UNIT 8 SYLLABUS: Progressivism and Imperialism 1900-1917 AP U.S. HISTORY – Hammill Date Class Activity Homework/Readings Wednesday‚ Jan. 23 Thursday Jan. 24 Progressivism Muckrakers Who said it? HERstory… Movie Night: Iron Jawed Angels Pageant. 665-685 AMSCO 430-440 HW: Presidents Chart and Women’s Rights Data Friday Jan. 25 Monday Jan. 28 Progressive Prez’s RQ: Presidents Policies Progressive Prez Debate Pageant 626-640 AMSCO: Chapter 20 HW: Essential Questions for Imperialism
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“survival of the fittest”. This was originally a social movement with muckrakers taking lead‚ but it was soon realized that there was no feasible way to accomplish these lofty goals without the leadership of the government and the President. The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 is an example of people taking a stand because of their poor working conditions. At the time‚ Theodore Roosevelt intervened‚ neutral to the situation‚ and negotiated a ten percent pay increase as well as a shorter work day. The
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HIST 152: Study Guide - Test #1 Chapter 15: Know what Manifest Destiny is and how it encouraged westward migration. Morrill Land Grant Act Homestead Act Building of the Transcontinental Railroad (Companies‚ workers‚ etc.) What was the Impact of Western Expansion upon the Native Americans? Sand Creek Massacre Treatment of Chinese workers on the Railroad What was the Impact of the Railroad on the West What hardships did farmers face? What was the Grange and what did they want? Where did
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children to work in factories‚ and it also reduced the amount of time they worked. Roosevelt also set up workman’s compensation‚ which is a payment that employers had to pay employees who get injured on the job. Roosevelt intervened in the 1902 anthracite coal strike. As winter got closer and 140‚000 miners stayed off the job‚ the coal industry was paralyzed and the nation grew desperate. The mine owners refused to recognize the miners’ union or negotiate a settlement. Roosevelt summoned both
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Children like Jane Addams‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Woodrow Wilson who were born during the Gilded Age‚ better known as children of the Gilded Age‚ saw that industries like the rail road system and steel had gain so much power that they controlled the government in the country and saw the poverty people lived in. They all realize a need to reform the system and began a plan in the following years. Between the years 1890 and 1945 relationships between the government and the labor movement had many
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Industrialization led to the rise of big businesses at the expense of the worker. Factory laborers faced long hours‚ low wages‚ and unsanitary conditions. The large corporations protected themselves by allying with political parties. The parties‚ in turn‚ were controlled by party leaders‚ rather than by the members. Many people felt that all power rested with the politicians and businessmen. Reformers known as Progressives attempted to undo the problems caused by industrialization. The Progressive
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usually no older than 400 million years of age * Nonrenewable resources: finite‚ limited supply * Types: coal‚ oil natural gas (methane) * Lignite (lowest quality) * Subbituminous coal * Bituminous coal (sedimentary rock) * Anthracite (highest quality- metamorphic rock) Coal Reserves * The most abundant fossil fuel in the world * The United States has 25% of the world’s coal reserves * Coal reserves could last about 200 years at the present consumption levels.
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Why did the depression of 1893 occur? Source: Romer‚ 1984 The depression‚ which was signalled by a financial panic in 1893‚ has been blamed on the deflation dating back to the Civil War‚ the gold standard and monetary policy‚ under consumption (the economy was producing goods and services at a higher rate than society was consuming and the resulting inventory accumulation led firms to reduce employment and cut back production)‚ a general economic unsoundness (a reference less to tangible economic
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NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES [pic] A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced‚ re-grown‚ regenerated‚ or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. These resources often exist in a fixed amount‚ or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. Fossil fuel (such as coal‚ petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power are examples. In contrast‚ resources such as timber (when harvested sustainably) or metals (which can be recycled) are considered renewable
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EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA Western mining – Wealth of ____________________________________________ necessary for industrial production [Silver – NEV/Klondike gold/Mesabi Range Immigration – Immigrants (southern & eastern Europe) provide a large _____________ force Gov’t _________________ & tax concessions to rr’s – Transport raw materials & finished products‚ as well as settlers‚ to create national markets Advances in communication – Telegraph‚ telephone‚ typewriter‚ & mail service improved
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