1. How did the United States raise an army?
The government passed a agreement that men had to sign to enlist to be in the army.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
The U.S. made a barrier of mines in the Atlantic to destroy German u-boats that were attacking merchant ships.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
The economic cost of the war was $338 billion
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
There were 11 million civilians that died, 20 million people wounded,10 million refugees,48,000 Americans died in battle, 62,000 men died from disease,and 200,000 Americans wounded.
5. Define armistice.
Armistice is a peace treaty to stop war.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
World War I Begins
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.The four causes of World War I is militarism which the countries would build up there armies and there stockpile of weapons.The next thing that caused the war was the alliance system which one country would get help in the fight against there enemy by having other countries help fight beside them in war.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?This was the spark of the war because the Archduke was Austrian who were enemies with Serbia and when this went public the Austrian decided to declare war against Serbia.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
When the Germans took over Belgium it caused the biggest refugee crisis.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The lives of Americans were not threatened and why interfere with a war 3,000 miles away?
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
The Naturalized citizens favored where they emigrated from.Parents felt that they did not raise there children to be soldiers but to be there pride and joy and not to shoot and kill another mothers son who's her pride and joy.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?Germany responded to the blockade by getting help from US merchant ships who would provide food.750,000 Germans died of starvation. US responded by challenging and finding breakthroughs in the blockade and mine field and was able to provide little resources to Germany.
7. What forced the United States into the war? The Germans were sinking our civilian and cargo ships.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?This was the spark of the war because the Archduke was Austrian who were enemies with Serbia and when this went public the Austrian decided to declare war against Serbia.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
When the Germans took over Belgium it caused the biggest refugee crisis.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The lives of Americans were not threatened and why interfere with a war 3,000 miles away?
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
The Naturalized citizens favored where they emigrated from.Parents felt that they did not raise there children to be soldiers but to be there pride and joy and not to shoot and kill another mothers son who's her pride and joy.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?Germany responded to the blockade by getting help from US merchant ships who would provide food.750,000 Germans died of starvation. US responded by challenging and finding breakthroughs in the blockade and mine field and was able to provide little resources to Germany.
7. What forced the United States into the war? The Germans were sinking our civilian and cargo ships.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Imperialism's Bitter Fruit
1. a. After the Spanish were forced out of the Philippines, why did fighting break out between American and Filipino forces?
Tensions built up between the U.S. and the Filipinos because the Filipinos thought that they would get independence when they were done with the war with Spaine.
b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
The U.S. used Guerilla tactics and torture.
2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?The Africans were critics of the racist attitudeds that typified the military's view of the Filipinos.
3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.
a.America wanted to expand there military power out to sea.
b.America also wanted to use the islands to help there voting standards.
4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
America was able to build telograph lines,roads, and schools by occupying Puerto Rico and Cuba.
5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:
a. The U.S. was given the right to oversee the Cuban economy.
b. They had the right to exercise there veto power over Cuban foreign policy.
c. They had the right to intervene whenever it was necessary for the protection of life,property, and individual liberty.
d.The U.S. was also allowed to build a naval base on the southeastern tip of the Guantanamo Bay.
Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
No because they were violating the Cubans rights and the Amendments.
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?Yes i believe the U.S. are imperialists because they want to expand there trade and military power.
Tensions built up between the U.S. and the Filipinos because the Filipinos thought that they would get independence when they were done with the war with Spaine.
b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
The U.S. used Guerilla tactics and torture.
2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?The Africans were critics of the racist attitudeds that typified the military's view of the Filipinos.
3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.
a.America wanted to expand there military power out to sea.
b.America also wanted to use the islands to help there voting standards.
4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
America was able to build telograph lines,roads, and schools by occupying Puerto Rico and Cuba.
5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:
a. The U.S. was given the right to oversee the Cuban economy.
b. They had the right to exercise there veto power over Cuban foreign policy.
c. They had the right to intervene whenever it was necessary for the protection of life,property, and individual liberty.
d.The U.S. was also allowed to build a naval base on the southeastern tip of the Guantanamo Bay.
Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
No because they were violating the Cubans rights and the Amendments.
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?Yes i believe the U.S. are imperialists because they want to expand there trade and military power.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Imperialism: The Origins of a Global Power
1. Why did American plantation owners and U.S. Marines topple Hawaii’s queen in 1893? Why was Hawaii considered to be a valuable prize? What was President Grover Cleveland’s reaction? Do you agree or disagree with his quote on page 1?
American plantation owners and U.S. Marines wanted to topple Hawaii's queen because they wanted Hawaii to be under control.It was a valuable stopping point for U.S. steam ships and it was rich in volcanic soil for profitable crops.Grover withdrew the treaty and believed that the annexation would corrupt the traditional Americans values and freedoms. Grover Cleveland's reaction was that he withdrew the treaty and he believed that annexation would corrupt traditional American values of freedom and equality. I agree because we don't want to endanger the Hawaiins.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed America in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
The five changes that transformed America is manufacturing, immigration,urban growth,trade, and new inventions. The manufacturing helped the U.S. to produce weapons,war ships,and other products mor efficiently.Immigration helped the U.S. by providing more workers and boosted american bussinesses.City growth helps the U.S. expand with trade,inventions,products etc. Trade helped the U.S. by aquiring new products and money. New inventions helped us produce our products more efficiently.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
The major railroads,the New York Stock Exchange,banks, and businesses went bankrupt. Millions of Americans lost there jobs.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?The many values of America is resourcefulness,bravery,pragmatism, ingenuity,individualism,egalitarianism, and patriotism. America was afraid that if Europe and Japan were trading with China why can't they because they need to expand there democracy.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
The Americans wanted to control all the islands in the Pacific for there resources and to put military bases on.The Americans wanted to control the Pacific so that it would be safe to travel.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?The policy that expansionists said that would ensure domestic success of the U.S. is imperialism. The imperialists considered its strategy central America's role in the world.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today? Scientific racism was that whites were the superior race,English and Germans were more energetic and intelligent,Blacks were the lowest level and Native and Asian Americans were the same as Blacks.Social Darwinism was based on survival of the fittest.They supported the American imperialism by trying to prove themselves as the superior race.This is still done today because peopl call people names and they strive to be the best.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
Protestants agree with social Darwinism,suggested that the role of America should be lifted up and send missionaries over seas to do our work.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.The U.S. got involved with Latin America because they wanted there commercial ties and to reflect the willingness of the U.S. in the end of the 19th century to ensure political stability abroad and therefore to provide a stable environment for American commerce.The U.S. got involved with Samoa because the U.S. needed a refueling station for there ships, a resting place,and where they could trade.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?America was concerned that Britain would prevent the U.S. from expanding its own commercial ties with Latin America. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoked the Monroe Doctrine to try to prevent Britain from taking any further steps.
American plantation owners and U.S. Marines wanted to topple Hawaii's queen because they wanted Hawaii to be under control.It was a valuable stopping point for U.S. steam ships and it was rich in volcanic soil for profitable crops.Grover withdrew the treaty and believed that the annexation would corrupt the traditional Americans values and freedoms. Grover Cleveland's reaction was that he withdrew the treaty and he believed that annexation would corrupt traditional American values of freedom and equality. I agree because we don't want to endanger the Hawaiins.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed America in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
The five changes that transformed America is manufacturing, immigration,urban growth,trade, and new inventions. The manufacturing helped the U.S. to produce weapons,war ships,and other products mor efficiently.Immigration helped the U.S. by providing more workers and boosted american bussinesses.City growth helps the U.S. expand with trade,inventions,products etc. Trade helped the U.S. by aquiring new products and money. New inventions helped us produce our products more efficiently.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
The major railroads,the New York Stock Exchange,banks, and businesses went bankrupt. Millions of Americans lost there jobs.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?The many values of America is resourcefulness,bravery,pragmatism, ingenuity,individualism,egalitarianism, and patriotism. America was afraid that if Europe and Japan were trading with China why can't they because they need to expand there democracy.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
The Americans wanted to control all the islands in the Pacific for there resources and to put military bases on.The Americans wanted to control the Pacific so that it would be safe to travel.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?The policy that expansionists said that would ensure domestic success of the U.S. is imperialism. The imperialists considered its strategy central America's role in the world.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today? Scientific racism was that whites were the superior race,English and Germans were more energetic and intelligent,Blacks were the lowest level and Native and Asian Americans were the same as Blacks.Social Darwinism was based on survival of the fittest.They supported the American imperialism by trying to prove themselves as the superior race.This is still done today because peopl call people names and they strive to be the best.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
Protestants agree with social Darwinism,suggested that the role of America should be lifted up and send missionaries over seas to do our work.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.The U.S. got involved with Latin America because they wanted there commercial ties and to reflect the willingness of the U.S. in the end of the 19th century to ensure political stability abroad and therefore to provide a stable environment for American commerce.The U.S. got involved with Samoa because the U.S. needed a refueling station for there ships, a resting place,and where they could trade.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?America was concerned that Britain would prevent the U.S. from expanding its own commercial ties with Latin America. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoked the Monroe Doctrine to try to prevent Britain from taking any further steps.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Spanish-American War (1898)
Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
1. American business owners- They supported Spain to protect their sugar plantations and they also supported Cubans because of the revolt.
2. José Martí- he was a poet who used guerilla tactics by destroying sugar plantations and mills so they could get more money.
3. Valeriano Weyler- he forced all the cubans to live in concentration camps.
4. Yellow journalism- Exaggerated the Spanish treatment of Cubans.
5. De Lôme letter- Is a letter stolen from Havana and the public was insulted and Spain felt imbarrased.
6. U.S.S. Maine- Was used to start the war with Spain by saying they blew it up when they knew it was ammunition that blew the ship up.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba- got blockaded by the Americans and was taken over.
8. Puerto Rico- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific for trade and war.
9. Guam- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific for trade and war.
10. Philippine Islands- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific
for trade and war.
1. American business owners- They supported Spain to protect their sugar plantations and they also supported Cubans because of the revolt.
2. José Martí- he was a poet who used guerilla tactics by destroying sugar plantations and mills so they could get more money.
3. Valeriano Weyler- he forced all the cubans to live in concentration camps.
4. Yellow journalism- Exaggerated the Spanish treatment of Cubans.
5. De Lôme letter- Is a letter stolen from Havana and the public was insulted and Spain felt imbarrased.
6. U.S.S. Maine- Was used to start the war with Spain by saying they blew it up when they knew it was ammunition that blew the ship up.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba- got blockaded by the Americans and was taken over.
8. Puerto Rico- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific for trade and war.
9. Guam- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific for trade and war.
10. Philippine Islands- got taken over by the U.S so they could control the Pacific
for trade and war.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
U.S. Imperialism Begins
1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
Economic,Industrial,nationality,military,religion
2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Military is like armies or army bases like Pearl Harbor. Religion is like God and Christianity.
3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
Seward's Folly was buying Alaska which turned out to be rich in resources.
4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product? Sugar Cane was the biggest product for Hawaii and America owned this product in the 19th century.
6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The United States were interested in these Pacific Islands because they would be able to control the Pacific and set up trade routes.
Economic,Industrial,nationality,military,religion
2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Military is like armies or army bases like Pearl Harbor. Religion is like God and Christianity.
3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
Seward's Folly was buying Alaska which turned out to be rich in resources.
4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product? Sugar Cane was the biggest product for Hawaii and America owned this product in the 19th century.
6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The United States were interested in these Pacific Islands because they would be able to control the Pacific and set up trade routes.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Child Labor Reform Photographs
Objective Assessment
As you view each photograph take note about what you see. (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments.
Where are these children? List any clues relating to their surroundings.
Describe any tools or objects you see.
Describe their clothing. What do their clothes reveal about their work?
Subjective Assessment
What questions do you have about each of these photographs?
Based on your observations, list three things you might infer about the lives of these children. (Be sure to consider Hine's notes about the photographs when considering this.
Photograph A In this photograph you can see a short young girl who worked in a mill and she does not even remember her own age. She looks scared. She also makes little pay.
Photograph B In this photograph it shows young girls who are young, tired,and angry workers.
Photograph C In this photograph there is a very young girl who is an assistant to other cotton mill workers. The overseer does not want people to know that they are letting youngsters work in a mill.
Photograph D In this photograph there is a young boy selling news papers and nobody is buying them on a busy saturday morning he is sad that he is making no money.
Photograph E In this photograph there is a bunch of young boys who are working in a coal factory like slaves getting kicked so they keep working and not stop. The dust fills up there lungs and harms them.
Photograph F In this photograph there are a group of young men who are working in a crowded glass factory making bottles. They are working at night.
Photograph G In this photograph there are a bunch of families who's jobs are to take the meat out of oysters and put the meat in cans.They are expected to be at work from 3:30am to 5pm. All but the babies work any where from 2yrs. and up work.
Photograph H In this photograph there are children on the night shift going to work at 6 p.m. on a cold, dark December day. They do not come out again until 6 a.m. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on the night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. The oldest three of these sisters have been in the mill for 7 years, and the two youngest, two years. The latter earns 84 cents a night. Whitnel, N.C.
As you view each photograph take note about what you see. (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments.
Where are these children? List any clues relating to their surroundings.
Describe any tools or objects you see.
Describe their clothing. What do their clothes reveal about their work?
Subjective Assessment
What questions do you have about each of these photographs?
Based on your observations, list three things you might infer about the lives of these children. (Be sure to consider Hine's notes about the photographs when considering this.
Photograph A In this photograph you can see a short young girl who worked in a mill and she does not even remember her own age. She looks scared. She also makes little pay.
Photograph B In this photograph it shows young girls who are young, tired,and angry workers.
Photograph C In this photograph there is a very young girl who is an assistant to other cotton mill workers. The overseer does not want people to know that they are letting youngsters work in a mill.
Photograph D In this photograph there is a young boy selling news papers and nobody is buying them on a busy saturday morning he is sad that he is making no money.
Photograph E In this photograph there is a bunch of young boys who are working in a coal factory like slaves getting kicked so they keep working and not stop. The dust fills up there lungs and harms them.
Photograph F In this photograph there are a group of young men who are working in a crowded glass factory making bottles. They are working at night.
Photograph G In this photograph there are a bunch of families who's jobs are to take the meat out of oysters and put the meat in cans.They are expected to be at work from 3:30am to 5pm. All but the babies work any where from 2yrs. and up work.
Photograph H In this photograph there are children on the night shift going to work at 6 p.m. on a cold, dark December day. They do not come out again until 6 a.m. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on the night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. The oldest three of these sisters have been in the mill for 7 years, and the two youngest, two years. The latter earns 84 cents a night. Whitnel, N.C.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
TR's Square Deal
1. How did TR create the modern presidency?
TR created the modern presidency by his publicity, leadership, and his campaigns.2. How did TR's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
Faced with TR's threat to take over the mines, opposing sides agreed and that they would add a third party so they could settle the dispute.3. What did TR do to the trusts and railroads?
TR divided the buisiness areas up so everyone would be happy.
4. What legislation passed during TR's presidency protected citizens?
TR passed the food and drug act that protected the citizens because they had trained personnel inspect there food for disease and contamination.5. What did TR do to protect the environment?
TR passed the food and drug act that protected the environment because they had trained personnel inspect there food for disease and contamination.Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Urbanzation
1. What is urbanization?
The technological boom in the 19th century contributed to the industrial growth of the cities.
2. For what reason did a number of Americans move from the countries to the cities?
To make immigrants become more like americans by following are ways of life.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
There was garbage everywhere, there was no ventilation, there were rodents, it was crowded, and there was bad pluming.
The technological boom in the 19th century contributed to the industrial growth of the cities.
2. For what reason did a number of Americans move from the countries to the cities?
To make immigrants become more like americans by following are ways of life.
3. What were the housing problems that many poor city dwellers faced?
There was garbage everywhere, there was no ventilation, there were rodents, it was crowded, and there was bad pluming.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Immigration
1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Many imigrants came to the United States because of the gold rush in California. They also tryed to escape religous persecution. They left to get away from the rising population. They wanted to flee political turmoil and they wanted to find high paying jobs.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
By the 1870s, almost all the immigrants travled by steamship. The trip across the Atlantic Ocean from Eyrope took approximately one week, while the Pacific crossing from Asia took nearly three weeks. Many immigrants travled with the cheapest accomodations in a ship's cargo holds. Rarely allowed to exercise or get a breath of fresh air. They had to sleep in lice infested bunks and share a toilet with other passengers. Disease spreads quickly in these conditions and many immigrants died before they reached their destination.
Many imigrants came to the United States because of the gold rush in California. They also tryed to escape religous persecution. They left to get away from the rising population. They wanted to flee political turmoil and they wanted to find high paying jobs.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
By the 1870s, almost all the immigrants travled by steamship. The trip across the Atlantic Ocean from Eyrope took approximately one week, while the Pacific crossing from Asia took nearly three weeks. Many immigrants travled with the cheapest accomodations in a ship's cargo holds. Rarely allowed to exercise or get a breath of fresh air. They had to sleep in lice infested bunks and share a toilet with other passengers. Disease spreads quickly in these conditions and many immigrants died before they reached their destination.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Labor Unions & Big Business
Identify each of the following events or people. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item in the space provided. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Knights of Labor
Identification-was one of the most important American labor organizations of the 19th century
Significance-He was one of the most important American labor oganizator of the 19th century
the Haymarket riot
Identification- was a disturbance that took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago, and began as a rally in support of striking workers. An unknown person threw a bomb at police as they dispersed the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of eight police officers and an unknown number of civilians. In the internationally publicized legal proceedings that followed, eight anarchists were tried for murder. Four were put to death, and one committed suicide in prison.
Significance- one mistake by a cicilian who through a bomb at the police killed many civilians bc the police shot them
the American Federation of Labor
Identification- an aliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886
Significance- This helped trade and unions
Samuel Gompers
Identification-was an American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and served as the AFL's president from 1886-1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted "thorough" organization and collective bargaining to secure shorter hours and higher wages, the first essential steps, he believed, to emancipating labor. He also encouraged the AFL to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies
Significance-He was the founder of the American Federation of Labor
the Homestead strike
Identification-A U.S. law enacted in 1862,that provided 160 acres in the West
Significance- It provided 160 acers of land for people
the Pullman strike
Identification- refers to a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt. The American Railway Union, the nation's first industry-wide union, led by Eugene V. Debs, subsequently became embroiled in what The New York Times described as "a struggle between the greatest and most important labor organization and the entire railroad capital" that involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states at its peak.
Significance- 250,000 workers went on strike to get higher wages
Eugene V. Debs
Identification-was an American union leader, one of the founding members of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), as well as candidate for President of the United States as a member of the Social Democratic Party in 1900, and later as a member of the Socialist Party of America
Significance-He was a president and an American union leader and a founding member of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World
the Industrial Workers of the World
Identification- A labor organization for unskilled workers, formed by a radical unionists and socialists in 1905
Significance- a labor organization for unskilled workers
Explain the historical significance of each item in the space provided. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Knights of Labor
Identification-was one of the most important American labor organizations of the 19th century
Significance-He was one of the most important American labor oganizator of the 19th century
the Haymarket riot
Identification- was a disturbance that took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago, and began as a rally in support of striking workers. An unknown person threw a bomb at police as they dispersed the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of eight police officers and an unknown number of civilians. In the internationally publicized legal proceedings that followed, eight anarchists were tried for murder. Four were put to death, and one committed suicide in prison.
Significance- one mistake by a cicilian who through a bomb at the police killed many civilians bc the police shot them
the American Federation of Labor
Identification- an aliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886
Significance- This helped trade and unions
Samuel Gompers
Identification-was an American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and served as the AFL's president from 1886-1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted "thorough" organization and collective bargaining to secure shorter hours and higher wages, the first essential steps, he believed, to emancipating labor. He also encouraged the AFL to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies
Significance-He was the founder of the American Federation of Labor
the Homestead strike
Identification-A U.S. law enacted in 1862,that provided 160 acres in the West
Significance- It provided 160 acers of land for people
the Pullman strike
Identification- refers to a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt. The American Railway Union, the nation's first industry-wide union, led by Eugene V. Debs, subsequently became embroiled in what The New York Times described as "a struggle between the greatest and most important labor organization and the entire railroad capital" that involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states at its peak.
Significance- 250,000 workers went on strike to get higher wages
Eugene V. Debs
Identification-was an American union leader, one of the founding members of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), as well as candidate for President of the United States as a member of the Social Democratic Party in 1900, and later as a member of the Socialist Party of America
Significance-He was a president and an American union leader and a founding member of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World
the Industrial Workers of the World
Identification- A labor organization for unskilled workers, formed by a radical unionists and socialists in 1905
Significance- a labor organization for unskilled workers
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Andrew Carnegie- he is a privet seceretary for the pennsylvania railroad he was born poor but later became rich. He relayed messages to the trains to help them.
Social Darwinism-An economic and social philosophy having to do with Darwins theory of evolution.
John D. Rockefeller-Rockefeller was trusted by everyone to have complete control over the oil in america
Sherman Antitrust Act- A law, enacted in 1890,that was intended to prevent the creation of manopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade.
Samuel Gompers- led the Cigar Makers' International Union to join with other craft unions.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)- An aliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886
Eugene V. Debs- formed an industrial union the American Railway Union.
Industrial Workers of the World- aq labor organisation for unskilled workers, formed by a group of radical unionists and sociolists of 1905
Mary Harris Jones- organizer of the womens labor movement. she supported the Great Strike of 1877and later organized for the United Mine Workers.
Social Darwinism-An economic and social philosophy having to do with Darwins theory of evolution.
John D. Rockefeller-Rockefeller was trusted by everyone to have complete control over the oil in america
Sherman Antitrust Act- A law, enacted in 1890,that was intended to prevent the creation of manopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade.
Samuel Gompers- led the Cigar Makers' International Union to join with other craft unions.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)- An aliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886
Eugene V. Debs- formed an industrial union the American Railway Union.
Industrial Workers of the World- aq labor organisation for unskilled workers, formed by a group of radical unionists and sociolists of 1905
Mary Harris Jones- organizer of the womens labor movement. she supported the Great Strike of 1877and later organized for the United Mine Workers.
Monday, September 14, 2009
railroad development
The government was so eager to promote railroad stations because they were used as transportation and moving things place to place. They were used to travel from one state to another. It built up the economy by transportating goods from one state to another.
Expansion of Industry
The three major factors that contributed to the immense technological boom that took place in the U.S. after th Civil War is electricity, metal, and coal. These were used to generate power to almost everything and to make things. Metal is used to make machinery and buildings. Coal was used to power machines.
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