Chapters 23- 26 Study Guide Chapter 23- Progressivism * Progressive Legislation- the progressives were committed to changing and reforming every aspect of the state‚ society and economy. Significant changes enacted at the national levels included the imposition of an income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment‚ direct election of Senators with the Seventeenth Amendment‚ Prohibition with the Eighteenth Amendment‚ and women’s suffrage through the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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7The Great War Begins Underlying Causes Nationalism- built on “we”‚ common culture‚ history and language‚ defines us as a nation‚ also defined in who we are NOT‚ opposition‚ contradistinction to others Militarism- heavy spending‚ defend sacred borders Industrialization- scramble for scarce resources (ex: coal steal became coveted & cotton) around the world Imperialism Alliances- against rivals‚ build networks of security The Spark: Franz Ferdinand (assassination) air to Austrian throne 1914:
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An effective leader is one that creates an inspiring vision of the future‚ motivates and inspires people to engage in that vision and manages the delivery of that vision. The 32nd president of the United States of America Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only president to be reelected four times and he also led the United States through the Great Depression and World War 2. Many writers describe Roosevelt as having characteristics that made him a very effective leader such as he was able to connect
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1920’s- Did it truly roar? The roaring twenties were a period of excitement and wealth which also served as a façade that covered all the negatives which are often ignored. These negatives included a growing loss of civil liberties‚ massive amounts of xenophobia and racism‚ crime as a result of religious fundamentalism‚ and the abandonment of progressivism and a movement towards isolationism. The 1920’s were a period of economic boom‚ new culture and emerging technologies. New ideas surfaced
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How far do you agree with the view that in the 1920’s the KKK possessed neither sizable support nor significant influence? The 1920’s marked a period of great racial tension throughout American Society‚ with the period often regarded as a melting pot due to such strains and tensions. The immigration of new‚ non-protestant immigrants such as Catholics and Jews since the turn of the century had brought about large scale unease due to the sheer number of immigrants. Combined with Mexicans‚ Orientals
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companies. SNAP and the Farm Bill The modern Farm Bill‚ as we know it was introduced in 1938 under the Roosevelt administration as a way to regulate the agricultural market and the public grain trade. Any such program before President Hoover and President Coolidge shot down this point. The economic struggles of the United States began during the 1930s‚ and the agricultural communities were hit the hardest. Through this program‚ the Roosevelt administration started buying surplus crops as a way to
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in London‚ 2012. The story begins at start of the Great Depression. Ferdinand Pecora was a Sicilian immigrant who was appointed Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Banking and Currency in January 1933‚ in the final months of the Herbert Hoover presidency and continued following the 1932 election that swept FDR into the U.S. presidency and gave the Democratic control of the Senate. The Senate committee hearings that Pecora led probed the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and helped
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Micah Kelley Mr. Richardson 6th Period US History 18 December 2012 1. Reasons for the Outbreak of WWI * The Alliance System: The formation of the German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building
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Chapter Focus Questions Directions: Answer the questions below and turn in by each due date. They should be written in ink (not typed). Chapter One: New World Beginnings 1. What was Native American society like before European contact? What similarities and differences existed? 2. What factors led to Europe’s increased exploration and to the discovery of the New World? 3. What was the role of conquistadores and encomienda in establishing a Spanish Empire in the New World? 4. What was the
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such as that of Henry Ford. As a result the price lowered and they became an affordable luxury for many Americans. The car was romanticized as a status symbol‚ a sign of the progressiveness that was felt during that time. Former President‚ Herbert Hoover once said‚ ’There will be a chicken in every pot‚ and a car in every garage.’ The victory of World War One led to many of these industrial and technological innovations. Taylorism‚ a byproduct of the war‚ led to more efficient management‚ and business
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