Awad Issa Professor Kopplin CLS 101 December 3‚ 2012 The Roaring Twenties The “Roaring Twenties” was a term referring to America during the 1920’s in which a prosperous economy existed‚ almost uninterrupted‚ and cultural ideas flourished. This time period experienced very active and free spirited citizens‚ who were going to work every day‚ coming home to a meal ready for them‚ prepared by their loving housewife‚ and all was well. The era’s social‚ artistic‚ and cultural edge was one that made
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President | Time in Office | Party | VP | What happened during his term/ accomplishments | George Washington | 1789-1797 | Independent | John Adams | * Whiskey Rebellion * Pinckney Treaty * Jay’s Treaty | John Adams | 1797-1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | * XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr then George Clinton | * Marbury vs Madison * Louisiana Purchase * Embargo of 1807? * Chesapeake Affair | James Madison | 1809-1817
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Herbert Hoover‚ led the nation with a hands-off approach. He believed in letting problems fix themselves. This method‚ while initially successful‚ led to his downfall when nothing was done about the regulation of the stock market‚ which in turn crashed‚ causing the Great Depression. This failure resulted in Hoover struggling to gain support during the election. His opponent‚ former friend and partner‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ made promises of a “New Deal” that would fix the problems Hoover helped
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Burden.” America in the Jazz Age (1920-1929) Sedition Act: forbid anyone from speaking out against the war. One man got 20 years in jail for writing anti-war editorials. First Red Scare: Led by two people‚ A Mitchell Palmer & J. Edgar Hoover. The first scare of communism being brought to the united states and that there were people in America trying to promote communism. Palmer Raids: attempts by the
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Name: Pratik Patel R.A. 3: The Electoral College 1. What is the minimum number of states that a candidate needs to win in order to win the election? What are those states? 11 states are sufficient to win the Electoral College which requires a simple majority of 270 votes. The states you need are: States # Electoral College California 55 Texas 38 New York 29 Florida 29 Illinois 20 Pennsylvania 20 Ohio 18 Michigan 16 Georgia 16 New Jersey
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Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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Warren G. Harding - Became president in 1921. Was a republican and is known for being ‘scandalous‚’ but really it was the people and events around him that tainted his presidency. He later died in 1923 due to sickness. Calvin Coolidge - Became president after Harding died in 1923. Was a republican. He was nicknamed ‘Silent Cal’ because he was soft spoken. He believed in big businesses being supported by government. Herbert Hoover - Was the republican president after Coolidge. He supported prohibition
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Grover A. Arthur Cleveland 23. Benjamin Harrison 24. Grover Cleveland 25. William McKinley 26. Theodore 27. William 29. Warren 30. Calvin Roosevelt Howard Taft 28. Woodrow Wilson G. Harding Coolidge 31. Herbert Hoover 32. Franklin D. Roosevelt 33. Harry S. Truman 34. Dwight 35. John July 18‚ 2014 6:11 PM D. Eisenhower F. Kennedy 36. Lyndon B. Johnson 37. Richard M. Nixon 38. Gerald R. Ford 39. James
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The Grapes of Wrath: Connections to the Great Depression The decaying state of the American economy and the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s brought about the necessity for the United States to reconsider its attitudes and examine the long term effects of its policies concerning wide-scale socioeconomic problems that were constantly growing bigger. The Great Depression led to the creation of many new and innovative government policies and programs‚ along with revisions to older economic
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2005 AP U.S. History Study Kit -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS 2006 FRQ Study Guide ....................................................... 3 2006 DBQ Study Guide ........................................................ 4 Historical Periods To Memorize .............................................. 6 Key Dates to Memorize ......................................................... 8 Key Terms You Must Know ...................................................9 Colonial Period Study Guide ..............
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