Politics

Great Depression In Class Notes Causes of the Great Depression Stock market crash Overproduction Industry Agriculture Industries produced more goods because of good economy in the 1920s Did not raise wages to keep up Results in under consumption Wages stayed stagnant ? market flooded with goods that cannot be purchased Unequal distribution of wealth No middle class Top 1% of Americans had more wealth than the bottom 42% of Americans Monetary policy Federal government raised interest rates in the 1920s People pulled money from banks to invest with stocks Government didn?t help the bank High tariffs and war debts Increase tariffs Election of 1932 Republican: Hoover (incumbent) Sent out the ?bonus army? on the veterans who marched on the mall

Essay Topics ? Chapter 17 & 18 Test Education Reform During Progressivism As late as 1870, Americans attended school only a few months a year for four years Families needed children to do farm-work By 1900, the urban-industrial economy and its expanding middle class advanced childhood as a special life stage Sheltered youngsters from society?s dangers Promoting their physical and emotional growth ? mad sure that they were exposed to age-appropriate educational materials Educators ? expanded schooling produced better citizens and workers In the 1870s and 1880s, state laws required children to attend school until age 14 Number of public high schools increased dramatically

China Becomes Communist For two decades, the Chinese Communist party struggled against the nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-Shek (Madam Chiang Kai-Shek attended Lauralton for a short time) Communists led by Mao Zedong Prior to 1931, Nationalists had almost defeated the Communists in China The Long March 5, 2015 After 1945, Communist party makes a comeback after helping to defeat Japan October 1, 1949 ? Communists take control of China Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists flee to Taiwan The US recognizes Taiwan as China in international affairs after the Communists take over (US, GB, France, Soviet Union, and Taiwan are the UN leaders) Korea ? The Cold War Beyond Europe Timeline: 1945 ? Korea is controlled by Japan Soviets occupied the North, America the South

Fear of Communist Influence Many Americans feel threatened by the rise of Communist governments in Europe and Asia These fears increase when its discovered that people are selling US government secrets to the Soviets Truman is accused of being ?soft? on communism Sets up a Loyalty Review Board Board investigates over 3 million people 1947 ? Congress creates House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) Primarily focused on Hollywood Hollywood Ten ? refused to testify and were sent to prison for not cooperating Rosenberg Case Stuns the Nation Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Two Americans who were members of the communist party Convicted of giving atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets 1949 ? Soviets successfully test an atomic bomb