Thursday, January 31, 2013

Booker T. Washington

1. What was the name of the school that Booker T. Washington started?
- Tuskegee Institute

2. Whom did Booker T. Washington recruit to head the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute?
- George Washington Carver

3. Booker T. Washington's autobiography is entitled
- Up From Slavery

4. What president did Booker T. Washington dine with?
- Teddy Roosevelt 

5. With whom did Booker T. Washington often come into conflict?
- W.E.B Du bois

Monday, January 28, 2013

mid term exam reflection 2013

my score on the mid term exam was 19/25. some reasons were because  they were confusing or i didnt know about the subject. one of the questions i got wrong was number 13, i got it wrong because even though we reviewed it i was still confused and i forgot it. another question i got wrong was 23, i got it wrong because i had no idea what the question was saying and i did not study well. What i learned about me as a test taker was that i should study way more so that i can excel in classes. Another thing i learned was that i should really read the questions so that i can understand it better.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

china and WW1

1. Which country's interest did the Open Door Policy in China favor?
a) the united states

2. What were the reasons behind the Boxer Rebellion?
a) the reasons were because of all the troops taking over china 

3. List three causes of World War I?
a) the americans were mad because of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, formation of system alliances

4. How did the U.S. deal with German U-boats?
a) they would sail together in boats gaurded by military vessals

5. What was the Selective Service Act used for?
a) required men to register with the government

6. What new weapons did WWI introduce?
a) tanks and airplanes

7. How did the Espionage and Sedition Act affect Freedom of Speech and Labor Unions?
A) took away the freedom of speech

8. Why was there opposition to President Wilson's League of Nations?

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

american imperialism after spanish american war

a. How did the U.S. change Cuba’s Constitution?
the United States made Cuba add the Platt Ammendment

b. What did the Roosevelt Corollary build on?
was built upon the monroe doctrine
 c. Pancho Villa was pursued by whom?
john j pershing
 d. How did the U.S. get the land for the Panama Canal?
there was a rebellion in panama to declare their independence from columbia and then the U.S bought it from panama
 e. What is meant by “speak softly and carry a big stick"?
his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force.

Friday, January 18, 2013

spanish american war

a.                  Why did Jose Marti destroy U.S. property?
answer) so that U.S can get mad and enter the war to fight against Spain.

b.                 Who did the de LÔme letter criticize? What were the consequences? How did this private letter become public in the first place
answer) the letter criticized President McKinley. the consequences were spain apologized de LOme quit and cuba got to make some decisions for themselves. this letter became public by it being stolen by a cuban rebel and sold to the new york letter  published the letter

c.                   Who was the “winner” of the Spanish-American War, and what were the winning?
answer) the U.S won and the winnings were that spain freed cuba, turned over the island of guam in the pacific and puerto rico in the west indies to the united states, and sold the phillipines to the U.S for $20 million

d.                 How was the Spanish-American War connected with American Imperialism?
answer) there was a strength in the army new markets and cultural supperiority.
 
e.                  How was the war started? Was it proper?
answer) media yellow journalisim and the U.S.S Maine

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

education has changed. a little or a lot

look theres kids all small and scared but the teachers there dont care.
the kids listen to what the teachers say just so that they can get paid
they hide and pray they dont get beat
but somehow still get the heat

Friday, January 11, 2013

unit exam study guide

Q) immigrants in the 1870's arrived in the united states by
A) steamships

Q) the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory was infamous for what
A) a shameful fire that killed 146 women

Q) these people would break labor strikes by working for less money
A) scabs

Q) the main purpose of Americanization movement was to?
A) assimilate immigrants into the dominate american culture.

Q) what law became enacted to decrease chinese immigration to U.S
A) chinese exclusion act

Q) new immigrants move here because it was cheap and lots of jobs
A) cities

Q) the main immigration processing station in san fransisco was named
A) andel island

Q) the smaller men in the room are
A) united states senators

Q) industrial workers of the world ( IWW) was organized by
A) radical unionists and socialsts.

Q) this new metal allowed the U.S to make skyscrapers and new forms of construction
A) steel

Q) what techonology most allowed factories to locate from rivers
A) electricity

Q) what would best reduce monopolies and trust?
A) competiton

Q) upton sinclairs book the jungle was responsible for this law
A) the meat inspection act

Q) settlement houses helped new immigrants assimilate. who made these houses possible?
A) social reformers

Q) an old appartment usually occupies by poor people was called a
A) tenement

Q) upton sinclair wrote his book on what industry
A) the meat packing industry

Q) the gentlements agreement did what
A) decreased japanese immigration and/or desegregated SF classrooms

Q) which industry would most benefit by standardized time zones
A) railroads to help train travelers

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

coming to the united states in 1870's



1) Immigrants that came to the united states were unhappy because it took a long time to get here. immigrants from Europe the trip was about a week.Sadly for the immigrants from asia were on the boat for almost THREE WEEKS not cool.

http://goo.gl/Z83vo
 2) Ellis island and Angel island were some of the main immigration processing stations in the U.S. I know if i was an immigrant i would not be happy because all of those people asking me a lot of questions that i would not know how to answer would frustrate me.


3) Dennis Kearny tried to stop chinese immigration in the U.S with the Chinese Exclusion Act. If i was a chinese immigrant i would have been furious because i have the same right as the next person.


4) Japan's government limited emigration of unskilled workers to the U.S for exchange of the repeal of San Fransisco's segregation order



http://goo.gl/t0JeQ

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

the meat inspection act

Meat
Eaters
After
The jungle
                                                                                                                pictures from google images
Inspections
Nessecary
Supporting
People
Expecting                                                                                         Cleanliness
True
Information
Of
Necessary

Action
Continues
Today


Upton Sinclair wrote the book the jungle which was about the meat inspection act. He wrote it because he thought it was unfair that the people were eating the meat and they would get sick. He was a progressor because if he did not write the jungle it would have taken a longer time to have the meat inspection act and more people would eat more bad meat.