Exam Content 70 questions with some true and false PowerPoint pictures that are included in this outline Outlines being tested on 1 WWII at Home Preparedness Campaign 2 McCarthyism and Anti Communism in American Culture 3 1950s Mass Society 4 The New Left 5 1968 Party 1 2 Cumulative info and key points you need to know 1 Great railroad strike 2 Change in labor policy change a Different labor unions and what they stood for based on politics of the 3 How did the role of the Fed Government change 4 Know the rural to urban divide and when each was more prevalent 5 Cold War video notes YouTube CNN Cold War Episode 2 included at end eras of this outline 6 Hay Market of old and new 7 Broad theme of how the Republican Party moved from North to South a Move from tariffs to slavery b Conservative 8 Listen to Pete Seeger s song Bring Him Home 9 Know how Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger look like 10 What kills fascists Answer history does most likely a question answer on exam 11 Realignment Elections a 1876 b 1896 c 1968 this outline in this outline 12 Bill of Rights and other Amendments mentioned throughout the year Listed in 13 Know the man in the picture that is standing in front of the Confederate Flag 14 Watch and be familiar with Wallace Campaign video can find it on YouTube a Key points from videos so you know you are watching the right one i Racists ii School bus iii Ship going away to harbor 15 The difference and change between the KKK clans 16 Be familiar with people who have been mentioned often a Eugene Debs b William Jennings Bryan Bill of Rights Amendments 1 10 Amendment 1 Freedom of religion speech press assembly and petition Amendment 2 Right to bear arms Amendment 3 No one may be forced to house soldiers Amendment 4 Protects against unreasonable search and seizure Amendment 5 Rights of the criminally accused indictment by grand jury no double jeopardy no self incrimination due process of the law eminent domain Amendment 6 Rights to a speedy trial by jury speedy trial impartial jury informed of charges right to an attorney Amendment 7 Rights to a jury trial in CIVIL CASES more than 20 people sue over money property Amendment 8 No excessive bail no cruel and unusual punishment Amendment 9 People have other basic rights not listed in the Constitution Amendment 10 All powers not given to the Federal Government are left for the states to take care of decide Other important Amendments Amendment 13 ABOLISHES slavery Amendment 14 provides equality for all citizens state government must follow previously passed amendments Amendment 15 All males have the right to vote Amendment 16 Congress has the power to pass direct taxes such as income tax Amendment 18 Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made illegal prohibited Amendment 21 Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made legal allowed again 18 was repealed or cancelled by this amendment I spoke to Mr Shubitz today and read off these exact notes and he said at least 2 questions will come from them Date 4 8 13 Cold War video notes Can also find on YouTube CNN Cold War Episode 2 1945 1947 Iron Curtain Video starts off describing the end of WWII and moves into Cold War Winston Churchill Prime Minister of England o He said Communism is putting up a wall and warns that the Cold War is going to begin in his Iron Curtain speech Soviet soldiers raped Berliners and kidnapped scientists and craftsman and brought them back to Russia The Soviet Union uses Poland and Central Eastern Europe as a buffer zone from the enemies in Western Europe France England U S etc Germany was split into 4 spheres after the war USSR USA France and England each took a sphere Soviet Union takes Eastern Germany so it is connected to Poland which USSR will use as a buffer zone There was a lot of people displaced from the war and thus people were relocating and moving about Europe trying to find family and a new home etc o Millions move into Western Europe and Western Germany to escape communism People also left Central and Eastern Europe because of communism The USSR put up walls fences to keep communism and people in and other influences out of the Iron Curtain OUTLINE 1 World War 2 Home front Preparedness and War at Home Date 4 3 13 1940 1945 Preparedness Campaign Problems Waging the War o Shortage of Workers o WWII caused social change and influenced people s lives o WWII brought an end to the Great Depression o US started to create arms for the War o After Japan bombed Pear Harbor on December 7 1941 America was already prepared for the war because of the Preparedness Campaign o All sectors of the US was ready for war o Industry started to expand and unemployment went down to where there was a o There was a shortage of men because more men were in the war fighting over shortage of workers seas o 4 million women joined the war effort o Shortage of workers to meet the demand for the goods for the military unemployment was unheard of o Anyone could go out and get a job either in the armed forces or in factories Labor Reforms change because government wants people to work all the time so the worker rights were ignored All the Labor Deals about maximum work hours were suspended because factories always needed people work Women had to fill all the jobs men couldn t because they were in war Took many office jobs or lived in the factory Rosie the Riveter represented the strong woman that contributed to the war Women made up a third of the work force Huge change before war After war it was much more acceptable for women to take up jobs that were previously only men s jobs African Americans benefited All the white men join the war and go over seas so black men and women work in the factories They gain recognition because of the war They also join the war After the war ends most African Americans hold on to benefits but some do lose their jobs A lot of problems due to shortage of workers that Government has to face Wages went up to get more people into jobs so it was an incentive Government also spent a lot of money on weapons National War Labor Board was the first out of many industries created because of the war It was charged with managing the labor supply so that the production of war materials goes smoothly It was the step in to manage disputes between workers and factories Try to help stop strikes so production never stops Designed to stop disputes before they even begin It tackles the problem with increased wages to set a cap The Board limits wages and
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