American History Unit 7

Between 1890 and 1920, "New immigrants" came to America from southern and eastern Europe.
Henry Ford was known for introducing the assembly line and mass production techniques.
Tenements were places where poor immigrants lived, while Sweat Shops were places where they worked.
The 1920s saw a significant impact of automobiles and movies on life.
Installment buying in the 1920s led to many Americans going into debt.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal expanded the role of the federal government in the economy and people's lives.

Populists and Progressives supported government regulation of business, opposing Laissez-Faire policies.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought for women's right to vote.
High protective tariffs encouraged American industries to grow.
In the 1800s, the Federal Government's policy towards Native Americans was to forcefully relocate them to reservations.
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the National Origin Act limited immigration to the US, particularly from Asia.
Anti-Trust Laws were passed to prevent businesses from becoming too powerful.
Reforms were made to improve women's political equality, end big business abuse, and pass the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Muckrakers, such as Upton Sinclair, exposed the dirt and corruption of big business, leading to reforms like the Meat Inspection Act.
Progressive taxes were introduced, where the more you made, the more you paid.
Theodore Roosevelt created National Parks and National Forests.
Labor Unions formed due to terrible working conditions and fought for better wages and conditions.
Corporations were able to raise large sums of money for investments.
African Americans, originally forced to come to America, sought to achieve equality through education.

The Jazz Age, Flappers, and Prohibition characterized the 1920s.
Mass production involved interchangeable parts and the assembly line.
The Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act protected consumers.
Corporations, stocks, trusts, and monopolies were associated with the rise of big business.
Muckrakers, Suffragettes, and Populists wanted to reform the United States.
The 1920s saw immigration laws, such as quotas, limiting immigration from southern and eastern Europe.

Imperialism involved controlling areas outside one's own country for benefit.
The US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and opted for isolation after WWI.
Many African Americans migrated from the south to the north for better jobs during WWI.
Reasons for US involvement in WWI included the Zimmerman Note, sinking of the Lusitania, and German unrestricted submarine warfare.

The 1920s saw a common culture created by the automobile, radio, phone, and motion pictures.
FDR believed government programs could solve the nation's economic problems.
FDR's Good Neighbor Policy affected US interactions with Latin America.
The Social Security System was established to provide pensions for retired workers.
FDR's New Deal policies involved hiring workers for public works projects.

Suburbs expanded in the 1950s due to the construction of interstate highways.
Segregation was made illegal in the 1950s.
The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Berlin Airlift helped reduce the threat of Communist expansion.
The Marshall Plan provided economic aid to European nations after WWII to prevent the spread of Communism.

During the Civil War, WWI, and WWII, human rights were sometimes violated.
Many people in the US do not want to develop nuclear energy due to its perceived danger.
Supply and demand affect the prices of crops, with farmers earning more when supply is low and demand is high.
The 20th century saw more leisure activities due to the Industrial Revolution.
The Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision declared segregation illegal.
The Civil Rights Movement brought political and social gains for minorities.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of study notes, but rather a condensed version of the key points.

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