Monday, March 29, 2010

GD PT 1

How did GD affect cities?
Everyone knew someone or was effected by GD.

How did the unemployed live?
In shantytowns on outskirts.

How did GD affect farmers?
Farmers were out of work with bad soil and corps.

What other problems did farmers face?
Terrible farming land.

How did GD affect family life?
Many man left their families and birthrates drooped.

How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
Gave hands off approach and tried to help depression by construction of Hoover Dam.

Friday, March 26, 2010

The Gret Depression Pt.1

How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828? Past WW accomplishments and optimism over the economy.

What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Surplus production and lack of consumer buying.

What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen?
The day Americans lost billons of dollars. Happened cause most of the stock market was based on confidence.

What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?
Caused a chain of events that led to the fall of the US economy.

How did the Depression spread globally?
Counties in debt due to payments owed and in balanced trade.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Bell Ringer

3-18-10




To help the US stay ahead other countries in the war and so the Gov. wouldn’t spend so much on the war.

WW pt 2

How does the US build an army during WWI? By organizing a draft.

How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?
Switch to wartime economy and created council of national defense.

How does the US gov control the press during WWI?
Form committee of Public info.

How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?loyal
CPI limited the number of opposition views.

How are women affected by WWI?
Women began to form Peace parties. Right to vote, jobs, many enlisted in nurse corps.

How are African Americans affected by WWI?
Were Given opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism.

How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?
Decrease in farm work and many formed new neighborhoods.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Bell Ringer 3-17-10

1.Because of the sinking of the US bat the Lusitanian and the German invasion of Belgium.

2. To bait the US into war and to show other nations they were serious.

WW I

How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s? Destabilized old empires and idus output, trade were marks of greatness.

What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s? Preparing for a war it sets of an arms race.

Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungry.

Triple Entente- Russia, GB, France.

How does the war start? Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Why does the war become a stalemate? Because of trench warfare.

How does the US become involved in the war? Attack of Belgium and sinking of Lusitanian.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Bell Ringer

3-11-10




No civil acts limiting working age were yet reformed most were to poor and didn’t

Go to school instead went to work to help their family.