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Industrialization 1800s and 1900s (conservative)

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Industrialization 1800s and 1900s (conservative)

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Throughout these two century's many strides were taken towards turning america into the industrialized nation it is today.  Many new advances in technology were introduced and the nation began to grow into what it is today.

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Immigration 1870-1900s    (conservative)

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Immigration 1870-1900s    (conservative)

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A large boom in immigration occurred due to different push or pull factors. Especially during the gilded age America seemed like the perfect life and everybody wanted in. The immigrants were segregated against and given the lowest paying jobs. They quickly learned that America was not what it seemed to be.

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Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 (progressive) 

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Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 (progressive) 

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In 1882 the American government put a ban on Chinese Immigration for 10 years. The Chinese were seen as less than and were blamed for all the problems in urbanized America. This was the first time America had banned a specific race .

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The poor workers were sick of Andrew Carnegie having all the say in their lives and the government backing them up. They went on strike when Andrew carnegie and his partner, Robert Frick, cut their wages down.

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1897-1920 The Progressive Era (progressive)

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1897-1920 The Progressive Era (progressive)

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Reformers took charge in trying to fix different areas of society and worked towards getting the government more involved with the people. Women and people of color gained more rights which led to the 1920's.

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Beginning in the late 1800s over 11 million people moved from rural areas to major cities to experience the new life they kept hearing about. By the 1900s more people lived in cities than in rural america for the first time in history. This is thought to be part of the cause for much of the strides toward becoming an industrialized nation.

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Many strides were taken towards advancing society. More people lived in big cities than in the country. Women explored their new rights; commonly known as "flappers". Economics were doing well and cars became very popular.

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The social divisions that have always been around were taken to new extremes in the 1920s. It was no longer just differing opinions but instead one group versus the other with no in between.

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A black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma became very economically successful and the white people were angry. They went around the new laws about segregation and "rioted" against a black teenager who whistled at a white teenager. They burnt the black community down to the ground taking all their economic success with it. This put the whites back on the top and the government refused to call it a massacre.

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The Gilded Age late 1929-1939 (laissez- faire) 

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The Gilded Age late 1929-1939 (laissez- faire) 

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The rich men in America were seen as above and many believed in a capitalist government. When people thought of America they only saw the small population of rich white men. However, underneath this, the heavy poor population underneath the surface was severely struggling.

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The government banned the consumption and sale of all liquor in the united states. This was supposed to help decrease the crime in America but ended up doing just the opposite. It split America into two groups, the wets and the dries. This only further divided the already divided nation.

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The banking systems were not working properly causing a widespread panic. People were going to banks and withdrawing all of their money, which the banks did not have on hand. FDR came in and shut down the banks for a short while with hopes of getting this crisis under control.

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After the KKK was established in 1866, it reappeared in the 1920s making their views on African Americans, Jewish people, and other categorizing titles very well known. They blamed their views on religion and the will of god. The government was aware of the practices of the KKK and did nothing to stop it

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Great Depression  1929-1934 (progressive) 

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Great Depression  1929-1934 (progressive) 

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America quickly changed from the incredibly successful 20s to the depressed 30s. The cause for change is said to be due to President Roosevelt taking office in 1933. He presented new ideas that were supposed to help the economy but instead ended up hurting it. Unemployment rates were at an all time high. Banks failed because everybody rushed to take their money home. Businesses failed when nobody could afford to buy from them.

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Name given to the 73rd session of congress. The session was dominated by democrats and progressive republicans. They passed many bills and upped legislative activity. Stepping stones for the new deal.

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FDR came up with a series of plans that were supposed to help better America and solve the problems of the Great Depression. He wanted to fix the economy and lower the unemployment rates drastically. He executed his plan well and eventually stabilized the economy and helped get America out of the depression.

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Lots of southern states had people called sharecroppers who would work on the wealthy farms and in return would get a part of the crop harvested. This was a good alternative during the great depression as many did not have money to pay with. Crops were something that was needed and consistent; being less dependent on the countries current economy.

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Hot and dry weather resulted in major dust storms which we know today as the dust bowl. They swept across the southern states bringing devastation and droughts in their path. Much of the population fled to the North with hopes to escape the dust storms.