Friday, March 7, 2014

Make sure you have all this.

10-1

1 What was FDR willing to try?

2 New Deal?

3 Election of 1932

4 9 facts about FDR

5 Hundred days

6 Bank Holiday

7 Emergency Banking Relief Act

8 Fireside Chats

9 SEC

10 FDIC

11 AAA

12 NRA

13 HOLC

14 FCA

15CCC

16 FERA

17 PWA

18 CWA

Seabiscuit:From the movie -- What is evidence the Seabiscuit was NATIONALLY well known and popular?

How is Seabiscuit a symbol of America in the Depression.

Describe the tragedies that Red Pollard Went through?

Describe the tragedies Seabiscuit Went through?


What were some of the steps taken to help calm Seabiscuit down?

Monday, March 3, 2014

US HISTORY IS AWESOME!!!! (Tuesday Assignment)

Things to be finishing up:  No lab, you'll have to type on your iPad.

RADIO HOUR -- finish your script, and record it with garage band (full script on each blog, one person with recorded garage band on iPad).  If nothing else, notes will take up most of the time.

PRIMARY SOURCE CHECK --  Have you finished all three of these?

Have you finished your 1920's timeline Piece?  I will be grading these this week.  Make sure yours is good.  Here is the assignment link.

Reading CHAPTER 9, section 3.  Finish for Wednesday.

I"ll be in before lunch if you need me.


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Radio Hour.

http://www.radiolovers.com/

Radio Show;
Groups of 2-5.
Write a Radio Show Script.
Each person must create an 'element' of the show.
Possible Elements...
A NEWS Show,
A Soap opera, or part of a radio serial (like the Lone Ranger)
Advertising
News
Sports
Etc.

research the kinds of things on the radio in 20's and 30's.
incorporate this.
Copy each other's scripts, so each of you have the full scripts online.

Later, you'll have to record on garage band!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Check-it.

CRAZY pics from Ukraine rebellion

Test Review

WHAT IS IT.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT.

Sacco-Vanzetti case
Ku Klux KlN
Flappers
Fundamentalism
Scopes Monkey Trial
Prohibition
Speakeasy
Name an artist or writer, why important
Mass Media
Sports Heros
Harlem renaissance
Great Migration
Jazz
Cotton club
Marcus Garvey
Warren G Harding
Teapot Dome Scandal
Mass Production


Short Essay Possibilities: (6 pts)
What happened to farmers, what does this foreshadow
2-3 key events and importance of the radio industry
What was the social impact of the Automobile
How did the role of women change during the 20s
Why was there a rise of nativism and racism in the 20s
Summarize Poisoners handbook; Give one example; how did it change America

Possible Review questions:
Pick two groups weve studied and explain how their lives had improved, or not, since the beginning of American history.

By 1930, how has technology changed the life for Americans?  Imagine life in 1800?, 1870?  1930? 


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

1920's notes, 8-2

Chapter 8
Section 2

Rise of Industry
-more people had cars than indoor plumbing in 1925
-this was a time of increased income, increased vacations, mass production, and decreased costs

Assembly line -
-production time for the Model T, or 'tin lizzie' dropped to 93 minutes per car
-prices dropped from $850- $490 as Ford noted that every $1 he lowered the cost of a car, he got 1000 more buyers
-Ford increased wages
-Ford Spyed on workers
-Cars had huge impact, ex: 15% of nation's steel


Social impact of Automobile
-creates new businesses
-made small towns closer to cities


Consumer Goods
-electric razors, tissue, frozen food
-cleaning products
-advertising - cosmetics, etc
"sliced bread"

Mass Advertising


Airlines
-Wright Brothers may have invented the plane, Glenn Curtiss made it useful
 -1918, Airmail
-1927 Lindbergh crosses ocean
-1928 - 48 commercial airlines

Radio Industry
-1920 KDKA
-1926 NBC
-1927 700 stations
-1928 CBS






Consumer Credit
"installment plan"

Farm Crisis
-after war, production stays high
-production increases with more innovations
-demand steady, prices drop
-farmers losing money.

















Now go HERE and do the following review, using a book.

Now read Chapter 8, section 3.