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American History Part 1

Title: American History Part 1
Description: American History in Spring Semester of 2005
Number of Cards: 142
Author: miss_rostad11
Created: 2005-02-03
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What was the putting out system? ex: clothing

You take each step and pay someone to do in their own house. (cotton to spin, thread to weave, cloth to cut, ect..)
What were the changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution? Wind, Water, Human, and Animal powered machines were replaced by Steam, Gas, Electric, and Nuclear powered machines
What is History? The memory of things said and done
What is Urbanization? The growth of cities
Who invented the first steam powered machine, what was it, and what was it used for? James Watt

The water pump

Mostly for mining
What were some changes in living conditions? Sanitation

Spread of Disease

Fire

Apartments

Price of land
What did the factory system replace? The putting out system
What was taking place during progressivism? The Industrial Revolution
What is a factory? A building that contains both machines and workers
What were the 8 changes in working conditions? Couldn't set own hours

They had to work in a factory

Hours: 16 hrs/day, 6 days/week, 96 hrs/week

Temperatures: average- 90 degrees +

No minimum wage

No vacation (until 1920's)

No unemployment compensation

No safety regulations
What did the factory system help? Production and the textile industry, ect...
The term "industrial revolution" was created by whom, what was his book called, and what year was the term created? Arnold Toynbee

The Industrial Revolution

1870
What was a muckraker? A journalist
Who was the main muckraker? Lincoln Steffens
What were some changes in transportation? The Steam Locomotive

The Steam Boat
Why were the changes in transportation so great? You could haul more

It was quicker

It was cheaper
Who invented the steam boat and what was it called? Robert Fulton

The Clermont
What is progressivism? A belief that:

1) recognized that there are problems in America in the early 1900's

2) things could get better

3) action is necessary to make things better
Who invented the steam locomotive? Richard Trevithick
What magazine did Lincoln Steffens write for? McClure's
Who wre mainly the Social Gospel Reformers? Christians
What were Settlement House's made for? To help immirgrants adjust to American Society

A school for adults to teach language and customs
What was Lincoln Steffens book called? The Shame of the Cities
What were the reasons people thought it was wrong for women to vote? sphere's of influence- women=the home, men=outside the home

women are "innocent" to politics
Who started the Salvation Army, when and where was it started? William Booth

1870's

London
What did Lincoln Steffens do and what did he say? Went from city to city studying politics.

He said that politics as a whole is corrupt.
Who was in charge of the NAWSA? Anna Shaw

Carrie Catt
Who was in charge of the Hull House? Jane Addams
What were the reasons people thought is was right for women to vote? Equality

Women could "clean up" politics
Who was the author of the most popular book in the late 1800's early 1900's(besides the bible) and what was the book called? Charles Sheldon

What Would Jesus Do? In His Steps
What did Sheldon's book inspire people to do? Think of something other than themselves
What amendment gave women the right to vote and what year was it passed? 19th Amendment

1920
What was the organization to help women get the right to vote? The National Woman Sufferage Association
What was the Women's Sufferage Movement suppose to do? Give women the right to vote
Who created the thoery of communism? Karl Marx
What is capitolism? The system of using money to make money
What books did Karl Marx write? The Communist Manifesto

Das Kapital
Marx put everyone into two different groups. What were they and what did they represent? 1) Proletariat - working class

2) Borgeoisie - owners
Marx argued that all history is what? A series of struggles between the proletariat and the borgeoisie.
What did Marx say about the capitalism workers? They would be over worked and under paid.
Marx said that capitalism is wrong for two reasons. What are they? 1) People that work the most get paid the least.

2) People that work the least get paid the most.
What did Marx say would happen as time goes on? There will be more and more Proletariat, and less and less Borgeoisie.
Why did he say that? 1) Bigger businesses will drive out smaller businesses out of business

2) Bigger businesses will buy out smaller businesses
What did Marx say would eventually happen to the proetariat? There will be a growing sense of frusteration among them.

Eventually there will be a revolution.
What will people try to gain control over according to Marx? 1) businesses

2) government
Communism is a society without three things. What are they? 1) Individual ownership of property

2) Class distinctions

3) Government
What were Socialists? People who want business to be owned or controled by the government.
What did socialists believe they needed to do? 1) Pass laws

2) Have a revolution
What did th etemperance movement try to do? Ban alcohol
What did they believe it would do? It would be a panacea for America
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