1. What were the goals of the isolationists? Why is "isolationism" a misleading term?
The goals of the isolationists were to stay out of war, to keep America at peace, and that the United States should “remain a pillar of sanity amidst a quarrelsome and increasingly divided world.” The term “isolationism” is a misnomer because America isn’t isolating itself from the other countries, instead the supporters are all for international trade and agreed to contracts with other nations during the 1930’s
2. What did some isolationists feel that there was no need for Americans to feel threatened by developments in Europe and Asia?
Isolationists thought that America would be safe from the developments in Europe and Asia because there were vast oceans keeping them far away. They also thought that America would be safe because the USA had formed friendly alliances with all the nations of the western Hemisphere.
3. What were the purposes of the Nye Committee hearings?
The purposes of the Nye Committee hearings was because as Germany was gaining power, Nye wanted to investigate the reasons the USA entered WWI, he hoped that if the truth was uncovered and the public was informed, than the USA would be able to stay out of the troubles of the countries overseas.
4. List two impressions that the Nye Committee hearings created.
The two impressions that the Nye Committee hearings created were increasing the isolationists mood in the USA, and though they found no conspiracy in why the USA went into the first world war the hearings and newspapers created the impression that American soldiers had died in WWI because corporations looking to make a profit had convinced Wilson to go to war in 1917.
5. What were the purposes of the Neutrality Acts?
The purposes of the Neutrality Acts were to introduce legislation to prevent the United States from supplying one side or another during a war. The Act of 1935 prohibited shipping or carrying arms to warring nations. It also established a National Munitions Board to bring the armament industry under control of the government. This act didn’t ban the trade of other potential war materials like steel and oil.
6. List two reasons that some Americans considered Roosevelt's leadership radical and dangerous.
Some Americans thought that Roosevelt’s leadership was radical and dangerous because he was able to give people jobs so that he was always in charge. Because he ran for a third term which was something no other president had attempted showed that he was over powerful, which made him dangerous.
7. What was "Cash and Carry"?
“Cash and Carry” was a part of the Neutrality Act of 1939, Cash and Carry was the main component of it. Cash and Carry allowed the USA to continue trading with belligerents, but require that the warring nations pay cash for what they wanted and that they carry the goods themselves. This ment they had to travel to U.S shores, get what they needed and get it back to where the goods were needed.
8. Why did President Roosevelt freeze Japanese assets in the United States?
President Roosevelt froze the Japanese assents in the USA because Riisevelt thought that he could stop Japan from further aggression by prohibiting the sale of avation fuel and scrap metal. This made the Japanese mad so they marched into Northern French Indochina (with the German permission.) Japan went there because it was a good source for oil and it helped Japan occupy Chin. That was the last straw for Roosevelt so he wouldn’t let Japan use the investments or the money the USA had lended them (freezing their assets.)
9. What was the purpose of the America First Committee?
The purpose of the American First Committee was devoted to keeping the USA out of the war, even though Germany and Japan were gaining power that would not be kept away by the oceans and isolationism.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
World Events Set Stage for Isolationism
1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
. Most of the population thought that by having Japan join the league of nations it would keep Japan as a "second tire power." Some people thought that Japan should engage in the great powers and support the international system as a mean of having ntural resources and letting their markets grow.Some peopel thought that the other European nations would not treat Japan with respect, and the other countries were also competing for the resources and markets.
2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?
japan was becaoming a stronger power by "modelling its new navy on Britian" its banking system on the United States, and its military and constitutions on Prussia." pg 4 Pull out box japan was becaoming a strong power bacause it was building its basics from what it was seeing the more powerful countries doing, this ensured teh Japanese that their new ways would bring them into power.The United States was worried about the japanese because they were expanding into China where the US had main holdes in the markets. With japan in control the US could lose the power they had in China. Japan was also expanding into the pacific so the US was worried that Japan would try to take over the US's land such as Hawaii.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6.Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
The U.S called the confrence because japans growth as a naval power in the Pacific threatened U.S intrests. The countries who were particioating in the confrence agreed to limit a naval arms race, and to discuss issues related to the nations of the Pacific Ocean and the far east. The parties agreed to limit the size of their naval ships, placed a moratorium on buliding new battleships, restricted the use of poison gas, and limited the role of submarines in fiture wars. the nations also signed a treaty that opeded trade with China. Also any problems in the Pacific would be submitted to the committee for resolution.
4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
In 1928 President Coolidge and Secretary of State Frank B. kellogg touted the signing of the multinational Kellogg- Brand Pact whih outlawed war in attempt to ensure that WWI was the war to end all wars. They thought that if another world war were to erupt the U.S should not take place in it. The strong sentiments were to keep the U.S out of any world wars, and keeping the isolatiosm in the U.S.
5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
Hitler enjoyed popular support in Germany for most of the 1930's by reducing the unemployment, increasing the economic solution, and restoring the national pride for the Germans still humiliated by the defeat in WWI and by how poor they had become.
6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
Japan voiced it's intentions to invade China by bombing their own railways and blaming it on the Chinies as an excuse to invade. They also had the leaders of japan considering the coal and iron ore reserves of Manchuria which was something they needed for the growth of the industrialized economy.
7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
Both of these incidents gave the two parties what they wanted. The fire made Hitler look like a good leader and he was able to attack the communisum that was in the country. The explosion of the raiilway allowed the Japanese to invade China to "defend themselfs."
Note: These are like what the U.S did when the U.S.S Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, by allowing us to go to war with spain and gain Cuba which was our main priority.
8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
The U.S had drasticaly reduced the sixe of its army from WWI. The United States was also not prepared for this attack because Japan had singned a treaty with the league of nations, so it was unexpected that they would go against it.
. Most of the population thought that by having Japan join the league of nations it would keep Japan as a "second tire power." Some people thought that Japan should engage in the great powers and support the international system as a mean of having ntural resources and letting their markets grow.Some peopel thought that the other European nations would not treat Japan with respect, and the other countries were also competing for the resources and markets.
2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?
japan was becaoming a stronger power by "modelling its new navy on Britian" its banking system on the United States, and its military and constitutions on Prussia." pg 4 Pull out box japan was becaoming a strong power bacause it was building its basics from what it was seeing the more powerful countries doing, this ensured teh Japanese that their new ways would bring them into power.The United States was worried about the japanese because they were expanding into China where the US had main holdes in the markets. With japan in control the US could lose the power they had in China. Japan was also expanding into the pacific so the US was worried that Japan would try to take over the US's land such as Hawaii.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6.Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
The U.S called the confrence because japans growth as a naval power in the Pacific threatened U.S intrests. The countries who were particioating in the confrence agreed to limit a naval arms race, and to discuss issues related to the nations of the Pacific Ocean and the far east. The parties agreed to limit the size of their naval ships, placed a moratorium on buliding new battleships, restricted the use of poison gas, and limited the role of submarines in fiture wars. the nations also signed a treaty that opeded trade with China. Also any problems in the Pacific would be submitted to the committee for resolution.
4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
In 1928 President Coolidge and Secretary of State Frank B. kellogg touted the signing of the multinational Kellogg- Brand Pact whih outlawed war in attempt to ensure that WWI was the war to end all wars. They thought that if another world war were to erupt the U.S should not take place in it. The strong sentiments were to keep the U.S out of any world wars, and keeping the isolatiosm in the U.S.
5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
Hitler enjoyed popular support in Germany for most of the 1930's by reducing the unemployment, increasing the economic solution, and restoring the national pride for the Germans still humiliated by the defeat in WWI and by how poor they had become.
6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
Japan voiced it's intentions to invade China by bombing their own railways and blaming it on the Chinies as an excuse to invade. They also had the leaders of japan considering the coal and iron ore reserves of Manchuria which was something they needed for the growth of the industrialized economy.
7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
Both of these incidents gave the two parties what they wanted. The fire made Hitler look like a good leader and he was able to attack the communisum that was in the country. The explosion of the raiilway allowed the Japanese to invade China to "defend themselfs."
Note: These are like what the U.S did when the U.S.S Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, by allowing us to go to war with spain and gain Cuba which was our main priority.
8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
The U.S had drasticaly reduced the sixe of its army from WWI. The United States was also not prepared for this attack because Japan had singned a treaty with the league of nations, so it was unexpected that they would go against it.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
New Deal Essay Outline
How, and with what success, did the United States government try to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression?
•A strong, well-developed thesis statement that provides a structured framework for an argument.
•The nature and scale of the problem facing Roosevelt
Despite all of Roosevelts efforts to get the economy out of the depression, none of what he did worked. So when it came time for him to run for his second term he didn’t not have all the support of the public like he did when he first ran.
•The action he took through the 1930s (the "Hows")
The three r’s relief recovery and reform was his method to fix the economy.
•The impact of the New Deal on Americans (Successes / Failures / In-betweens)
•The reasons for opposition to the New Deal (Counter-argument)
•Your own judgement on its success. (To what extent... / with what success...)
These things never really help the economy out of the depression, nor did they end it. Instead it kept the peoples hopes up until WWII came to end the depression.
•Make sure you include specific evidence to support all of the above.
Thesis:
The United States Government tried solve the problems of the great depression by inventing the emergency banking act, having the groups of the Hundred days focused on helping the citizens, and the New Deal. These events helped but not enough to solve the problems of the great depression, they only helped make the people feel better.
Argument One:
Emergency Banking Act-
Pro’s
Allowed only the banks in good financial condition to stay open, that way the people would have faith in what happened when putting their money into the banks.
Because only the good banks opened it gave the people the confidence to put their life savings into the bank.
Cons’s
Citizens had their savings in the banks, including those that were closed. The citizens never got their money back.
People who worked at the banks lost their jobs.
Argument Two:
Made groups that helped the general public.
These groups tried to help the people get through the depression, and tried to get the economy out of the depression
•A strong, well-developed thesis statement that provides a structured framework for an argument.
•The nature and scale of the problem facing Roosevelt
Despite all of Roosevelts efforts to get the economy out of the depression, none of what he did worked. So when it came time for him to run for his second term he didn’t not have all the support of the public like he did when he first ran.
•The action he took through the 1930s (the "Hows")
The three r’s relief recovery and reform was his method to fix the economy.
•The impact of the New Deal on Americans (Successes / Failures / In-betweens)
•The reasons for opposition to the New Deal (Counter-argument)
•Your own judgement on its success. (To what extent... / with what success...)
These things never really help the economy out of the depression, nor did they end it. Instead it kept the peoples hopes up until WWII came to end the depression.
•Make sure you include specific evidence to support all of the above.
Thesis:
The United States Government tried solve the problems of the great depression by inventing the emergency banking act, having the groups of the Hundred days focused on helping the citizens, and the New Deal. These events helped but not enough to solve the problems of the great depression, they only helped make the people feel better.
Argument One:
Emergency Banking Act-
Pro’s
Allowed only the banks in good financial condition to stay open, that way the people would have faith in what happened when putting their money into the banks.
Because only the good banks opened it gave the people the confidence to put their life savings into the bank.
Cons’s
Citizens had their savings in the banks, including those that were closed. The citizens never got their money back.
People who worked at the banks lost their jobs.
Argument Two:
Made groups that helped the general public.
These groups tried to help the people get through the depression, and tried to get the economy out of the depression
Sunday, January 31, 2010
FDR & the New Deal
1. Describe how people struggled to survive during the depression.
People lived in shanty towns, which were houses made out of scraps they found on the streets, others slept in parks with newspapers as blankets. To eat people dug through trash cans, there were bread lines, and Soup kitchens.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
The MEN who were unemployed during the depression would go out every day to look for work, but after a a few years the men grew discouraged, and would somethimes leave their familys. Mainly men would turn up in Big City homeless shelters. The WOMEN would work hard to help their familys. They would manage their budget to save money, they would get jobs even though they got paid less than men, later however married women were forced to stop working even as schoolteachers. They would sew clothes and can food.women starved to death because they were to ashamed to beg or go to the bread lines. The CHILDREN had serious health problems becasue of lack of nutrienten. Schools shut down because of the budgets, so the children would go to work. some teens tried to travel America by hoping on trains looking for work. But they were often caught and beaten by bulls, locked in ice boxes, or killed by murders.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
Farmers who had land were forced to leave it behind and search for work. They traveled west to California in search for new work. Soe tried to become extra hands pn farms, but others couldn't get work.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
The New Deal was FDR's program to alleviate the problems of the Depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. The three R's were relief, recovery, and reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Durning the hundreds days was when Roosevelt had congress passing over 15 pieces of New Deal Legislation. These laws greatly expanded the governments role in the nations economy. Roosevelt had banks closed, then had them investigated. The ones that were ok and paid off their debt were opened at once, but the ones that were unable to pay off debt were forced to be shut down for good.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?
Roosevelts fireside chats were significant because it made the citizens feel as if he was talking directly to them becasue he was using simply direct language. These chats were over the radio explaning what he was doing and why. The chats
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
GLASS STEAGALL ACT- it established the Federal Deposit Insurance Cororation(FDIC) to protect individuals' bank accounts.
FEDERAL SECURITY ACT- it required corporations to provide complete, accurate info on all stock offerings to make the citizens have faith in the stok market again. off of this congress made SECURITIES and EXCHANGES COMMISSIONS (SEC) which would regulate the stock market, this kept people from ripping off the stock market/ rigging it.
Some alochol was allowed to be manufactured and sold. when the 21st amendment was passed prohibition was repealed.
People lived in shanty towns, which were houses made out of scraps they found on the streets, others slept in parks with newspapers as blankets. To eat people dug through trash cans, there were bread lines, and Soup kitchens.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
The MEN who were unemployed during the depression would go out every day to look for work, but after a a few years the men grew discouraged, and would somethimes leave their familys. Mainly men would turn up in Big City homeless shelters. The WOMEN would work hard to help their familys. They would manage their budget to save money, they would get jobs even though they got paid less than men, later however married women were forced to stop working even as schoolteachers. They would sew clothes and can food.women starved to death because they were to ashamed to beg or go to the bread lines. The CHILDREN had serious health problems becasue of lack of nutrienten. Schools shut down because of the budgets, so the children would go to work. some teens tried to travel America by hoping on trains looking for work. But they were often caught and beaten by bulls, locked in ice boxes, or killed by murders.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
Farmers who had land were forced to leave it behind and search for work. They traveled west to California in search for new work. Soe tried to become extra hands pn farms, but others couldn't get work.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
The New Deal was FDR's program to alleviate the problems of the Depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. The three R's were relief, recovery, and reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Durning the hundreds days was when Roosevelt had congress passing over 15 pieces of New Deal Legislation. These laws greatly expanded the governments role in the nations economy. Roosevelt had banks closed, then had them investigated. The ones that were ok and paid off their debt were opened at once, but the ones that were unable to pay off debt were forced to be shut down for good.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?
Roosevelts fireside chats were significant because it made the citizens feel as if he was talking directly to them becasue he was using simply direct language. These chats were over the radio explaning what he was doing and why. The chats
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
GLASS STEAGALL ACT- it established the Federal Deposit Insurance Cororation(FDIC) to protect individuals' bank accounts.
FEDERAL SECURITY ACT- it required corporations to provide complete, accurate info on all stock offerings to make the citizens have faith in the stok market again. off of this congress made SECURITIES and EXCHANGES COMMISSIONS (SEC) which would regulate the stock market, this kept people from ripping off the stock market/ rigging it.
Some alochol was allowed to be manufactured and sold. when the 21st amendment was passed prohibition was repealed.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Causes of the Great Depression Outline
To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples.
Thesis
I. Main Point 1
a. Evidence 1 that supports Main Point 1
i. further supporting details
b. Evidence 2 that supports Main Point 1
II. Main Point 2.... and so on.
Thesis-
The great depression was the outcome of many events . The decline in the arguiculture, tariffs and war debt tht cut down forgien market for American goods, the poor credit, as well as the wall street crash.
Main Point 1: Agriculture
i. Farmers go into debt, cant pay back loans which lead to banks taking land, but going broke becuse they do not get paid back.
ww1 is why they took out loans, trying to meet th egrowing demand. After the warteh demand went down, farmers couldnt make money so they bumped down the prices and no one bought it. Went bankruped and the bank took their land.
Main Point 2: Credit
People used credit to buy all these ice new things, then relized they couldnt pay it back.
The economy would tank because a lot of people were not paying what they owed so the country would lose money.
Main Point 3: Wall Street Crash
Wall street lost tons of money becasue of SPECULATION! which is a form of gambling. People who borrow money, buy shares then sell them for more money.
MARGIN- People could put money down and not pay the whole thing up front hoping that they would make enough on their stick to pay it back and then some. When the economy tanked no one had the money to pay back what they owed, people didnt want to buy stocks so pretty mucb there was no money there at all.
Main Point 4: Tariffs and war debt
HAWLEY SMOOT TARIFF- reduced foregin goods coming into the U.S that way investors would not buy foregin products they would buy stuff from home.
This led to other countries not being able to buy things from the U.S because the tariff was so high.
Some industries were badly hurt, unemployment rises, no goods to Europe who has all our money that we lended them in WW1
Other countries made their tariffs high to, to get back at the U.S
Thesis
I. Main Point 1
a. Evidence 1 that supports Main Point 1
i. further supporting details
b. Evidence 2 that supports Main Point 1
II. Main Point 2.... and so on.
Thesis-
The great depression was the outcome of many events . The decline in the arguiculture, tariffs and war debt tht cut down forgien market for American goods, the poor credit, as well as the wall street crash.
Main Point 1: Agriculture
i. Farmers go into debt, cant pay back loans which lead to banks taking land, but going broke becuse they do not get paid back.
ww1 is why they took out loans, trying to meet th egrowing demand. After the warteh demand went down, farmers couldnt make money so they bumped down the prices and no one bought it. Went bankruped and the bank took their land.
Main Point 2: Credit
People used credit to buy all these ice new things, then relized they couldnt pay it back.
The economy would tank because a lot of people were not paying what they owed so the country would lose money.
Main Point 3: Wall Street Crash
Wall street lost tons of money becasue of SPECULATION! which is a form of gambling. People who borrow money, buy shares then sell them for more money.
MARGIN- People could put money down and not pay the whole thing up front hoping that they would make enough on their stick to pay it back and then some. When the economy tanked no one had the money to pay back what they owed, people didnt want to buy stocks so pretty mucb there was no money there at all.
Main Point 4: Tariffs and war debt
HAWLEY SMOOT TARIFF- reduced foregin goods coming into the U.S that way investors would not buy foregin products they would buy stuff from home.
This led to other countries not being able to buy things from the U.S because the tariff was so high.
Some industries were badly hurt, unemployment rises, no goods to Europe who has all our money that we lended them in WW1
Other countries made their tariffs high to, to get back at the U.S
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Causes & Early Effects of the Great Depression
1. What happened on "Black Tuesday"?
on Black Tuesday 1929 the stock market cashed the DOw Jones dropped 12%. This was the biggest fall in the stock market on America.
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)
The AGRICULTURE in the 1920's went way down from the times of the war. During the war wheat and other grain were in high demands, so farmers took out loans in order to expand their farms to meet the demand. When the war was over the demand went down, and farmers lost because they were in debt from taking out the laons, and they couldnt pay the loans back because they werent making enough money to. Because of this the farmers raised the prices of their gooods, which made the people have to pay more. Because of the credit that was now avaible people would creat debt for themselves. The INDUSTRY helped caused the great depression because the basic textiles (railroads,textiles, and steel.) Coal was hit hard after the war because there were new forms of electricty so people were no longer buying it. When housing fell so didnt the jobs that went with it such as construction, and industries that built things such as furniture, rugs etc.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Coustmers have less money to spend, they are living on credit, the collasp of some industries and the farmers who lost money and had to raise their products prices.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
He thought that one governments chief functions was to foster cooperations between competing groups and businesses. And that government should intervene to make sure that both sides get what they need, the government would force anything that it was a privlage.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
He tried to tell Americans that America had a strong footing and everything would be all right,he wanted them to go about their business as usual and look to a brighter future.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
more companies were going out of business was shrinking while the unemployment rate soared up, Soup kitches were everywhere, and general misery was apon the people.Shantytowns began to grow in every city, and hobos continued to roam.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
Voters who had favored the republicans when they voted Hoover in hoping he would bring the country to wealth went back to the Democrats which gave them more seats in Senate allowing them to bend the vote to their favor.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover still refused to support anymore federal welfare, the people were upset by this saying that he was the reason the country wa starving.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
As much as Hoover did like fixing the banks to start to scrape away at bankrupcy the people saw that it was yet to turn the economy around.
on Black Tuesday 1929 the stock market cashed the DOw Jones dropped 12%. This was the biggest fall in the stock market on America.
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)
The AGRICULTURE in the 1920's went way down from the times of the war. During the war wheat and other grain were in high demands, so farmers took out loans in order to expand their farms to meet the demand. When the war was over the demand went down, and farmers lost because they were in debt from taking out the laons, and they couldnt pay the loans back because they werent making enough money to. Because of this the farmers raised the prices of their gooods, which made the people have to pay more. Because of the credit that was now avaible people would creat debt for themselves. The INDUSTRY helped caused the great depression because the basic textiles (railroads,textiles, and steel.) Coal was hit hard after the war because there were new forms of electricty so people were no longer buying it. When housing fell so didnt the jobs that went with it such as construction, and industries that built things such as furniture, rugs etc.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
Coustmers have less money to spend, they are living on credit, the collasp of some industries and the farmers who lost money and had to raise their products prices.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
He thought that one governments chief functions was to foster cooperations between competing groups and businesses. And that government should intervene to make sure that both sides get what they need, the government would force anything that it was a privlage.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
He tried to tell Americans that America had a strong footing and everything would be all right,he wanted them to go about their business as usual and look to a brighter future.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
more companies were going out of business was shrinking while the unemployment rate soared up, Soup kitches were everywhere, and general misery was apon the people.Shantytowns began to grow in every city, and hobos continued to roam.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
Voters who had favored the republicans when they voted Hoover in hoping he would bring the country to wealth went back to the Democrats which gave them more seats in Senate allowing them to bend the vote to their favor.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover still refused to support anymore federal welfare, the people were upset by this saying that he was the reason the country wa starving.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
As much as Hoover did like fixing the banks to start to scrape away at bankrupcy the people saw that it was yet to turn the economy around.
Friday, January 8, 2010
The Twenties Woman
1. Note two ways women's fashions changed.
They wore bright dresses that were light and hung just above the knee; these dresses were alos close fitting, pumps, skin colored nylons. Their hair was cut into bobs and dyed dark black.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
The women were more assertive, smoked in public and drank, they could talk openly about sex and Marriage became an equal partnership.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
Flappers and the double standered.
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
Because of the new factories women could now work in offices, factories,stores and professions. Because women wanted to go into professions colleges became womens colleges to teach them the professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
The birth rate had gone down becasue of birth control, new machines made it so the mother/wife didnt have to stay home all day and do the work.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
As the women ajusted to the changes they were now open to put strain onto the familys that was not needed. Young adolesents were rebelling a lot more. It was hard for the women to juggle the kids house work and their new work/ changes of the 20's.
They wore bright dresses that were light and hung just above the knee; these dresses were alos close fitting, pumps, skin colored nylons. Their hair was cut into bobs and dyed dark black.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
The women were more assertive, smoked in public and drank, they could talk openly about sex and Marriage became an equal partnership.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
Flappers and the double standered.
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
Because of the new factories women could now work in offices, factories,stores and professions. Because women wanted to go into professions colleges became womens colleges to teach them the professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
The birth rate had gone down becasue of birth control, new machines made it so the mother/wife didnt have to stay home all day and do the work.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
As the women ajusted to the changes they were now open to put strain onto the familys that was not needed. Young adolesents were rebelling a lot more. It was hard for the women to juggle the kids house work and their new work/ changes of the 20's.
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