1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
Japan was split fifty-fifty on the Treaty of Versailles because some people believed that supporting the nations would lead to greater wealth, resources, and economy for Japan. Others thought that it was a mistake because they thought that japan would never be treated with respect by the other nations, and that they would only be a second tier power. Japan also experienced multiple problems with racism. During the Paris Conference there were a few instances when delegates made racist comments. The Japanese saw the conference as a way to amend this situation. They tried to make a racial equality amendment at the Peace Conference, but the US and other contries felt uneasy about this. Asian immigrants in the US were discriminated against in America as well. Because the amendement did not pass, Japan said that it would be less inclined to listen to the League of Nations and the US's proposals in the future.
2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?
Japan had modeled its banking system after the US's, its navy off of Britains, and its constitution after Prussias. These were essentially the best traits of each nation, and Japan's domestic products increased by 3 times and its manufacturing and mining by 6 times. Japan won the Russo-Japanese war against Russia and was given parts of Manchuria. They annexed Korea in 1910. The Japanese felt America was becoming a threat because of its expansion into the Pacific islands (Guam, Hawaii, the Philipinnes).
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)
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Showing posts with label Great_Depression. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
New Deal Essay Outline
How, and with what success did the United States try to solve the problems caused by the great Depression?
Thesis: The United States made many attempts and tried very hard to solve the problems of the Great Depression, through the New Deal, FDR created many remedies to solve the issues of the Great Depresssion, which were the poor state of the economy, relief for the impoverished, and financial reform. Most of the solutions were hard on taxpayers, and had many critics the main ones were "Federal emergency relief administartion" program, The AAA, and the NRA. The United States was unseccesfull in ending the Great Depression, so they had little success in reducing the turmoil the Great Depression had caused.
Main Point 1: The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was unsuccesfull
-It was costly
-It Limited the long term benefits
-1 billion was spent in the first five months of the CWA (civil worker's administration)
Main Point 2: The AAA did more damage then help because of the waste and farmers put out of work.
-The First AAA bill (1933) declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court.
-government was taxing processors and giving money back to farmers.
-Millions of hogs and other products went to waste. 10 million acres of cotton crop plowed under at the cost of $200 million.
-Modernization put some farmers out of work
Main Point 3:The NRA
-As businesses got concessions, workers then sought them as well. (Wagner Act).
-Businesses and politicians critical because of too much government control of free market.
-Later ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court.
FDR was successfull at coming up with programs to help remedy the damage of the Great Depression, but the programs usually backfired in some way (to much of the taxpayer's money, unconstitutional, etc.) making the government unsuccesful in solving the problems of the great depression.
Thesis: The United States made many attempts and tried very hard to solve the problems of the Great Depression, through the New Deal, FDR created many remedies to solve the issues of the Great Depresssion, which were the poor state of the economy, relief for the impoverished, and financial reform. Most of the solutions were hard on taxpayers, and had many critics the main ones were "Federal emergency relief administartion" program, The AAA, and the NRA. The United States was unseccesfull in ending the Great Depression, so they had little success in reducing the turmoil the Great Depression had caused.
Main Point 1: The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was unsuccesfull
-It was costly
-It Limited the long term benefits
-1 billion was spent in the first five months of the CWA (civil worker's administration)
Main Point 2: The AAA did more damage then help because of the waste and farmers put out of work.
-The First AAA bill (1933) declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court.
-government was taxing processors and giving money back to farmers.
-Millions of hogs and other products went to waste. 10 million acres of cotton crop plowed under at the cost of $200 million.
-Modernization put some farmers out of work
Main Point 3:The NRA
-As businesses got concessions, workers then sought them as well. (Wagner Act).
-Businesses and politicians critical because of too much government control of free market.
-Later ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court.
FDR was successfull at coming up with programs to help remedy the damage of the Great Depression, but the programs usually backfired in some way (to much of the taxpayer's money, unconstitutional, etc.) making the government unsuccesful in solving the problems of the great depression.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
FDR & The New Deal
1. Describe how people struggled to survive during the depression.
Many people had to go to soup kitchens for something to eat because it costed little. since people had lost their jobs they were kicked out of their homes and forced to live on the street. People also lived in Shantytowns, which were areas that had a lot of shacks in them. The shacks were made out of whatever peolple could find. There was also a lot of racial violence, and people who were of Latino or African American race were deported, even though most of them had been born in the US.
Many farmers could provide for their families becasue they could grow food, but some were kicked out of their land.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Many women were against begging becuase they did not waqnt to advertise their poverty. Instead, they sewed clothes and managed tthe household budget. Some women had jobs but they were against it becasue there were so many unemployed men. Men lost there jobs during the great depression, when they couldnt find work,, some even left there families. Children were often malnourished and sick, so school was shortened for them. Teenagers would travel around trying to find jobs and work in sweatshops to help support there families.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
The dust bowl was where farmers had gotten rid of a protective layer of dirt with tractors in preparation for growing crops there. this loosened the dirt and wind swept it hundreds of miles. Many farmers had to leave for california in order to find jobs for there families after this point.
Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
The New Deal was a program FDR devised to target the main problems of the depression and alleviate them;relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than 15 major pieces of New Deal legislation. These laws expanded the federal government's role in the nation's economy.
Roosevelt declared a bank holiday to prevent further withdrawals. He persuaded congress to pass the Emergency Banking Relief Act which authorized the Treasury Department to inspect the country's banks. Banks that were stable reopened, the ones that were not stayed closed.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant? These were important because it seemed like FDR was directly talking with the people. The New Deal was explained in an easy to understend vvocabulary so that evertone could understand what the new deal was and how it planned to work. It brought America closer toegether as a whole becasue everyone could understand what was going on and the information was easy to access
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts, reassuring millions of bank customers that their money was safe.
The Federal Securities Act of 1933 required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations.
In June of 1934, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock market. One goal of this commission was to prevent people with inside information about companies from rigging the stock market for their own profit
Many people had to go to soup kitchens for something to eat because it costed little. since people had lost their jobs they were kicked out of their homes and forced to live on the street. People also lived in Shantytowns, which were areas that had a lot of shacks in them. The shacks were made out of whatever peolple could find. There was also a lot of racial violence, and people who were of Latino or African American race were deported, even though most of them had been born in the US.
Many farmers could provide for their families becasue they could grow food, but some were kicked out of their land.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Many women were against begging becuase they did not waqnt to advertise their poverty. Instead, they sewed clothes and managed tthe household budget. Some women had jobs but they were against it becasue there were so many unemployed men. Men lost there jobs during the great depression, when they couldnt find work,, some even left there families. Children were often malnourished and sick, so school was shortened for them. Teenagers would travel around trying to find jobs and work in sweatshops to help support there families.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
The dust bowl was where farmers had gotten rid of a protective layer of dirt with tractors in preparation for growing crops there. this loosened the dirt and wind swept it hundreds of miles. Many farmers had to leave for california in order to find jobs for there families after this point.
Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
The New Deal was a program FDR devised to target the main problems of the depression and alleviate them;relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
Congress passed more than 15 major pieces of New Deal legislation. These laws expanded the federal government's role in the nation's economy.
Roosevelt declared a bank holiday to prevent further withdrawals. He persuaded congress to pass the Emergency Banking Relief Act which authorized the Treasury Department to inspect the country's banks. Banks that were stable reopened, the ones that were not stayed closed.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant? These were important because it seemed like FDR was directly talking with the people. The New Deal was explained in an easy to understend vvocabulary so that evertone could understand what the new deal was and how it planned to work. It brought America closer toegether as a whole becasue everyone could understand what was going on and the information was easy to access
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts, reassuring millions of bank customers that their money was safe.
The Federal Securities Act of 1933 required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations.
In June of 1934, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock market. One goal of this commission was to prevent people with inside information about companies from rigging the stock market for their own profit
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Causes of the Great Depression Outline
To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples.
Thesis-
The Wall Street Crash did not have much of an impact on the Great Depression of 1929; the events that led up to it were the major causes of the Great Depression. The main causes that led up to it were: industries discovering new technologies, farmers who could support themselves because there was no longer a huge need for crops, and consumers having less money to spend. These were bigger factors in the cause of the Great Depression becasue they caused the stock market crash.
Main Point I-Industries were discovering new technologies and other companies fell behind
Evidence I-Industries like the railroads, textiles, and steel were no longer needed,they were losing to the newer technologies like cars, trucks, and buses.
Evidence II-Mining and steel demand had dropped because the war had ended
Evidence III-People were building less houses, and therefore using much less resources.
Evidence IV-Coal had become less popular due to the creation of hydroelectric power, and the discovery of natural gas.
Main Point II-Farmers were in debt because of the war.
Evidence I-Crop prices soared during the war, but fell by 40% after the war.
Evidence II-Farmers had thought that the demand would just keep going up, so they had invested in more land and equipment, but when the demand fell they became bankrupt because they could not afford to pay banks.
Evidence III-Farmers tried to sell more, but this only depressed prices further.
Evidence IV-In turn, banks ran out of money and couldn't pay anyone who wanted to take money out because there had been a big panic to take out as much money as people could before the banks ran out of money.
Main Point III-Consumers had little money and couldn't buy goods.
Evidence I- There wss a big gap between the rich and the poor.
Evidence II-The prices of goods were to expensive for consumers, they also had low incomes.
Evidence III-Consumers were buying on credit, and they could not afford to pay back the debt later.
Conclusion-The Wall Street Crash was the effect of the three main problems with the economy: The new technologies and new developments in transportation made railroad and steel and textile industries lose a lot of profit.Farmers became bankrupt becasuse they could no longer afford to pay back the debt they had earned buying more equipment and land. and consumers could not afford to buy anything because the prices of goods were to expensive and their incomes were to low.
Thesis-
The Wall Street Crash did not have much of an impact on the Great Depression of 1929; the events that led up to it were the major causes of the Great Depression. The main causes that led up to it were: industries discovering new technologies, farmers who could support themselves because there was no longer a huge need for crops, and consumers having less money to spend. These were bigger factors in the cause of the Great Depression becasue they caused the stock market crash.
Main Point I-Industries were discovering new technologies and other companies fell behind
Evidence I-Industries like the railroads, textiles, and steel were no longer needed,they were losing to the newer technologies like cars, trucks, and buses.
Evidence II-Mining and steel demand had dropped because the war had ended
Evidence III-People were building less houses, and therefore using much less resources.
Evidence IV-Coal had become less popular due to the creation of hydroelectric power, and the discovery of natural gas.
Main Point II-Farmers were in debt because of the war.
Evidence I-Crop prices soared during the war, but fell by 40% after the war.
Evidence II-Farmers had thought that the demand would just keep going up, so they had invested in more land and equipment, but when the demand fell they became bankrupt because they could not afford to pay banks.
Evidence III-Farmers tried to sell more, but this only depressed prices further.
Evidence IV-In turn, banks ran out of money and couldn't pay anyone who wanted to take money out because there had been a big panic to take out as much money as people could before the banks ran out of money.
Main Point III-Consumers had little money and couldn't buy goods.
Evidence I- There wss a big gap between the rich and the poor.
Evidence II-The prices of goods were to expensive for consumers, they also had low incomes.
Evidence III-Consumers were buying on credit, and they could not afford to pay back the debt later.
Conclusion-The Wall Street Crash was the effect of the three main problems with the economy: The new technologies and new developments in transportation made railroad and steel and textile industries lose a lot of profit.Farmers became bankrupt becasuse they could no longer afford to pay back the debt they had earned buying more equipment and land. and consumers could not afford to buy anything because the prices of goods were to expensive and their incomes were to low.
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