The Wall Street Crash was an important cause of the Great Depression.
The Wall Street Crash consisted of tariffs and war debt policies,that cut down the foreign market for American goods, a crisis in the farm sector,the availability for easy credit, an unequal distribution of income. The Hawley- Smoot Tariff
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Causes & Early Effects of the Great Depression
1. What happened on "Black Tuesday"?
People who had bought stocks on credit went in debt because the prices plummeted.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
New inventions such as hydroelectric power,fuel and oil, and natural gas took place of coal and lumber mining. Railroads lost profit because cars and buses were being built. During WWI prices rose and farmers were taken out loans to buy more tools to harvest more grain because people needed more grain. But the farmers were going in to debt because they could not pay off there loans and they were making more crops than they could sell.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Tarrifs and war debt polocies that would cut down foreign markets for American goods.
A crisis in the farm sector.
The availability for easy credit.
An unequal destribution of income.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
Hoover's philosophy was that Americans have to take care of themselves and there families and not depend on the gov. to bail them out by giving them loans.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
Hoover's reaction to the stock market crash of 1929 was that he needed to help the Americans but he could not solve the economic problem.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
The economic situation was the Great Depression.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
People went to durastic measures to make the gov., stores, and bussiness increase there prices by burning crops, dumping milk on the sides of roads, some people refused to work, and people blockaded roads so no food could be transported in or out of towns.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover did what the American people wanted him to do and that was that he would lower the prices. He did this by making the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Recon
struction Finance Corporation which failed.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
The economy did not change as quickly as it should of. The smaller bussinesses would not recieve the money from the larger bussinesses until it was too late.
People who had bought stocks on credit went in debt because the prices plummeted.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
New inventions such as hydroelectric power,fuel and oil, and natural gas took place of coal and lumber mining. Railroads lost profit because cars and buses were being built. During WWI prices rose and farmers were taken out loans to buy more tools to harvest more grain because people needed more grain. But the farmers were going in to debt because they could not pay off there loans and they were making more crops than they could sell.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Tarrifs and war debt polocies that would cut down foreign markets for American goods.
A crisis in the farm sector.
The availability for easy credit.
An unequal destribution of income.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
Hoover's philosophy was that Americans have to take care of themselves and there families and not depend on the gov. to bail them out by giving them loans.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
Hoover's reaction to the stock market crash of 1929 was that he needed to help the Americans but he could not solve the economic problem.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
The economic situation was the Great Depression.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
People went to durastic measures to make the gov., stores, and bussiness increase there prices by burning crops, dumping milk on the sides of roads, some people refused to work, and people blockaded roads so no food could be transported in or out of towns.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover did what the American people wanted him to do and that was that he would lower the prices. He did this by making the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Recon
struction Finance Corporation which failed.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
The economy did not change as quickly as it should of. The smaller bussinesses would not recieve the money from the larger bussinesses until it was too late.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Twenties Woman
1. Note two ways women's fashions changed.
The Flapper
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Women began to smoke and drink. They also changed their view on marriage.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
Rebellion and Equality
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
Factories, offices, stores,and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
Machinery and products.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
Teens rebelled against their parents, peer-pressure, the stress of woman's jobs.
The Flapper
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Women began to smoke and drink. They also changed their view on marriage.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
Rebellion and Equality
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
Factories, offices, stores,and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
Machinery and products.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
Teens rebelled against their parents, peer-pressure, the stress of woman's jobs.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Prohibition and the Scopes Trial
The Volstead Act is stupid because taking away something like alcohol will not solve every problem in the world. How can someone believe that alcohol alone leads to crime, wife and child abuse. Yes it may help but these things can happen even if your not intoxicated. Taking something away from someone causes trouble like rebellion, strikes, and people have the right to stand up and explain what they believe. If they believe that you cant take away alcohol then they can believe it. Taking away something from someone just makes them angry. The government cant take all the alcohol away but they can limit, and enforce places not to sell it or have possession of it. People will ignore the law and find ways to get around it like making it themselves, selling, purchasing it where it is legal. This also involved breaking the law and caused crime.
The Scopes Trial is also stupid but I believe that this law is right because parents did not want their children who are religious that man came from apes. This is talking down to the Bible in the way man was created. The problem is that evolution is a theory and can be interpreted in many ways and not everything is supposed to be taken literally.
The Scopes Trial is also stupid but I believe that this law is right because parents did not want their children who are religious that man came from apes. This is talking down to the Bible in the way man was created. The problem is that evolution is a theory and can be interpreted in many ways and not everything is supposed to be taken literally.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
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.
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.
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.
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