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Unit VI =U.S Steps to WWI=
 * 1) U.S. declared "neutrality" in the fight between Great Britain and Germany.
 * 2) The U.S. gradually supported Britain and the Alliance rather than Germany and the central powers due to economic ties with Britiian.
 * 3) As well The rise of German submarine warfare, German needed to get rolling in the war. They couldn't do it above sea level so they decided to do it under the sea. Germans sunk a British Liner called Lustiania, killing 128 Americans. Seen as barbaric.
 * 4) The the zimmerman telegram( Germany asking Mexico to Allie with Them in order to take down America.) outrraged most Americans
 * 5) Germany would force America into was when they torpedoed 3 American ships.
 * 6) After the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia backed out of world war.
 * 7) Two weeks later, Wilson at a joint session of congress, asked to Declare War on Germany
 * 8) After much oppistion, the declaration was passed on April 6th but only after fifty representatives and six senators voted against it.





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 * Roaring 20's
 * The ideas of lots of fun, parties, and clothing
 * Alot of nightlife
 * a decade of change socially, economically,
 * battele between conservatism and people pushing for change

=The cinema (p.649):= =The Dance Halls (p.652):=
 * The U.S. was the first country to form a film industry[[image:http://myportfolio.usc.edu/jashkena/hollywoodland-1.jpg width="365" height="178" align="right"]]
 * The Films made in the U.S. were seen all over the world
 * Some films disgraced other countries beliefs and for that were banned in those countries
 * The cinemas all around the U.S. were strengthing the supremacy U.S. held over the world
 * U.S. films were bringing new values into other countries
 * The U.S. still dominates the global cinema
 * However they do it in differnet ways with non-american directors and actors
 * its often paid for with international finacing
 * challenge of traditional popular culture: looked for freedom from tradition, and release into a new era
 * a dance craze in 1920s-1930s
 * African Amerricas --> new forms of jazz
 * more public interactions of men and women
 * people started to go out at night without the use of alcohol, and to show off new styles, clothes, and dance
 * it was an exciting place like the new movie theater; a place for youth to get out of everyday work, and family
 * they were supposed to be reckless and immoral especially for women
 * some "taxi-dance" ballrooms had prostitution, bootleg liquor and drugs mkaing government enforce laws against it
 * government had restrictions on it: and some dance halls had dress codes

=The Decline of the Self-made man = MI: There was a thought that, you needed higher education to be successsful, you can't just say i'm a smart guy and hardworking unless you had a edcuation

=5 most important "trends"/main ideas's of the 1920's =


 * There was a great rise in comsumerism due to the actvitiy of shopping being done out of liesure as opposed to only shopping when they only needed too
 * There was a very strong rise in the automobile industry which helped stimulate the economy by helping improve other industries such as : the construction industry, oil indusrty, and road industry
 * The ku klux klan was on the uprise in the 1920's as there was a strong belief of nativism in the south
 * The battles bewteen the conservatives and liberals which showed the difference between people who wanted myth over logic
 * Woman had a strong century as they became more of indivuals at social events such as dance halls
 * cities became more modern as rural people stuck to there beliefs

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 * America is obviously very weak after the stock Market Crashes
 * The government is doing anything they can to fix, by tring to pass new bills and tariffs
 * U.S. Isn't exactly force in the world with there economy
 * Racism starts up aagain as whites start threating blacks for there jobs
 * Theres not too many ups and downs, just downs
 * people start loosing faith as you can see in the writing being published in America
 * Food Prices go up
 * bank crisis
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president, and puts his new deal into place
 * people began to cant capatilism
 * they didnt want a communist system

Stock Market


 * Stock market is public - meaning everyone from around the world can buy a piece of share.
 * shares were bought through middle-men - cannot be brough directly from corporation.
 * Depending on the company finance, the prices on stock changes.
 * Stock market is connected through the world nation
 * the share holders lose or gain money when you sell the stocks.
 * when the company goes bankrupt and closed down, the money is in the product and stock market goes way down. The share holders lose tons of money (depending on how much they bought)

Causes of Great Depression


 * Stock Market Crashes
 * Lack of Diversification
 * Decllining exports
 * Unstable internationl debt structure
 * Bank collapse

=How do Governments stop Depression before it begins or once it starts ? =
 * higher tarrifs on imports
 * bailing out buisness (government giving money to buisness to control industry
 * increase welfare
 * regulation of banking loans

= Hoover =
 * Hoover was a republican
 * he was one of the most universal known man of the decade
 * he was a CEO and a buisness man
 * became president at 54
 * Depression ruined him as a person
 * people runied him and mocked him in many ways
 * his reelection didn't go to well

What Hoover Attempted to do?


 * he pushed the house to adopt a program of voluntary cooperation but it didn't work out
 * Agricultural Market Act, He wanted government to by surpluses
 * Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it gave loans to companies that would need them to stay in buisness
 * He tried to use the government money to balance out the budget of the economy
 * Hoovers downfall was sailed by what happen with the bonus army