The Holocaust Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What problems did the Germans have that Hitler blamed on the Jews? Really just everything, communism, inflation, abstract painting, and German loss in WWI
Describe the first persecution of Jews in Germany: boycott of Jewish goods and keeping Jews from jobs in civil service, the stock exchange, banking, law, journalism, and medicine
What is Kristallnacht? Germans attack on Jewish people which included destruction of Jewish businesses and synagogues, death of 200 Jewish people, and thousands of Jews arrested
Describe life in both the death and concentration camps: life in both of the camps was hard but different. In the concentrations camps
Describe the allied response to the Holocaust: Soldiers who had seen lots of death were unprepared and stunned by what they saw
Liberation of camps led to outpouring of support and aid to survivors
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Webquest Unit 3
Unit 3 Web Quest Words
1. Radical Republican- The Radicals, a faction of the regular Republican Party, came into prominence on the national level after 1860. They never achieved majority status within Republican ranks, but were successful with manipulating the other factions to their advantage.
2. Wade-Davis bill- At the end of the Civil War, this bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the readmittance of the Confederate states to the Union.
3. Freedman’s Bureau- often referred to as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in the War Department by an act of March 3, 1865. The Bureau supervised all relief and educational activities relating to refugees and freedmen, including issuing rations, clothing and medicine.
4. Andrew Johnson- 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
Fourteenth Amendment- an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
5.
6. Fifteenth amendment- to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude
7. scalawag - a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.
8. carpetbagger- a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, esp. so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
sharecropping- to farm as a sharecropper.
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9.
Muckraker- to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.
Use muckraker in a Sentence
See images of muckraker
Search muckraker on the Web
10.
settlement house- the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
11.
Jane Adams- Jane Addams is remembered primarily as a founder of the Settlement House Movement. She and her friend Ellen Starr founded Hull House in the slums of Chicago in 1889. She is also remembered as the first American Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
12.
direct primary- a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
13.
initiative- an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
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15. referendum- the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
16. recall- to bring back from memory; recollect; remember:
17. Upton Sinclair- 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
Jim Crow Laws- any state law discriminating against black persons.
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18.
NAACP- abbreviation of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, first attested 1910. Organization founded Feb. 12, 1909, as National Negro Committee.
19.
20. Plessey v Ferguson- is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
21. sphere of influence- A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
Rough Riders- the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.
22.
Big Stick Diplomacy- International negotiations backed by the threat of force. The phrase comes from a proverb quoted by Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the United States should “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
23.
24. Roosevelt Corollary- a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
25. Thomas Edison- American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879).
monopoly- exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
26.
cartel- 1560, "a written challenge," from M.Fr. cartel, from It. cartello, dim. of carta "card." It came to mean "written agreement between challengers" (1692). Sense of "a commercial trust" comes 1902, via Ger. Kartell.
27.
28. John Rockefeller- immensely rich man," 1938, in ref. to U.S. financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937).
trust- reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
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30. Andrew Carnegie- 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
31. Sherman Anti-Trust Act- requires the United States Federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies and organizations suspected of violating the Act.
collective bargaining- the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents.
32.
33. Samuel Gompers- 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
Ellis Island- an island in upper New York Bay: a former U.S. immigrant examination station.
34.
35. Wounded Knee- A creek of southwest South Dakota. Some 200 Native Americans were massacred here by U.S. troops on December 29, 1890. In 1973 a standoff between Indian activists and U.S. law officers resulted in deaths on both sides.
36. Francis Ferdinand
37. U-Boat
38. Lusitania
39. Zimmerman Telegram
40. Selective Service Act
41. Woodrow Wilson
42. 14 Points
43. League of Nations
44. Reparations
45. Red Scare
1. Radical Republican- The Radicals, a faction of the regular Republican Party, came into prominence on the national level after 1860. They never achieved majority status within Republican ranks, but were successful with manipulating the other factions to their advantage.
2. Wade-Davis bill- At the end of the Civil War, this bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the readmittance of the Confederate states to the Union.
3. Freedman’s Bureau- often referred to as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in the War Department by an act of March 3, 1865. The Bureau supervised all relief and educational activities relating to refugees and freedmen, including issuing rations, clothing and medicine.
4. Andrew Johnson- 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
Fourteenth Amendment- an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
5.
6. Fifteenth amendment- to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude
7. scalawag - a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.
8. carpetbagger- a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, esp. so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
sharecropping- to farm as a sharecropper.
Use sharecropping in a Sentence
See images of sharecropping
9.
Muckraker- to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.
Use muckraker in a Sentence
See images of muckraker
Search muckraker on the Web
10.
settlement house- the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
11.
Jane Adams- Jane Addams is remembered primarily as a founder of the Settlement House Movement. She and her friend Ellen Starr founded Hull House in the slums of Chicago in 1889. She is also remembered as the first American Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
12.
direct primary- a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
13.
initiative- an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
14.
15. referendum- the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
16. recall- to bring back from memory; recollect; remember:
17. Upton Sinclair- 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
Jim Crow Laws- any state law discriminating against black persons.
Use jim crow laws in a Sentence
See images of jim crow laws
18.
NAACP- abbreviation of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, first attested 1910. Organization founded Feb. 12, 1909, as National Negro Committee.
19.
20. Plessey v Ferguson- is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
21. sphere of influence- A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
Rough Riders- the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.
22.
Big Stick Diplomacy- International negotiations backed by the threat of force. The phrase comes from a proverb quoted by Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the United States should “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
23.
24. Roosevelt Corollary- a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
25. Thomas Edison- American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879).
monopoly- exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
26.
cartel- 1560, "a written challenge," from M.Fr. cartel, from It. cartello, dim. of carta "card." It came to mean "written agreement between challengers" (1692). Sense of "a commercial trust" comes 1902, via Ger. Kartell.
27.
28. John Rockefeller- immensely rich man," 1938, in ref. to U.S. financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937).
trust- reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
29.
30. Andrew Carnegie- 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
31. Sherman Anti-Trust Act- requires the United States Federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies and organizations suspected of violating the Act.
collective bargaining- the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents.
32.
33. Samuel Gompers- 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
Ellis Island- an island in upper New York Bay: a former U.S. immigrant examination station.
34.
35. Wounded Knee- A creek of southwest South Dakota. Some 200 Native Americans were massacred here by U.S. troops on December 29, 1890. In 1973 a standoff between Indian activists and U.S. law officers resulted in deaths on both sides.
36. Francis Ferdinand
37. U-Boat
38. Lusitania
39. Zimmerman Telegram
40. Selective Service Act
41. Woodrow Wilson
42. 14 Points
43. League of Nations
44. Reparations
45. Red Scare
New Deal Part 2
New Deal Part 2 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration: It put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artist.
Describe the Social Security Act: Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal: He believed that to get out of the GD, the standards of living for industrial workers needed to be raised. He got the Wagner Act passed which recognized employees’ rights to join labor unions and collective bargain.Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions.The SC struck down many of FDR’s programs.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal: The US changed from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. It turned US into a welfare state. The US took an active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the President.
Describe the Work Progress Administration: It put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artist.
Describe the Social Security Act: Provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, established insurance for work related accidents, and provided aid for poverty stricken mothers, children, the blind, and the disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal: He believed that to get out of the GD, the standards of living for industrial workers needed to be raised. He got the Wagner Act passed which recognized employees’ rights to join labor unions and collective bargain.Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions.The SC struck down many of FDR’s programs.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal: The US changed from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy. It turned US into a welfare state. The US took an active approach to the environment. It increased the power of the President.
Monday, March 29, 2010
GD Part 2
Great Depression Part 2 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities?
They didn’t understand the stock market.
How did the unemployed live?
Workers hours were cut and eventually many lost their jobs.Families had to eat less and less and even take families to the bread handouts line.
How did GD affect farmers?
As prices fell and drought ensued farmers fell further and further into debt.The income they generated was not enough to pay for their new equipment and supplies.
What other problems did farmers face?
Many lost their farms and moved around the country trying to survive.Others turned to being tenant farmers as a way for survival.
How did GD affect family life?
Birthrates dropped, women worked constantly to support family, children dropped out of schools, and some children ran away.Many men had to leave their families.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
Turned to volunteerism policy were he called for business leaders to keep employment and prices the same, while he asked gov to cut interest rates, lower taxes.
How did GD affect cities?
They didn’t understand the stock market.
How did the unemployed live?
Workers hours were cut and eventually many lost their jobs.Families had to eat less and less and even take families to the bread handouts line.
How did GD affect farmers?
As prices fell and drought ensued farmers fell further and further into debt.The income they generated was not enough to pay for their new equipment and supplies.
What other problems did farmers face?
Many lost their farms and moved around the country trying to survive.Others turned to being tenant farmers as a way for survival.
How did GD affect family life?
Birthrates dropped, women worked constantly to support family, children dropped out of schools, and some children ran away.Many men had to leave their families.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
Turned to volunteerism policy were he called for business leaders to keep employment and prices the same, while he asked gov to cut interest rates, lower taxes.
Friday, March 26, 2010
GD Part 1
Great Depression Part 1 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828? He had WWI accomplishments and optimism over the economy.
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Mostly everything was bought on credit (80% of radios and 60% of cars). People also poured money they did not have into stock speculation.
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen? Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin and lost everything they had.
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?Black Tuesday started a chain of reactions leading to the collapse of the US economy. People became scared for the security of their money in banks which lead to a rush of withdraws. The banks had limited supply of money because the US Treasury cut money supply in effort to limit loans so there was not enough money to cover withdraws leading to collapse of banks.How did the Depression spread globally?International Economy had been funded largely by US loans but with collapse of bank in US loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.
How did Herbert Hoover win the election of 1828? He had WWI accomplishments and optimism over the economy.
What things were going on in the 20’s that lead to the Great Depression? Mostly everything was bought on credit (80% of radios and 60% of cars). People also poured money they did not have into stock speculation.
What was Black Tuesday? How did it happen? Americans lost billions of dollars with many who bought on margin and lost everything they had.
What effects did Black Tuesday have on the US?Black Tuesday started a chain of reactions leading to the collapse of the US economy. People became scared for the security of their money in banks which lead to a rush of withdraws. The banks had limited supply of money because the US Treasury cut money supply in effort to limit loans so there was not enough money to cover withdraws leading to collapse of banks.How did the Depression spread globally?International Economy had been funded largely by US loans but with collapse of bank in US loans were curtailed leading to business collapse and unemployment in Europe.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
World War 1
World War I Part 1 ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
It destabilized old empires. Europe believed the best country would come out ahead. What is militarism?
How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
Militarism is the arming of a country. It set off an arms race because no country wanted to be behind another.Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, and Austria HungaryTriple Entente- Russia, GB, and France
How does the war start?
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which led to a chain reaction of alliances leading to war.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
Both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks.
How does the US become involved in the war?
When Germany turned to unrestricted submarine warfare, they sank the Luisitania which contained US citizens. Wilson tried to keep peace by getting Germany to declare that they wouldn’t shoot at passenger ships anymore but Germany violated it when they fired at French Ship Sussex.
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
It destabilized old empires. Europe believed the best country would come out ahead. What is militarism?
How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
Militarism is the arming of a country. It set off an arms race because no country wanted to be behind another.Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, and Austria HungaryTriple Entente- Russia, GB, and France
How does the war start?
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which led to a chain reaction of alliances leading to war.
Why does the war become a stalemate?
Both sides moved to trenches and used machine guns to defeat attacks.
How does the US become involved in the war?
When Germany turned to unrestricted submarine warfare, they sank the Luisitania which contained US citizens. Wilson tried to keep peace by getting Germany to declare that they wouldn’t shoot at passenger ships anymore but Germany violated it when they fired at French Ship Sussex.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Progressive Part 2 Movements
Progressive Part 2 Movements ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe what a settlement house is:
They are community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults.Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?Jane Adams was the leading figure who opened Hull House located in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:They wanted to improve children’s lives. They wanted to ban child labor laws and improve children’s education.Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform:
What was the leading cause of it?States passed hour limits, only to have them overturned by court. It was caused by a fire that broke at Triangle Shirt Factory killing 146 workers because managers had locked most exits.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
Because of poor planning with the hurricane response in Galveston, Texas, city replaces mayor and alderman with 5 person commission. Many cities took up this plan because it curbed the power of political bosses and political machines and allowed the gov to purchase utilities curtailing come high rates.Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed to peopleRecall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by voteReferendum-allowed citizens to vote or reject lawsInitiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures and get the law on ballot.Jim Crow Laws- segregation lawsPlessey vs. FergusonCase when Jim Crow laws became realityDescribe how the NAACP started and its missionThe NAACP started over riots over possible lynching of African American prisoners. Their mission is to free African Americans from restraints.
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe what a settlement house is:
They are community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults.Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?Jane Adams was the leading figure who opened Hull House located in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:They wanted to improve children’s lives. They wanted to ban child labor laws and improve children’s education.Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform:
What was the leading cause of it?States passed hour limits, only to have them overturned by court. It was caused by a fire that broke at Triangle Shirt Factory killing 146 workers because managers had locked most exits.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:
Because of poor planning with the hurricane response in Galveston, Texas, city replaces mayor and alderman with 5 person commission. Many cities took up this plan because it curbed the power of political bosses and political machines and allowed the gov to purchase utilities curtailing come high rates.Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed to peopleRecall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by voteReferendum-allowed citizens to vote or reject lawsInitiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures and get the law on ballot.Jim Crow Laws- segregation lawsPlessey vs. FergusonCase when Jim Crow laws became realityDescribe how the NAACP started and its missionThe NAACP started over riots over possible lynching of African American prisoners. Their mission is to free African Americans from restraints.
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