United States Events 1992-Present - 14 views
What was the Abu Grahib scandal and how did it affect Bush's presidency? (Matt)
New Deal Findings: First New Deal Programs (1933-1936) - 2 views
-Summarized with the 3R's of FDR's program: relief, recovery, reform -FDR led the Democratic party and voiced liberal, pro-union policies -Republicans mostly opposed legislation passed during the N...
New Deal Findings: Labor - 2 views
-Stock market crashed in October of 1929 -Mexicans and blacks were hit the hardest (40-50% of black workers were unemployed by 1932, in Chicago) -Unemployment for all races increased by 607% -Many ...
New Deal Findings: Agriculture (problems, programs) - 2 views
-Terrible weather and extreme temperatures exacerbated the conditions of agriculture -After WWI, France had relied on America for crops, but now could sustain themselves -US had a surplus of cr...
New Deal Findings: Art and Theater - 7 views
WPA was a major artistic program. - Employed muralists like Diego Rivera - WPA built Davies Tennis Stadium in Oakland in an old mine cutting - A lot of WPA relief went to African-Amer...
New Deal Findings: Women - 5 views
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historynow/03_2009/historian4.php this is a really good essay on the role of women during the great depression
New Deal Findings: Critics of the New Deal, including socialists - 3 views
According to hueylong.com, "Long was revered by the masses as a champion of the common man and demonized by the powerful as a dangerous demagogue." This shows a surprisingly uncritical perspective...
New Deal Findings: Economic Philosophy of New Deal - 2 views
John Maynard Keynes' influence; try anything attitude. . . Post your summaries under Comments
New Deal Findings: Second New Deal Programs (1936-1942) - 2 views
FDR was re-elected in 1936; he revamped New Deal programs in his second term a) to respond to critics from right and left and b) to try to make New Deal programs capable of withstanding Supreme Cou...
New Deal Findings: People of Color - 0 views
How did African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos fare during the Great Depression? Was their experience similar to or different from that of caucasian Americans? Were there any special progra...
New Deal Findings: The Supreme Court - 0 views
Why did the Supreme Court invalidate the AAA and the NRA? How did FDR try to prevent this from happening in the second New Deal? Post your summaries under comments
1920s questions - 2 views
F Block 1. Name an example of a conflict that ensued form the diffs between modernism and traditional values 2. Why are the 1920s considered their own era 3. While the auto industry increased...
US History Films--Line 'em up on Netflix and have fun! - 6 views
U.S. History Films List: a collection of suggestions from other people-I have bold faced my top ten . . . The First List is from John Nesbit, of Phoenix, AZ. http://www.epinions.com/content_19656...
Questions about slavery F Block - 14 views
Questions about slavery F Block 1. How did slavery come to the English colonies in North America 2. What were the differences and similarities between indentured servitude and slavery 1660s oncwa...
Essential Questions about slavery: A list collaboratively generated by B Block October... - 18 views
Essential Questions about slavery A list collaboratively generated by B Block 7 october, 2010 Early Slavery: 1640s-1776 1. Why wasn't there a major slave uprising? 2. How were the slaves dehumani...
24 Questions We Asked about American Indians--F Block - 26 views
What questions should we ask about American Indians? 1. What was American Indian lifestyle like before European contact and after? 2. How long were American Indians here before European cont...
Twenty Questions We Asked About American Indians--B Block - 17 views
1. Why do American Indians have higher rates of alcoholism? 2. Why are American Indians allowed to have casinos on reservations? 3. How many reservations are left? Where are the most reservations? ...
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