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__**U.S. Steps to World War I**__
 * Declaration of neautrality 1914
 * US had economic ties to Britain
 * German Sub-marine sings British paasenger liner //Lusitania// killing 128 Americans //(//May 1915)
 * Military mobilization
 * Germany attack Fremch steamer //SUSSEX// killing several Americans//(//early 1916)
 * Zimmerman Telegram (Feb 1917)
 * Revolution in Russia ends the czarist regime, placing it with Republican government (March 1917)
 * Declaration of war on Germany (April 1917)


 * __America After World War I__**
 * The nation went through a recession. Most factory work were focused on building war materials during the war, but after the war the demand for war equipments by America and Europe decreased, causing many to go out of work. High inflation prices were seen. Returning soldiers could barely find work, and several women became unemployed. People went on strike as their wages decreased.
 * African Americans sought reverence from the American people, but found none. Even though they had fouhgt in the war, white people still disregarded them, and they did not receive the proper "welcome home" attitude white soldiers did. African Americans were forced to give up their industry and factory jobs to returnign white soldiers. African American bitterness and anger increased as they sought to fight for their rights. This caused violence and resulted in race riots.
 * Americans lived in fear of radicalism. They were afriad of communist threats that occured in America, and wanted to get rid of all who seemed radical.
 * Powerful in the world, but domestic issues at home
 * New presiden Warren G. Harding


 * __CHAPTER 24__**
 * Roaring 20s, lots of party, music, and celebration
 * Women found their own identity
 * Lots of social and economic change
 * Battle between people being libral or conservative
 * __Dace halls__**
 * Durign the 1920s dance hall became very popular among people 17-40
 * Most young people attended dancehalls at least once a week
 * Because the 1920s were so prosporous, these young men and women could afford attending
 * Jazz music were mostly played at these places. They were introduced to the city as a result of African American migrating from the south with their music.
 * Dance halls suffured several criticism because most Americans beleived it wasn't the norm; promoted reckless and wild bahavoirs and caused young men and women to be too sexual.
 * Dance halls allowed those who lived in rural areas to experience the excitement of the city life.
 * Some people believed it was immoral to go out to dance halls
 * With no where else to go; prohibition caused bars to close down, many people turned to dancehalls
 * some dancehalls sold bootleg liquor and drugs
 * People of different racial background still did not interact with one another even though they had this commonality bringing them together
 * __The Cinema__**
 * The US was the first country to create it
 * had about 700 films each year
 * 95 percent of the films watched in canada came from the US
 * Was very popular and became one of America's leading leisure activities
 * Asia and India were also leading makers of films


 * __The Decline of the Self Made Man__**
 * Success could not be acheived without education and training; luck, talent, and hard work could not help a person move in society or wealth.
 * opportunity was necessary, rise in professionalism, and higher education became more important
 * those who did not have a higher education had very low opportunity
 * People were confused, especially men. They were unsure on how to go about finding success
 * __1920s ideas and trends__**
 * Consumnerism became a common aspect of the American lifestyle during this era.
 * New cultures came about such as dancehalls and the cinema
 * The importance of education rose as people sought higher education to be able to persue professional jobs to rise up in social rank
 * Women lifestyles moved from being conservative to following several liberal activities, they persued more individualism and were less domesticated
 * People experienced economic prosperities and businesses had more profits
 * Religious fundamentalism, battle between conservatives and liberals
 * Cities became more and more modern, and rural areas went with conservative and religious ideas


 * __Chapter 25: The Great Depression__**
 * The depression gets so bad that it affects other people in Europe
 * Hoover could not control the situation, which is why he wasn't re-elected.
 * Farmers suffer hardships and try to organize themselves to fight
 * Several writers publish books during an economic depression...i mean if people can't feed themselves how are they going to buy books
 * The depression in Europe leads to the rise in communism over there
 * Communist activities start to rise in America, but are quickly supressed
 * Farmers suffer a lot because of drought, people don't buy food, they don't make money
 * Stock market crashes
 * Food prices go down
 * Banking crisis
 * Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
 * __Causes of the Great Depression__**
 * Lack of diversification
 * Declining exports
 * Maldistribution of wealth
 * Unstable international debt structure
 * During the depression**
 * High unemployment rate
 * The dust bowl left farmers with bad businesses and no food for the public
 * Herbert Hoover and the Great depression**
 * Public work projects; hoover dam
 * Asked businesses to not lower wages
 * Agricultural marketing act, tried helping the farmers remain in business
 * Established coporations to buy surplus products so that prices will not go down, but stay up
 * Used money from the government to fund public works projects to create jobs, but stopped spending government money so that the government wouldnt go in debt. Tried keeping everything balanced, because he was a conservative.
 * reconstruction finance coorporation
 * Hoover's downfall was sealed by the bonus army
 * The holly smote tariff; tax on farming/agricultural imports, to protect American farmers. Problem was that other countries may pass tariffs on American good which will only harm the economy.media type="custom" key="8388866"


 * The new deal did not end the great depression, did not recover America's economy.
 * Provided some relief and some reform
 * Criticized from both sides. Conservative said the new deal changed capitalism way to much, other people said it did not do enough.
 * Longest serving President; served for 12 years, elected 4 times. 1933-1945, and he died in office.
 * World War two is what actually ended the great depression; boosted the economy
 * People feared FDR was building up a planned economy...leading the country to a socialisitic/communist economy.
 * Francis Perkins...first woman to serve in the cabinet

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 * __The New Deal Legacies__**
 * Electoral realingnment: a new coalition for the Democrats; Black people started voting Democrat instead of Republican.
 * Programs that lasted till today; Social security, Federal Housing Authority, FDIC, TVA(physical remainants), WPA (the projects that were done).
 * Government increased involvement in the economy; becoming care taker of the people.
 * The idea that the government can get involved in the economy.
 * Deficit spending-Keynesian economics: Keynes said its not a bad thing if the government goes into debt as long as its for a positive product for the economy; to stimulatate the economy.
 * Created sense of responsibility of among Americans; gave individual protection
 * Federal Welfare state
 * Increased government expectation
 * Did nothing to improve African American status; Jim Crow laws remained
 * Racial segregation was not challeneged by the New Deal.
 * Native Americans were given very little except they got their lands back