New Deal

The New Deal were programs set up in response to the Great Depression and were aimed to focus on what people called the 3 R's: Relief, Recovery and Reform.

- FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Commission):
This act gave the FDIC the control of money and official banking systems in the US.

-SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission):
This acts purpose was to restore investor confidence by ending misleading sales practices and stock manipulation that caused the crash in the first place.

-TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority):
This was used to modernize the area and make it more usable for people.

-SSA (Social Security Act):
The act was an attempt to limit what was seen as dangers in the modern American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens of widows and fatherless children.

-NLRA (National Labor Relations Board):
This act  a foundational statute of US labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary.

-WPA (Works Progress Administration):
This act employed millions of people to do public projects.

FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act):
This act created time-and-a-half when overtime is worked for certain jobs.

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a devastating drought that hit the mid west in the 1930's.

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Buried machine in a barn lot, Dallas, Texas,

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The dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas

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Family living in a trailer in an open lot.

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Kids from Oklahoma living in a migratory camp in California.

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Father and son slowed by a wind storm while walking to their shack.

 



Effects of Prohibition on society

Prohibition was a law passed in 1920 banning the production and consumption of alcohol. This law lasted for 13 years. The Prohibition had some serious effects on society.
1. The Prohibition led to the creation of an increased amount of illegal establishments who serve alcohol. these establishments can be called speakeasies.

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2. The Prohibition led to the illegal production of alcohol. The people who make this alcohol were called bootleggers.

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WWI Reporter

War Updates

 

-What changes occurred when war began?
-What was it like for people on the home front and soldiers at war?
-What was life like for soldiers? Where did they sleep? How did they move around?
-What was the fighting like and where did it take place?
-What weapons were employed in the fighting?
What else should Americans know as they decide to enter the war?

 

The Great War brought on many changes on the world. The economy is starting to plummet, and things start to become hard for everyone.  People are sad watching their sons go, and people are scared going into war. Life was hard for the soldiers, with poor conditions, low supplies and separation from their families put a serious strain on families. Fighting in trenches and on open fields, war combat was brutal. They used poisonous gases and gas the trenches. They should know that it is not pretty, and that deaths are very common. And that even after they leave the war, if they do make it out, it is going to be very hard to deal with.



Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that officially ended WW1.

The Highlights of the Treaty of Versailles:

• Land was taken away from Germany
• Took over control of Germany's overseas colonies
• Germanys army was reduced to 100,000 men and weren't allowed tanks
• Germany wasn't allowed and Air Force, only six capital naval ships, no submarines.
• Germany was  forbidden to unite with Austria to make one super-state.
• Germany had to admit that they started the war.
• Germany had to pay for the damages of the war.

World War I

 

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This image shows dead French soldiers left on the ground in the Argonne.
This photo gives people a better understanding of WWI because it shows how cruel other countries were and how hard it was for people to be saved. They were being killed left and right and people might not have seen that especially in the US because there was no fighting going on here. It shows people how real the war was, and although we were sending troops out and fighting in it, it doesn't seem real until you see a dead soldier in front of you and until you experience it.

JFK

 

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In this photo JFK is spending time with his wife and kids. They are relaxing outside. This shows that while JFK was in office, he was still a normal guy he had a family and a wife that he loved, and he must have loved his country just as much. He took the time to focus on his family, and he parallels that by spending the time to focus on his country. He was a good man, and was loyal. Losing him was a huge loss for this country. Also look at him he's beautiful.