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| Be able to explain the causes of the growth of Industry in America |
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| Immigration, new technologies, raw materials (Resources) |
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| What is one advantage of corporations over small businesses? |
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| Their ability to gain money for operation, produce more goods cheaply and efficiently |
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| What are monopolies and why are they bad? |
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| complete control of the market. Lack of competition creates high prices for consumers. |
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| What are tariffs and why are they used? |
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| Tax on imported goods. These are meant to protect domestic industries |
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| How did new technology affect the farming industry and crop prices? |
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| Larger harvests were gained and cheaper prices for agricultural goods |
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| What were some of the issues workers wanted to change in factories? |
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| low wages, long working hours, dangerous working conditions, child labor |
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| How did employers view unions? |
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| Badly, felt that they would increase production costs. Thought they would take away property rights |
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| Why were immigrants attracted to the early American cities? |
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| Why did unions oppose immigration? |
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| immigration would hinder American workers ability to find jobs |
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| What are political machines and how did they work? |
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| They were political organizations that would provide city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for votes. |
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| What were some of the factors that pushed immigrants to America? |
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| religious oppression, political persecution, poverty |
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| What were the living conditions like for most immigrants coming to America? |
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| cramped living quarters, no educational opportunities, low paying jobs |
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| What were the main reasons U.S. leaders wanted to imperialize? |
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| military benefits, natural resources, new markets to sell goods |
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| Why was their support to build a large modern U.S. navy? |
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| To have a strong military force around the world. |
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| What caused the U.S. to declare war on Spain (Spanish-American war)? |
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| Why was their support to annex the Philippines? |
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| To create a naval base in the pacific |
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| What did progressives have a strong “faith” in? |
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| What was the triangle shirtwaist company and why was it important? |
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| A textile company (Clothing Company) that caught fire and eventually led to legislation putting safety regulations on businesses to protect workers |
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| What did Teddy Roosevelt believe had to be done to keep businesses from abusing their power? |
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| Why were many Americans disappointed with the 14th and 15th amendments? |
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| It did not include the same right for woman |
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| What countries made up the Allies? |
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| U.S., Britain, France, Russia |
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| What countries made up the central powers? |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire |
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| What does the acronym M.A.I.N. stand for? |
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| Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
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| The assassination of the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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| What were the reasons America stayed neutral during the first few years of WWI? |
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| America was full of immigrant from all countries involved in the war. |
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| What events sparked Americas involvement in WWI? |
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| Germany's unwillingness to stop unrestricted submarine warfare, zimmerman telegram, Lusitania |
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| What were the primary conditions of the Treaty of Versailles? |
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| Make sure Germany accepts responsibility for the war and is never able to wage war again. |
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| Why was trench warfare so deadly? |
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| no ground was ever taken and new weapon technology resulted in massive casualties in the "No mans land" |
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| Name a few of the new war technologies that were used during WWI? |
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| Artillery weapons, machine guns, poison gas, tanks |
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| President Coolidge believed his purpose as president was to make sure of what? |
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| What was the scopes trial about? |
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| What was Henry Fords business philosophy? |
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| his workers should be able to afford a car |
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| Why did stock prices first begin to fall in 1929? |
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| Mass selling of stocks by stock holders |
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| How did the Federal Reserve contribute to economic collapse in the late 1920’s? |
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| keeping interest rates low--promoting buying on margin and extended credit |
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| What were the main factors that caused the great depression? |
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| weakening banks, stock crash, tariffs, overproduction, dust bowl |
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| Why did farmers across the plains begin to lose their crops during the great depression? |
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| dust bowl, over planting and drought |
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| How were the nations banks weakened in the late 1920? |
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| bank runs, banks had invested in the stock market |
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| What did the economic conditions of the great depression led to? |
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| hoovervilles, malnutrition, death |
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| What was the bonus army and how the was the situation handled? |
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| veterans wanted to get their bonus checks from the government for serving in WWI--Hoover did not pay and they set up protest camps in Washington. The army came in and violently removed the bonus army. Hurt Hoovers reputation. |
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| What did FDR do first to fight the great depression? |
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| Provide direct relief to the struggling citizens |
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| What was FDR’s “court packing plan?’ |
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| to add justices to the supreme court so he could appoint those that supported his ideas. Failed. |
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| FDR’s new deal programs worked but what actually pushed America out of the great depression? |
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| The bombing of pearl harbor and Americas entry into WWII. |
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