis in the farm department
• The availability of easy credit
• An unequal distrubution of income

4. What of what you read is similar to what is happening in the Great Recession?

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Life Changed in the 1920's: People, Places, & Events

Reading: http://goo.gl/58Nrb

Essential Question(s):

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1. What are some of the beliefs held by fundamentalists?

- Fundamentalists believed that the Bible was inspired by God and that all stories were true. This belief led them to ignore the theory of evolution.

2. The Scopes Trial challenged what law?

- March 1925, John T. Scopes challenged the law to teach evolution at school. He was later then prompty aressted.

3. The "double standard" created two different behavior rules for who?

- The "double standard" created two different behavior rules for both men to have grater secual freedom than women.

4. Why did Charles Lindbergh become famous? Louis Armstrong?

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- After 33 hours and 29 minutes, Charles Lindbergh became famous by becoming the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic which occured on May 20th, 1927. In 1922, Louis Armstrong a trumpet player joined the Creole Jazz Band which rocketed him to stardom in the jazz community.

5. What was the Harlem Renaissance?

- Despite the fact that Harlem was filled with over crowding, unemployment, and poverty; African Americans still found time to flower creativity through the Harlem Renaissance, a literary and artistic movement celebrating black culture.

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The 1920s Changed Lives - Prohibition

Essential Questions - Reading: http://goo.gl/4oPos

1. What was Prohibition?
- Prohibition is the banning of alcohol which took affect in January 1920.
2. What groups were responsible for the idea of Prohibition?
- Social Reformers from both south and west, and religious people were the ones responsible for this idea.
3. What were their reasons?
- Reformers leaned toward prohibition simply because they felt that alcohol was the source of corruption. In their minds, it would lead to wife and child abuse, making mistakes on the job, and other serious social problems.
4. How did people get illegal alcohol?
- People who got hold of illegal alcohol most likely got it by going to a bootlegger or an underground hidden saloons, also known as speakeasies. These place could be found everywhere: penthouses, cellars, office buildings, rooming houses, tenements, and even harware stores. BUT in order to be admitted you must show a card or respond with a password.  
5. In your opinion, was Prohibition a good or bad idea, and why?
- In my opinion, prohibtion was a good idea however they went about things in the wrong way. I say this because people who work hard like to go home after a long day or work and have a drink or two. So in order to enforce it, they should have just kept it to were you can't drink on the job, in a car, or in public.


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New Technology & The 1920's

1. How did the automobile affect America?
- The automobile affected America in a significant way. For instance before there were cars, there were no roads so with that being said, automobiles paved the way for people to make money. Many businesses opened up due to the automobiles such as gas stations and hotels.
2. What's urban sprawl, and what caused it?
- Urban sprawl is basically the growth of the city. So when cities spread out in all directions. Urban sprawl occured because cars made it eaiser for you to drive to work from far places.
3. What was the first use of airplanes NOT during war?
- The first job that planes did were to carry mail.
4. Predict what's going to happen to the American economy.
- I predict that the economy will continue to go down because more and more things are becoming electrical such as technology which will have high prices. However being that American's focus on the finer things rather than the important things; these new tchonological advances will make a killing.
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Government scandals & Public Trust.

Essential Question:

1) How did the Teapot Dome scandal affect the trust U.S. citizens had in their government?

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Unions and Labors

Essential Question:

1)Why did union membership plummet in the 1920s

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Progressive Exam Reflection

Score: 22/23 = A

I missed one problem which was number 2 because it was a a mechanical error. Next time I will have to slow down and reread the question so that way I don't mark the wrong answer.

Problem:

2) Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following except

• a) subways.
• b) skyscrapers.
• c) airplanes.
• d) suspension bridges.

My Answer: D) suspension bridges

Correct Answer: C) Airplanes

The U.S. After WWI

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1. Describe the feeling many Americans had after WWI.

- After WWL many Americans felt bad because the cost of living was hard. In fact it had doubled. They were also tired and exhusted of war, economic hardship and also being unemployed.

2. What were some reactions by Americans to their post-WWI feelings?

- They reacted by becoming fearful of outsiders (born from other countries.) which was called nativism. They also practied isolationism which was keeping to their self. Communist hated capitalism, so with that being said they tried to abolish the Capitalist's system.

3. What did the Palmer raids accomplish? Why did Palmer do the raids?

- Palmer did the raids because he was trying to locate Politicial Radicals which consisted of communits, socialist, and anarchist to abolish the Captialist System.

4. What did the KKK fear? Did their membership grow in the 1920's.

- The Klu Klux Klan felt threatend by all these new unstoppable changed such as blacks getting more rights and catholics/jews coming from Europe to the U.S. which caused their membership to increase in 1920. 
5. What was the quota system? (i.e. The quota system was a law that)
- The quota system was a law that limited the number of immigrants that were allowed in the U.S.

6. Was the quota system discriminatory? If yes, to whom?
- Yes, to certian countries for instance Southern and Eastern Europe - mostly catholics and jews. (Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, etc) HOWEVER, those from England were not affected by the quota system.

7. How was Mexico affected by the quota system?
- Mexico was not affected by the quota system as well as Canida simply becaause they were located on the western himisphere. 500,000 Mexicans crossed the nation's border.

8. How was Japan affected by the quota system?
- Due to this law, it prohibited Japanese immigration. This caused bad feelings between the two nations.



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Recreation In The U.S.

Essential Questions:

1) When and why did Americans begin to recreate?
- Americans began to  recreate in the late 1800's. Americans recreated to have fun because before all they did was work for a straight 16 hours with no enjoyment in their life.
2) Were the reasons Americans began to recreate the same or different compared to Americans today?
- The reasons Americans began to recreate is still the same compared to Americans today. Americans still recreate to have fun.

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Teddy Roosevelt's Presidency

T.R. Essential Questions

1) Describe T.R's life before he became president. ( where is he from, date he was born, something interesting about his life, number president he his)

- Born into a whealthy family in New York, NY on Oct 27, 1858 - Died in Oyster Bay, NY Jan 6, 1919. He was very ill as a child.

2) How did he become president?

- With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, became the 26th President, aswell as the youngest in the Nation's history.(1901-1909).

3) What was T.R.'s "Bully Pulpit?"

- T.R.'s Bully Pulpit was also refered to the White House which was a place for his voice to be heard. He uses that as his speech to advocate his agenda/ step by step plans.

4) Summerize T.R.'s opnion on civil rights (people who aren't white)

- T.R.'s opinion on civil rights was self explanitory. He promoted the thought of "Seperate but Equal." That is why he had dinner with T. Washingtion.

5) Explain if you would like T.R. if he were president today.

- If Teddy Roosevelt was our President today, I believe I wouldn't like him. Only for the simple fact that in today's times we're more diveresed, and he didn't want diversity, he wanted us to be seperate.







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Booker T. Washington

1. What was the name of the school that Booker T. Washington started? *

• Tuskegee Institute.

 

 2. Whom did Booker T. Washington recruit to head the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute? *

• George Washington Carver

3. Booker T. Washington's autobiography is entitled: *

• Up from Slavery.

 

4. What president did Booker T. Washington dine with? *

• Teddy Roosevelt

 

5. With whom did Booker T. Washington often come into conflict? *

• W.E.B. Du Bois

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African - Americans after Reconstruction

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Essential Question
1) List all methods southern states tried to limit the power of African-Americans

• Southern states made laws resticting African Americans
• Voting restrictions - African Americans had to take a literacy test; which asked more difficult questions than whites or also given the test in a foreign language.
• Polltax - Didn't have enough money to pay polltax; s therfore they couldn't vote. HOWEVER..
• The whites enforced the Grandfather Clause - this was the way of saying yeah you could vote BUT ONLY IF YOUR GRANDFATHER were abke to vote before JAN 1st, 1867
• Laws created to seperate blacks and white also known as Jim Crow Laws
• Seperate but Equal - Supreme cout said it was ok to be seperate as long as it was equal.

2) Hw is racism today different than racism practied immediately after reconstruction?
Racism today is different than racism practiced in the reading in a verity of ways. These ways consist of how back in the day classrooms, hospitals, even simple things such as waterfountins were seperate. In addition, back in the day racism was IN YOUR FACE as opposed to now, its more subliminal. Also, laws for instance: Voting restictrions, Polltax, Grandfather Clause, and Jim Crow no longer exist.

China and WWI

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1) Which country's interest did the Open Door Policy in China favor?
The U.S. was the country that was faavored because they have the key that regulates everything.

2)What were the reasons behind the Boxer Rebellion?
The chineese boxer rebellion killed a bunch of foreigners as well as the chineese who convereted to christianity, because countries were coming in trying to take over.

3) List 3 causes of World War I
-Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism,

Alliances; Allies = France, Britian, Russia, Centeral Powers = German, Austria-Hungary.

4) How did the U.S. deal with German U-boats?
- They walked with military vessels.

5) What was the Selective Service Act used for?
- The Selective Service Act was used to registure men to be drafted which will cause them to have more man power.

6) What new weapons did WWI introduce?
- world war 1 introduced new weapons such as: The tank and the airplane

7) How did the Espionage and Seditionn Act affect Freedom of Speech and Labor Unions?
- Esiponage and the Sedition Act affected freedom of speech by not letting yu say what was on your mind. it affected labor unions by going to jail for wanting better working conditions/wages
8) Why was there opposition to President Wilson's League of Nations?

American Imperialism after Spanish-American War

How did the U.S change Cuba's Constitution?

It made Cuba adapt to the  Platt Amendment:

• Cuba could not make treaties that might limit its independence or permit a foreign power to control any part of its territory
• the United States reserved the right to intervene in Cuba
• Cuba was not to go into debt
• the United States could buy or lease land on the island for naval stations and refueling stations

 

What did Roosevelt Corollary build on?

It was built on the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine demanded that European countries stay out of the affairs of Latin American nations.

Panch Villa was pursued by whom?

John J. Pershing

How did the U.S get the land for Panama Canal?

They U.S helped Panama claim their Independence from Coloumbia.

What is meant by "speak softly and carry a Big stick"?

meant his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force. In his December 1904 speech to Congress, Roosevelt added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine