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    The 1800s is characterized with the rise of industrial America. As technological advances were introduced to industry‚ unskilled labor also rose in accordance to the rise in factories. However‚ this rise also introduced several labor unions such as the Knights of Labor‚ which organized a series of protests and riots. The labor unions had good intentions‚ aiming to lower the average work hours for workers‚ as well as increase their wages. However‚ their methods which involved riots and protests‚

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    umbrella 9. U.S. Steel- Carnegie sold his company in 1900 for over $400 million to a new steel combination headed by J. P. Morgan. The new corporation‚ United States Steel‚ was the first billion-dollar company and also the largest enterprise in the world 10. John D. Rockefeller- founded a company that would come to control most of the nation’s oil refineries by eliminating its competition. 11. Standard Oil Trust- Rockefeller took charge

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    Martha Vasquez November 23‚ 2013 E Block Identification of Terms- Unit 3 1 (4) Shakers Who: A group of religious people who derived their name from a unique ritual in which they would “shake” themselves free of sin. They were most well known for their celibacy‚ which meant that most Shakers entered the religion on their own. Also‚ they embraced the idea of sexual equality and believed God was not clearly male or female. When: Founded in the 1770s Significance or Impact: The Shakers made a redefinition

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    Elections= 1920: the Republican candidate‚ Warren Harding‚ obscure senator‚ defeated the Democratic candidate‚ Ohio Governor James Cox‚ the Socialist Party candidate‚ Eugene Debs. Republicans opposed U.S. admission to the League of Nations. Republicans received 61% of the pop vote. Calvin Coolidge completed President Harding’s term and was then elected for a second term. Boston police strike gained him popularity. 1924: Calvin Coolidge‚ Republican‚ and a Wall Street lawyer‚ John Davis‚ a Democrat

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    The public’s outcry for change prompted the Progressive Era presidents to take action toward radical reforms. These radical reforms addressed issues from trust busting to constitutional amendments. The Progressive reformers and the federal government improved social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in the United States. Social changes came into effect once light was shed on the poor conditions that many minorities faced. Muckrakers‚ like Upton SinClair and W.E.B. Dubois‚ highlighted

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    Background Info: The Cold War between the US and the USSR was a long‚ complicated era of fear‚ tension‚ and animosity. Right after World War II‚ the U.S and the USSR started having ideological and political disputes over territories and ammunition. This became a full blown Cold War when Berlin was blockaded by the Soviets but was aided by America with an airlift. As Winston Churchill‚ prime minister of Britain‚ had said‚ an iron curtain had descended between the East and the West‚ communist and noncommunist

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    Chapter 24: The New Era 1. The 1920s experienced a sharp rejection of the reform-mindedness of the two previous decades because of business influence. The urgency for political and economic reform that had moved the previous generation faded in the 1920s. In post-war America‚ the progressive reforms of the early twentieth century were viewed as being too burdensome on the economy. The reform effort was redirected toward improved transportation‚ education‚ and public services. The old-time progressive

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    declared the concept of “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. 9. John Foster Dulles “new look”- I-He called for “open skies” over both U.S. and the Soviet Union; called for reliance on nuclear weapons. 10. Montgomery Bus Boycott & Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins- I-Montgomery Bus Boycott is a protest by African Americans against racial segregation in Alabama. -Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins is a violent protest which led to Woolworth’s department

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    Chapter 7‚ Outline Essay #1 Discuss the rise of political parties in the United States. Did the Constitution provide for political parties? If not‚ when and why did the two parties develop? Who led and supported each party? Thesis: The rise of the political parties in the United states rose when the Federalist Period of 1789-1800 occurred during George Washington and John Adams’ presidency from the controversial federal policies of Alexander Hamilton. The Constitution did not provide for the political

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    2011 DBQ: (Form A) 1. Analyze the international and domestic challenges the United States faced between 1968 and 1974‚ and evaluate how President Richard Nixon’s administration responded to them. (Form B) 1. Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840‚ and analyze forces and events that led to these changes. 2010 DBQ: (Form A) 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political

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