Tues., Sept. 29 Homework
Read Chapter 15-1: The New Immigrants, pgs. 460-465.
Answer the following questions and post them in your blog: Title: Immigration Labels: immigration, urbanization, nativism, cities
1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People were driven out of their countries and immigrated to the US due to famine, religious persecution, and the gold rush. The rising population in Europe also added to the swell of immigrants. Many immigrants came to live independent lives and start businesses.
2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
Imigrants traveled to america by steamship. The close living conditions caused disease to spread like wild fire and some immigrants didnt make it to the states. Once they reached america, they were forced to go through immigrant stations. Angel island, on the west coast, and Ellis island on the east. At Ellis they had to go through doctor examinations and questioning by the government. If unable to fufill the requirements they would be sent back. Angels island's questionings were much harsher then those of Ellis Island.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Big Business and Labor Quiz
Monday, Sept. 21 Homework
If you scored less than 20 on your Big Business and Labor Quiz, please make the necessary corrections / additions so that it could score a 20. Please type out the entire quiz and post to your blog by 8:20 a.m. Wednesday. Title: Big Business and Labor Quiz Labels: Industrial_Age, labor
Also, study for Wednesday's written quiz on Labor Unions. Make sure you are familiar with the significance of following terms, people and events: Eugene Debs, socialism, Mother Jones, the major strikes and gov't responses, horizontal integration and a specific example, vertical integration and a specific example, and why the public sometimes opposed unions.
why and with what effect did the 19th century business ideologies of Laissez faire and social darwinism have on laborers?
The Ideology of Laissez faire had a negative effect on business in the 19th century. Laissez faire was the idea that the market was an uncontrolable aspect of life. That the only way to go about it was to allow business owners do what they wanted when they wanted. The effect on the laborers and buyers of the time was that they were being a.charged more for the product then what it maybe was worth and b. lower wages for the laborers because the tycoons could pay them whatever they pleased. The reason business owners supported it so heavily was because of the large profit income they were recieving. Social Darwinism was another negative effect. Social Darwinism was the belief in the god made entightlment that was placed upon the rich. God made them to be wealthy and others were condemned to a life of poverty or lower/middle class life styles. Social Darwinism only made sense to, once again, the large business tycoons of the age. Mainly because they profited from the idea. It was originally conceived from Darwin's natural selection theory. The idea born from this was a every man for himself concept leaving the poor in the dust.
If you scored less than 20 on your Big Business and Labor Quiz, please make the necessary corrections / additions so that it could score a 20. Please type out the entire quiz and post to your blog by 8:20 a.m. Wednesday. Title: Big Business and Labor Quiz Labels: Industrial_Age, labor
Also, study for Wednesday's written quiz on Labor Unions. Make sure you are familiar with the significance of following terms, people and events: Eugene Debs, socialism, Mother Jones, the major strikes and gov't responses, horizontal integration and a specific example, vertical integration and a specific example, and why the public sometimes opposed unions.
why and with what effect did the 19th century business ideologies of Laissez faire and social darwinism have on laborers?
The Ideology of Laissez faire had a negative effect on business in the 19th century. Laissez faire was the idea that the market was an uncontrolable aspect of life. That the only way to go about it was to allow business owners do what they wanted when they wanted. The effect on the laborers and buyers of the time was that they were being a.charged more for the product then what it maybe was worth and b. lower wages for the laborers because the tycoons could pay them whatever they pleased. The reason business owners supported it so heavily was because of the large profit income they were recieving. Social Darwinism was another negative effect. Social Darwinism was the belief in the god made entightlment that was placed upon the rich. God made them to be wealthy and others were condemned to a life of poverty or lower/middle class life styles. Social Darwinism only made sense to, once again, the large business tycoons of the age. Mainly because they profited from the idea. It was originally conceived from Darwin's natural selection theory. The idea born from this was a every man for himself concept leaving the poor in the dust.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Labor Unions & Big Business
I have also shared a pdf file with you entitled Labor Unions. Using this reading and your textbook, complete the following assignment and post it on your blog by 8:20 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21. Title: Labor Unions & Big Business Labels: Labor, Industrial_Age
•Identify each of the following events or people. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
•Explain the historical significance of each item in the space provided. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Knights of Labor
a. Identification
The Knights of Labor was an organization founded in 1860. It was a labor union formed in Pennsylvania. They believed the resolution to conflict was to have every laborer work for themselves.
b. Significance
The historical significance, and also another aspect of the organization, was that they allowed blacks and women to be a part of the union. Also it shows that people were begining to take an initiative in their work.
the Haymarket riot
a. Identification
The Haymarket riot occured may 4th 1886. During this time, mass strikes and demonstrations were taking place. Labor groups were rallied at Haymarket square when anarchists set a bomb off close to the rally.
b. Significance
The historical significance of this event was that in the times afterward a fear of radicalism was developed. People began to feel that they were in a time of crisis and the law was not helping.
the American Federation of Labor
a. Identification
The AFL was a union who supported industrialism and worked with it to better wages and hours. They were led by Samuel Gompers.
b. Significance
The significance is that once again we get insight into the working conditions of the 18oos, though it is not explicit in what they are we get an idea.
Samuel Gompers
a. Identification
He headed the cigar makers union and the AFL.
b. Significance
He led one of the largest labor unions.
the Homestead strike
a. Identification
The homestead strike was right after the haymarket riot. it began because the company president Henry Clay Frick began to cut wages.
b. Significance
shows the anger and frustration of the people over the economy and wage cuts.
the Pullman strike
a. Identification
The 1994 Pullman strike was initiated because Pullman would not negotiate wages with the workers. To save his company he would cut wages to a minimum.
b. Significance
The significance of this was another example of Social Darwinism in the time. taking from the "little guy" to support your wallet.
Eugene V. Debs
a. Identification
Led the union and offered to aid the workers in the strike against the Pullman company. He was later jailed for defying the court injunction.
b. Significance
His effort shows the devotion labor union leaders had towards their cause.
the Industrial Workers of the World
a. Identification
Established in chicago in 1905. they advocated the overthrow of the wage system and putting workers in charge of their own salary.
b. Significance
their morals were very similiar to tbe Knights.
•Identify each of the following events or people. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
•Explain the historical significance of each item in the space provided. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Knights of Labor
a. Identification
The Knights of Labor was an organization founded in 1860. It was a labor union formed in Pennsylvania. They believed the resolution to conflict was to have every laborer work for themselves.
b. Significance
The historical significance, and also another aspect of the organization, was that they allowed blacks and women to be a part of the union. Also it shows that people were begining to take an initiative in their work.
the Haymarket riot
a. Identification
The Haymarket riot occured may 4th 1886. During this time, mass strikes and demonstrations were taking place. Labor groups were rallied at Haymarket square when anarchists set a bomb off close to the rally.
b. Significance
The historical significance of this event was that in the times afterward a fear of radicalism was developed. People began to feel that they were in a time of crisis and the law was not helping.
the American Federation of Labor
a. Identification
The AFL was a union who supported industrialism and worked with it to better wages and hours. They were led by Samuel Gompers.
b. Significance
The significance is that once again we get insight into the working conditions of the 18oos, though it is not explicit in what they are we get an idea.
Samuel Gompers
a. Identification
He headed the cigar makers union and the AFL.
b. Significance
He led one of the largest labor unions.
the Homestead strike
a. Identification
The homestead strike was right after the haymarket riot. it began because the company president Henry Clay Frick began to cut wages.
b. Significance
shows the anger and frustration of the people over the economy and wage cuts.
the Pullman strike
a. Identification
The 1994 Pullman strike was initiated because Pullman would not negotiate wages with the workers. To save his company he would cut wages to a minimum.
b. Significance
The significance of this was another example of Social Darwinism in the time. taking from the "little guy" to support your wallet.
Eugene V. Debs
a. Identification
Led the union and offered to aid the workers in the strike against the Pullman company. He was later jailed for defying the court injunction.
b. Significance
His effort shows the devotion labor union leaders had towards their cause.
the Industrial Workers of the World
a. Identification
Established in chicago in 1905. they advocated the overthrow of the wage system and putting workers in charge of their own salary.
b. Significance
their morals were very similiar to tbe Knights.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tues., Sept. 15 Homework
ALL CLASSES: Read Chapter 14-3 and then identify the significance of each of the following terms / names: (Post your answers in your blog before the beginning of class.)
Andrew Carnegie: had practical management skills which eventually became widespread.
Social Darwinism: was used as a way to back up the laissez faire.
John D. Rockefeller: joined competing companies into one trust agreement.
Sherman Antitrust Act:made it illegal to form trusts that interfered with trading of states and or couintries.
Samuel Gompers:led the Cigar Makers Union to join band with other unions of craft.
American Federation of Labor (AFL):gompers is president. they focused on bargaining and management.
Eugene V. Debs: "The strike is the weapon of the opressed"
Industrial Workers of the World: Headed by William Haywood. "wobblies" were mainly hard labor workers.
Mary Harris Jones: supported the great strike of 1887 and was a women activist. "she fights their battles with a mothers love"
Tues., Sept. 15 Homework
ALL CLASSES: Read Chapter 14-3 and then identify the significance of each of the following terms / names: (Post your answers in your blog before the beginning of class.)
Andrew Carnegie: had practical management skills which eventually became widespread.
Social Darwinism: was used as a way to back up the laissez faire.
John D. Rockefeller: joined competing companies into one trust agreement.
Sherman Antitrust Act:made it illegal to form trusts that interfered with trading of states and or couintries.
Samuel Gompers:led the Cigar Makers Union to join band with other unions of craft.
American Federation of Labor (AFL):gompers is president. they focused on bargaining and management.
Eugene V. Debs: "The strike is the weapon of the opressed"
Industrial Workers of the World: Headed by William Haywood. "wobblies" were mainly hard labor workers.
Mary Harris Jones: supported the great strike of 1887 and was a women activist. "she fights their battles with a mothers love"
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Expansion of Industry
All Periods: Please read 14-1 in your textbook (Don't worry, it is a short section) and answer the question below in a paragraph or two. Make sure you use completed sentences. Please post it on your blog no later than 10 a.m. Monday. Title: Expansion of Industry Labels: Industrial_Age, Inventions
Question:
What were the three major factors that contributed to the immense technological boom that took place in the United States
Three factors that contributed to the technological boom after the Civil War were; The discovery of oil, the typewriter, and the telephone. The discovery of oil was very important because it created a huge industry able to produce many different forms of oil. For instance kerosene, for lighting, and gasoline, for the newly developed automobiles. With this also, the success of the automobile industries was beginning to bloom. Another factor is the development of the telephone. With this, women had more job opportunites. With companies not having to send a letter every time they needed to be in contact with someone, the telephone contributed to the boom by making the work of many industries much easier.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Westward Expansion Questions
Westward Expansion following the Civil War
Read Chapters 13-1 and 13-2 in The Americans. Be sure to review the chapter overview. You can also look at the chapter notes.
Answer the following questions and POST them to your blog by 8:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.
Title: Westward Expansion Questions Labels: Westward_Expansion
1. What are some of the main reasons that the federal government's policy of assimilation failed?
Some of the reasons that assimilation failed was because of the constant hostility the American people had towards the Native Americans. "I want no peace until the Indians suffer more". Also the Americans extreme changes that were being presented were so radical and impossible because under the white man clothes is still a Native American. They would never get rid of their life style and even after adapting American code of law and school systems no one was happy.
Think About:
2. How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
The goernments efforts to promote settlement were a mojor sucess. With the Homestead act in place and 160 acres of land up for grabs, 600,000 people took up the government offer of land out west.
Think about:
Read Chapters 13-1 and 13-2 in The Americans. Be sure to review the chapter overview. You can also look at the chapter notes.
Answer the following questions and POST them to your blog by 8:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.
Title: Westward Expansion Questions Labels: Westward_Expansion
1. What are some of the main reasons that the federal government's policy of assimilation failed?
Some of the reasons that assimilation failed was because of the constant hostility the American people had towards the Native Americans. "I want no peace until the Indians suffer more". Also the Americans extreme changes that were being presented were so radical and impossible because under the white man clothes is still a Native American. They would never get rid of their life style and even after adapting American code of law and school systems no one was happy.
Think About:
- Native Americans' way of life
- Cultural differences
- Attitude of whites toward Native Americans
- Government promises
2. How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
The goernments efforts to promote settlement were a mojor sucess. With the Homestead act in place and 160 acres of land up for grabs, 600,000 people took up the government offer of land out west.
Think about:
- The growth in population on the Great Plains
- The role of railroads in the economy
- The Homestead Act
Friday, September 4, 2009
Conflict in Iraq Q&A
Part I Questions:
Short Response
1. Where do most Kurds, Shi'a, and Sunnis live in Iraq?
Kurds:live in the mountainous region of Iraq or Kurdistan, as they call it.
Shi'a:in the south
Sunnis:areas that are less oil rich.
2. Which ethnic group(s) hold(s) power over the majority of oil reserves in Iraq?
The Shi'a.
3. What is the main reason Britain become involved in Iraq?
For their oil.
4. What did pan-Arabists advocate after World War II?
They pushed independence for the entire Middle East and encouraged government to "sever ties"with Britain.
5. How was Saddam Hussein able to gain power and popularity in the 1970s?
By using money to provide universal free education, health care sytem, and an agricultural system.
6. Why did the United States become involved in the Iran-Iraq War?
Because Iran began attacking Kuwaiti oil tankers.
7. Why did President George H.W. Bush (1989-93) bring the ground portion of the First Persian Gulf War to a halt? List two reasons.
a. the president worried about the consequences of controlling Iraq because it was not a stable country.
b. objected to the total destruction of Iraq's retreating army and the downfall of Saddam Hussein
Extended Response:
8. What are the different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq? Why is it important to understand these differences?
The different ethnic groups in Iraq are the Kurds and Arabs. Religious groups include the Sunnis and Shi'a. It's important to understand these differences because in Iraq the groups contribute to the country in very different ways. Shi'a have theyre many oil reserves but the Sunnis also had the power with Saddam Hussein. Also these various groups rule specific areas of Iraq. It's good to know that if you were in the mountainous region, you would be in a primarily Kurd area a.k.a "Kurdistan".
Short Response
1. Where do most Kurds, Shi'a, and Sunnis live in Iraq?
Kurds:live in the mountainous region of Iraq or Kurdistan, as they call it.
Shi'a:in the south
Sunnis:areas that are less oil rich.
2. Which ethnic group(s) hold(s) power over the majority of oil reserves in Iraq?
The Shi'a.
3. What is the main reason Britain become involved in Iraq?
For their oil.
4. What did pan-Arabists advocate after World War II?
They pushed independence for the entire Middle East and encouraged government to "sever ties"with Britain.
5. How was Saddam Hussein able to gain power and popularity in the 1970s?
By using money to provide universal free education, health care sytem, and an agricultural system.
6. Why did the United States become involved in the Iran-Iraq War?
Because Iran began attacking Kuwaiti oil tankers.
7. Why did President George H.W. Bush (1989-93) bring the ground portion of the First Persian Gulf War to a halt? List two reasons.
a. the president worried about the consequences of controlling Iraq because it was not a stable country.
b. objected to the total destruction of Iraq's retreating army and the downfall of Saddam Hussein
Extended Response:
8. What are the different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq? Why is it important to understand these differences?
The different ethnic groups in Iraq are the Kurds and Arabs. Religious groups include the Sunnis and Shi'a. It's important to understand these differences because in Iraq the groups contribute to the country in very different ways. Shi'a have theyre many oil reserves but the Sunnis also had the power with Saddam Hussein. Also these various groups rule specific areas of Iraq. It's good to know that if you were in the mountainous region, you would be in a primarily Kurd area a.k.a "Kurdistan".
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