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Progressive Era and World War I
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Progressive Era This is the title given to a time of massive social reform. Social Reform-of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community and the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory This is the title given to a time of massive social reform. Social Reform-of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community and the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory
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Problems before Progressive Bad Living Conditions Bad Work Conditions Pollution Bad Food Bad Health Care Bad Businesses Bad Living Conditions Bad Work Conditions Pollution Bad Food Bad Health Care Bad Businesses
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Results of Progressive FDA, made food safe Regulation on pollution, housing, building, healthcare Labor Law, 8 hour work day Child Labor Laws WORKMENS COMPENSATION FDA, made food safe Regulation on pollution, housing, building, healthcare Labor Law, 8 hour work day Child Labor Laws WORKMENS COMPENSATION
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World War I Also called “The War to End all Wars” We talk about it because it is a cause of both World War II and The Great Depression, which are really important to Utah Also it changes everything Also called “The War to End all Wars” We talk about it because it is a cause of both World War II and The Great Depression, which are really important to Utah Also it changes everything
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Basics The War was from 1914-1918, it ended November 11 at 11 O’clock-11-11-11 US entered the war in 1917 The War was from 1914-1918, it ended November 11 at 11 O’clock-11-11-11 US entered the war in 1917
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Before Entering ISOLATION- Do not talk to are mess with the American Continent we will leave you alone Supplying the Allies with Money and Weapons, so though not in the war they choice a side Americans volunteered to serve in France and England’s military ISOLATION- Do not talk to are mess with the American Continent we will leave you alone Supplying the Allies with Money and Weapons, so though not in the war they choice a side Americans volunteered to serve in France and England’s military
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Why they entered Germany sunk a boat with American Civilians on it with their U-boats or Submarine Zimmerman Telegram- Germany sent it to Mexico. It proposed in Alliance, if Mexico supported Germany (financially) Germany would help them conquer US. Germany sunk a boat with American Civilians on it with their U-boats or Submarine Zimmerman Telegram- Germany sent it to Mexico. It proposed in Alliance, if Mexico supported Germany (financially) Germany would help them conquer US.
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A Year changes everything Gas, Weaponary, and Trench Warfare changed everything about war.
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Reality was brutal The world no longer saw war as noble. They sent them off as heroes they came back forever haunted The world lost their idealism The world no longer saw war as noble. They sent them off as heroes they came back forever haunted The world lost their idealism
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Dulce Et Decorum Est Not Sure what they were fighting for Death was brutal and massive Sickness and life in trenches was ugly Loss of Humanity Not Sure what they were fighting for Death was brutal and massive Sickness and life in trenches was ugly Loss of Humanity
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