https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no American Dream Honors Timeline- Sophmore Year 2020 en-us 2020-10-30 16:03:33 UTC 2025-10-31 11:34:56 UTC hello@padlet.com 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/876994503 Andrew Carnegie decided to demolish the sliding scale and shut his own company down. When the steel workers fought back to keep their jobs, Henry Frick sent a boat packed with strike-breakers to the mill, and they opened fire when they got within range, killing and wounding many of innocent people. ]]> 2020-10-30 16:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/876994503 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877055154 This Association was formed to lobby state governments and achieve equality for women. They held mock ballots and actively rallied and held strikes, which eventually led all states to allow women to vote, the first two being Wyoming and Utah in 1920.]]> 2020-10-30 16:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877055154 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877079878 President Roosevelt announced that segregation was to be minimized in public places, and that he wanted to create a better life for urban families. This led to NAACP being formed, which helped eliminate racial discrimination.]]> 2020-10-30 16:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877079878 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877109334 Back in 1921, a multitude of black residents were given an area of land in Tulsa, Oklahoma to start their own sort of life. They rapidly expand, becoming more and more 'threatening' to American economy. A group of white men go to the town called Greenwood and start a massacre, started by suspicions about a black man and a white girl in an elevator. The white men raged and murdered many innocent people in Greenwood for two days straight, all because they felt threatened by some independent black families.]]> 2020-10-30 16:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877109334 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877177516 The first radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in around 1895. It brought people together, as it was one of the first live broadcast of dialogue, music and other entertainment. It widened everyone's knowledge of cultural events and happenings.]]> 2020-10-30 17:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877177516 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877205573 The Great Depression started when the Stock Market crashed in 1929. It caused a Run on the Banks, which basically means that everyone rushed to get their money out of the banks, and not many could actually get all of their money out in time. Many people were out of jobs, and prices dropped for people to even afford them.]]> 2020-10-30 17:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877205573 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877229354 Just 8 days after taking office, Franklin Roosevelt started what he called Fireside Chats over the radio. They lasted anywhere between 11-44 minutes in duration. The Fireside Chats gave people an opportunity to listen in to the president talking, live, about how he planned to fix the mess that the country had gotten into, and how he planned to take action despite the struggles that everyone faced.]]> 2020-10-30 17:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877229354 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877251916 The New Deal was introduced to America in 1933. FDR's plan consisted of several Acts and Domestic Programs that would get America back on its feet. ]]> 2020-10-30 17:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877251916 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877277236 The Hundred Days, otherwise known as the 73rd session of Congress met from the 9th of March to the 16th of June, and passed 15 bills that would help improve America's state. The Congress at that time consisted mostly of Democrats and progressive Republicans who worked together to create a better environment for American citizens. The Hundred days initiated the biggest works program, which consisted of many acts which eventually solved many problems in America.]]> 2020-10-30 17:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877277236 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877374320 The Agricultural Adjustment Act, signed by president Franklin Roosevelt, limited crop production, reduced stock numbers, and refinanced mortgages to better favor the struggling farmers in the US. It benefitted most farmers, in the hopes that it could help get the economy back to normal by influencing the produce and the crop production.]]> 2020-10-30 17:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877374320 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877394474 The Tennessee Valley Authority was a corporation founded to tackle the issues facing that valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests. It helped to ease some of the economic hardships that residents in the valley faced, and, in the long run, contributed to the end of the Great Depression.]]> 2020-10-30 17:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877394474 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877410215 The National Recovery Administration was a corporation created to promote workplace compliance. It worked to solve issues with hours of work, rates of pay, and prices to charge for products in different companies in the US.]]> 2020-10-30 18:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877410215 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877425892 The Public Works Administration had a goal of building large-scale public works, such as dams, bridges, hospitals and schools. It worked to maintain a healthy economy and community. ]]> 2020-10-30 18:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877425892 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877525768 The Workingmen's Compensation Act was signed by president Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to provide financial assistance to federal workers who had been injured in the workplace and to give injured workers access to medical services and rehabilitation, as well as providing aid to their families.]]> 2020-10-30 18:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877525768 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877542705 The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to prohibit trusts, monopolies and cartels. The Act was passed to promote economic justice and competitiveness, and to regulate interstate commerce.]]> 2020-10-30 18:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877542705 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877552251 The Forest Reserve Act, signed by president Benjamin Harrison, was passed to protect nature from human exploitation. It's goal was to give the public access to the land, while still protecting natural resources from fast use, such as the burning of timber.]]> 2020-10-30 18:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877552251 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877563724 The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair was an expose about the uncleanliness of America's meat packing industry. It helped to change the lives of many, and opened many people's eyes to filth and contamination in their food.]]> 2020-10-30 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877563724 9962633 https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877606897 The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed to regulate food items that were shipped through interstate commerce. It ensured that severe measures would be taken to sanitize all food and drugs before consumption.]]> 2020-10-30 19:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/9962633/2ej0arru5q1tx3no/wish/877606897