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Politics in the Age of Enterprise

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Politics in the Age of Enterprise Chapter 19 The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-1893 5 presidents from 1877-1893 (admirable men although none were very charismatic & didn?t leave a larger mark on history) Rutherford B. Hayes (R, 1877-1881) ? presidency decided by one vote; troops were withdrawn from the South?end of Reconstruction ? era of immigration, industrialization & rise of labor unions ? he tried to run an honest administration but not very successful in terms of getting Congressional support for legislation James Garfield (R, 1881) assassinated ? patronage was still a part of how he appointed gov. employees despite Congressional demands for good civil service laws

Reconstruction notes

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Reconstruction Chapter 15 Reconstruction both a time period & a process between 1865 and 1877 (from the end of the Civil War until the end of military reconstruction when the Union army withdrew from the South) the process was more complicated & complex: readmitting the Southern states, physically reconstructing & rebuilding Southern towns, cities, & property that had been destroyed during the war, and integrating newly freed blacks into U.S. society the goals & the questions: Lincoln spoke of the need to ?bind up the nation?s wounds? Slavery was finished but what system of labor should replace plantation slavery? What rights should the freedmen be accorded beyond emancipation? On what terms should rebellious states be restored to the Union?

History from 1877-1900

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Trade unions in the United States
gilded age
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1877-1900 Highlights of Chapters 17, 18, & 19 Major themes: The expansion of industrial capitalism & labor in the Age of Enterprise the changing industrial city immigration, factories, & the political machine The Gilded Age Industrial Capitalism Triumphant: early factories produced consumer goods and then gradually, capital goods began to drive America?s industrial economy during this ?Age of Steel,? the Age of Invention, or the Machine Age steel making was revolutionized: the Bessemer process (Henry Bessemer)--the process of refining raw pig iron & making steel; Andrew Carnegie was the first American to fully exploit Bessemer?s invention by erecting a steel mill outside Pittsburgh, PA

Brown V. Board of Education, George Wallace, White Resistance, and Little Rock Central High

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Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Nine
Brown v. Board of Education
Orval Faubus
Black school
Massive resistance
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
Little Rock
Southern United States
education

Brown V. Board of Education Rachel Robinson ALSO NEED TO DO WHITE RESISTANCE, LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH, AND GEORGE WALLACE!!!!! 1 Brown v. Board of Education The Civil Rights movement began in the 1950?s ? African Americans returning from war expected change, but they didn?t get it After World War II, Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP?s chief council, focused on ending segregation in public schools In 1954, the Supreme Court combined several different cases and subsequently issued a general ruling on segregation in public schools One case focused on Linda Brown, an African American girl who was denied admission to her neighborhood school in Topeka, Kansas because of her race

Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal

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National Recovery Administration
John L. Lewis
Harry Hopkins
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Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal (1933-1939) FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair FDR had infantile paralysis which taught him patience, tolerance, compassion, and strength of will. Eleanor, FDR?s wife, was his distant cousin. She overcame the misery of an unhappy childhood and emerged as a champion of the dispossessed, and the ?conscience of the New Deal? Part of Women?s Trade Union League and League of Women Voters; Brought an unprecedented number of women activists to DC ?most active First Lady in history Loved by liberals, she was one of the most controversial public figures of 20th century. Though favoring frugality, FDR believed that money, rather than humanity, was expendable.

Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal

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Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal (1933-1939) FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair FDR had infantile paralysis which taught him patience, tolerance, compassion, and strength of will. Eleanor, FDR?s wife, was his distant cousin. She overcame the misery of an unhappy childhood and emerged as a champion of the dispossessed, and the ?conscience of the New Deal? Part of Women?s Trade Union League and League of Women Voters; Brought an unprecedented number of women activists to DC ?most active First Lady in history Loved by liberals, she was one of the most controversial public figures of 20th century. Though favoring frugality, FDR believed that money, rather than humanity, was expendable.

college board recommended reading

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The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers Author Title Lexile -- Beowulf n/a Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart 890 Agee, James A Death in the Family 1020 Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice 1190 Baldwin, James Go Tell It on the Mountain 1030 Beckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot n/a Bellow, Saul The Adventures of Augie March n/a Bront?, Charlotte Jane Eyre 890 Bront?, Emily Wuthering Heights 880 Camus, Albert The Stranger 880 Cather, Willa Death Comes for the Archbishop 1150 Chaucer, Geoffrey The Canterbury Tales n/a Chekhov, Anton The Cherry Orchard n/a Chopin, Kate The Awakening 960 Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness 1050 Cooper, James Fenimore The Last of the Mohicans 1350

Hydraulic

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Hydraulic fracturing in the United States
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My Water's On Fire Tonight
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Ban Hydraulic Fracking (Aff.) Only2% of the U.S. natural gas supply in 2000; it was 37% in 2012. This U.S. energy boom comes largely thanks to the technology of "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing, coupled with horizontal drilling methods that allow for much faster, more efficient extraction of oil and natural gas. But the question is, is fracking justified? I stand here today to state that it is not. Therefore, I asked that the house vote in affirmation to this bill. Many fracking additives are toxic, carcinogenic or mutagenic and many are kept secret. In the United States, such secrecy has been abetted by the 2005 ?Halliburton loophole,' which exempts fracking from many of the nation?s major federal environmental-protection laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act...

APWH Chaper 30 notes

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Chapter?30: The Americas in the Age of Independence Chapter Outline The building of American states The United States: westward expansion and civil war By 1820s all adult white men could vote and hold office Rapid westward expansion after the revolution Britain ceded all lands east of theMississippi River?to United States after the revolution 1803, United States purchased France's Louisiana Territory, west to the Rocky Mountains By 1840s, coast-to-coast expansion was claimed as the manifest destiny of the United States Conflict with indigenous peoples followed westward expansion 1830, Indian Removal Act forced eastern natives to move west of the Mississippi Thousands died on the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma Stiff resistance to expansion: Battle ofLittle Big Horn, 1876, Sioux victory

New Deal Programs

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The New Deal: Alphabet Soup Program What it was/did Purpose/Goal Outcome/Effects AAA* (Agricultural Adjustment Admin) Producers of basic commodities would decide production limits. Govt would subsidize idle lands. Reduce crop production and surpluses, to halt downward spiral of farm prices. Farm incomes began increasing. Agri econ emerged more stable and prosperous. 1936 ? declared unconstitutional. CCC* (Civilian Conservation Corps) Young men worked in National Parks; built reservoirs, planted trees, improved agri irrigation. Provide employment to men who couldn?t find work in the cities. FDR?s favorite program. Developed and improved arks. CWA (Civilian Works Admin) Gave citizens temporary jobs?built schools, roads, & parks pumped $ into econ

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