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 artist

Describe the Social Security Act:provided pension for the elderly ,established unemployment insurance ,established insurance for work related accidents ,and provided aid for proverty stricken mothers,children,the blind,and the disabled.

Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:fdr believed that to get out the GD had to raise the standard of living for industrail workers so gets Wagner Act passed which recognizes employees rights to join labor unions and collectives bargins

Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:reelection easily ,so when reelected decided to challenge main opponent of new deal programs the SC who had struck down many ofhis programs ruling the president did not have the ability to regulate interstate commerce

Describe the Effects of the New Deal:changed US gov. from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy
welfae state with US gov. accepting responsibilty to help the poor.
new active approach to the envir.

Monday, March 29, 2010

gb 2

how did GD affect cities?people lost their jobs and incoming.families needed to go to bread lines to get free food.

how did the unemployed live?unemployed did anything to keep rent paid .hoover were formed.

how did GD affect farmers? drought in the farm land and the dust bowl in midwest

what other problems did farmers face?

how did GD affect family life?stuck in depression ad left
bell ringer:

cherly bull suggests that the life of a hobo comes with great risks and dangers.

Friday, March 26, 2010

bell ringer:

why might americans have invested their money in stocks instead of putting it into savings?it was like putting a little money t make a lot of money with stocks,but saving was just what u put in the account.
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?with this past WWI accomplishments and with optimism over the economy

What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression?demand decreased after WWI ,but farmers were still producing war levels meaning huge surpuls of crops.

What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen?americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margins losing everything they had.

What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?chain reaction leading to collapse of US economy.Crisid in confidence led people to bacome scared for the security of their money in banks leading to a rush of withdraws.

How did the Depression spread globally?Reparation payments,War Debt Payments and imbalance of trade had already created shaky economic structure.

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?us uses the economy to turn their industry into a war timr economy

How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?industry and food and regulates what is produced and comsumed.

How does the US gov control the press during WWI?controls press and exaggerates how the germans are protrayed.

How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?gov. imprisons people who show sissent to the war effort

How are women affected by WWI?women are given jobs as nurses and are need of more jobs

How are African Americans affected by WWI?strive to show their patroitism in WWI AND FIGHT in their own platrons

How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?ncrease the need for agriculture and moves up north.

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?europeans believed should express nationalism of a single group in country;best nation shouldbcome ahead.

What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?preparing for war and increasing the size .

Triple Alliance-germany,italy, austria hungary

Triple Entente-russia,gb,france

How does the war start?assassination of france ferdinard of austria by serbians led chain reaction of alliances leading the war.he didnt like the rules.

Why does the war become a stalemate?germany pushes quickly into france where is stalement when both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks.

How does the US become involved in the war?because immigrants in country identified with different ethnic groups.