Friday 11/7RAP

1. Read page 232:– How would you have handled the situation if you were President?

• Explain.

2. Why did people move to the cities in the late 1800s to early 1900s?

3. What were some problems in the overcrowded cities?

Today:1. Discuss RAP2. Review Ch. 8.1-3. Begin Ch. 8.24. Note checkObjective:SWBAT describe reasons for the growth of cities during the late 1800s – early 1900s.Illustrate vocabulary words to help understand the time.Analyze and discuss Presidents decisions and policies of the late 1800s –early 1900s

---What is this political cartoon about?---How did this hurt democracy?

Ch. 8.1: Facing a New OrderPages234-239Vocabulary:

1. Person who goes to a new country to live:_immigrant.2. Combination of companies dominating an industry: trust3. Sophisticated organization developed to win votes:_political machine.4. A community that blossomed at the edge of a city:_suburb5. Apartment building—often a rental:_tenement6. The growth of cities:_urbanizationShame of the cities:

7. Developments in transportation helped promote the move to the suburbs.8. The opening of a _factory in the city was a magnet that pulled in new residents.9. Most immigrants settled in cities.10.Between 1890 and 1920 most immigrants came from _southern _ and _eastern_

Europe.11.Social problems of the cities included buildings that had no source of fresh air.12.The most famous political machine in the country was headquartered in Tammany

HallIndustrial Disorder13. The rash of business mergers and buyouts helped account for the growing concentration of

wealth14. Though wages increased slowly between 1890 and 1910, most workers lived just outside the

reach of financial ruin15. Photographer and journalist Jacob Riis exposed the suffering of those who lived in tenements.16. Large companies could cut costs, which accounted for some benefits for consumers.17. Two of the most severe urban problems were poor housing and political corruption.

Ch. 8.1-Facing a New Order• Jacob Riis

– Photographer and journalist

– Exposed horrid conditions of urban living conditions with his photographs.

Shame of the Cities• Population booms left cities

unable to cope with urban problems.

• Only the people who could afford to move to suburbs moved.– Commuting was made easier by

mass transportation.• San Fran-cable cars• Trolley cars• Subways

– All of these fostered urbanization-growth of cities.

• Along with factories

Factories• Magnet that pulled in

people looking for work.– Many came from rural

areas.• New machinery on farms

replaced workers.

– immigrants

• People enjoyed the cities luxuries: plays, concerts, and stores; along with technology—electricity and indoor plumbing.

Immigrants• 25 million between 1880 and

1920– Before 1890- immigrants from

G.B., Ireland, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries.

– NOW 80% came from Southern and eastern Europe.

• Italy, Greece, Russia, and Poland.• Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or

Jewish.• Came thru Ellis Island on the East

coast and Angel Island on the West coast.

– Ellis Island started processing immigrants in 1892.

• Cities = jobs

Ellis Island

Angel Island

Ellis Island• 1892-1954• Where did they get the

landfill to expand Ellis island?

• What was the first thing that happened after arrival?

• What was the percent that was denied admittance to the US?

• What happened to Ellis island after 1954?

Angel Island in the California

Social Problems in the cities• Gambling, robbery, and extortion were widespread.• Chicago, 1906---extimated 10,000 prostitutes.• Drug addicts• Gang fights• Cities not equipped.• Garbage out of control—so sanitation systems,

garbage and sewage piled up.• Living conditions were bad for newcomers, but

worse for A.A.

Political Corruption

• Political machines-organization to win political votes.

• Tammany Hall machine in NYC.– George Washington

Plunkitt, minor boss in the machine.

– Helped the poor by providing temporary shelter, pledged donations, etc.

Boss Tweed

Industrial Disorder• Trusts, a combination of companies

dominating an industry.– Created for the purpose of reducing

competition in that industry.• New efficient companies

– Items widely available and inexpensive.• New machinery and more efficient practices

lowered retail prices.• Rich growing richer; poor struggling for

basics; middle class worked for traditional values,– Economic opportunities, religious

morality, political honesty, and social stability.

• Many looked to reform the U.S. and preserve its democratic values = Progressive Movement.

Presidents video• Arthur ------------6:01 min

• Cleveland------- 6 min

• Harrison -------- 5 min

• Cleveland ------ 3:30 min

• McKinley ------- 6:50 min

27:21 min

Monday 11/3RAP

Today:•Get into our newspaper groups.

– 20 minutes to figure out who is doing what.– 25 minutes to quietly read and answer questions for Ch. 8.1

Tomorrow:•Have one article that you will be writing about.

– I will check your article on Thursday.

“The Jungle”by Upton Sinclair

1. Popcorn read the Jungle– Answer questions as we go—– Title—The Jungle Questions– Discuss questions with the person sitting

next to you; make sure you write them down!

2. Compare with society today

“The Jungle” by Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair was a muckraker, who wrote about the

horrid conditions of the meat packing industry.

Popcorn read…1. What problems did the new immigrants face?2. How were workers mistreated in the packing plant?3. What corrupt practices did the meat-packing industry

follow?4. Why was the public more concerned with the

descriptions of filthy surroundings and tainted meat than with the unfair and dangerous working conditions?

Group DiscussionFAST FOOD NATION TRAILERIn your groups of 3 or 4, please come up

with what you think is the biggest or most pressing issue facing the US today.

1. Please have one person write down the issue for your group.

2. Describe why you believe this is the biggest issue facing the US.

3. Please come up with at least one solution to the problem or issue.