Let’s Get Organized! Industrial Work Cause Effect Teddy Roosevelt Nature Strength New Vocab/Other facts that interest me
Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Reading Guide Add a picture Becoming a World Power Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Reading Guide
Problems with an industrial society Dangerous factories Poorly trained workers had accidents Children were injured badly and sometimes killed working in factories Smoke, smog, pollution from factories filled the air If children are working, they are not attending school Waste is dumped in rivers and lakes Forests were cut down and no new trees replaced them Frequent explosions and accidents in coal mines
Lesson 2: The Progressive Movement Vocabulary to know: trust muckraker Progressives conservation Blue Laws You should be able to… Analyze how social, political, moral, and economic reforms during the T.Roosevelt presidency affected Americans. Explain the role of media and the arts in the Progressive Movement Discuss the accomplishments and limits of the Progressive Movement
Trust vs. Monopoly What is the difference between a monopoly and a trust? Monopoly: A monopoly is a company that owns all parts of a business Trust: A trust is when different companies meet to reduce competition and form prices within the same range.
Connect to the real world!!! Trust vs. Monopoly What is the difference between a monopoly and a trust? If McDonald’s owned cattle ranches, potato farms, bread factories, trucking companies, pickle factories, condiment factories, soda factories, and paper making factories, it would own ALL PARTS of its business. That would be a MONOPOLY. When the owners of McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Hardee’s all get together and agree that they will all charge five dollars for all of their burgers. That is a TRUST. (and you can’t go anywhere else to get a cheaper burger!) Connect to the real world!!! Turn and Talk: Are there any monopolies or trusts in today’s business world? Why or why not?
Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressives Would you rather work 12-14 hours a day at a dangerous job or attend school? What do you think the word muck means? You go to Kroger to buy chicken and beef. How does it get there? Muck is Yuck!!
The 16th Amendment: Income Tax Our country needed MONEY for all that it wanted to do with reforms. In 1913, Congress decided to TAX all working people’s INCOME (money they made from doing work). Now, when you get paid in the US, you MUST donate a part of your earned income to the federal government!!
Yosemite National Park Caring for Nature What does it mean to “conserve” something? **Not sure? Look it up by grabbing a dictiona Conservation is protecting something from being destroyed or used up. Let’s see what our President and his friend John Muir saw!! Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon National Monument In 1908, President Roosevelt set aside 800,000 acres in Arizona as the Grand Canyon National Monument. It would later become a national park.
Our Nature President Created the National Wildlife Refuge Program Organized the US Forestry Service Stopped the sale of 235 acres and made them into national forests Grand Canyon in Arizona Yosemite in California Created more than 16 national monuments, 51 wildlife refuges, and 5 new national parks by the time he left office in 1909!!!
Further Research Check your work for completion. Additional websites: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/t heodoreroosevelt.php https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushist oricalfigures/theodoreroosevelt/preview.weml (Take the quiz!)
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." What do you think President Roosevelt meant by this statement? Share your response via the padlet: Click HERE!