Sept.+19th-+Sept.+23rd

September 19, 2011 Notes: Katelyn Zambito - We did a webquest and filled out questions in a packet. - Cuba was already imperialized by Spain. - U.S. plan to imperialize Cuba: Put ships around Cuba. - Cubans hate the Spanish - Americans need someone to die before a war. - U.S.S. Maine(ship name) explodes - Joseph Pulitzer- Journalist that records event and draws a picture - Declared war on Spain (based off a lie) -"Yellow Journalism"- sensational lies - "Rough Riders"- Leader was Teddy Roosevelt. Did not have to follow the government rulers. - Treaty of Paris: U.S. gains Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico - U.S. wants to place military Bases(in Philippines and Guam) mostly for location - U.S. got Guantanamo Bay(Piece of Cuba) and place a prison and military base.

September 20, 2011 Notes: Maddy Moscato

Wiliam McKinely 1896-1901 Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1908 William Taft 1908-19012
 * Presidents of the 1900s**


 * __1900-1910:__ The Progressive Era**- moving forward (change)

life during the 1800s- 1900s -bad economy - mass immigration - unfair work -high poverty -women & child labor -discrimination -Laissezfire government --"hands off" gov. -few people owned a lot

__**State Reforms**__
 * Primaries: election within a party to select a candidate
 * Initiative: when people write legislation. (not allowed in PA)
 * Referendum: when people get to vote legislation.
 * Recall: when people can vote to kick out elected officials.

Theodore Roosevelt Square Deal
 * __Federal Reforms__**
 * Coal Miners Strike 1902
 * Anti-trust supreme court cases during presidency
 * "Trust Busters"
 * First case: Northerners Securities
 * Used Sherman Anti-trust act
 * Thought that business should not be stopped, just controlled

__**Taft's Presidency**__
 * backed by Roosevelt
 * added no progressive to cabinet
 * Payne-Adrich Tariff- protected tariffs, not lowering them
 * Taft fired Pinchot
 * Acquired more public lands
 * more anti-trust suits than Roosevelt
 * Supported 16th and 17th amendments
 * against child-women labor
 * Marin Elkins Act- regulated telephone rates

21st Andro __Progressive Legislations__


 * 1) __Sherman Anti-Trust Act:__ passed in 1890 and named after John Sherman, the purpose of the anti-trust act was to oppose the combination of the entities that could harm competitions such as monopolies or cartels.
 * 2) __Meat Inspection Act:__ The main point was to protect people from bad MEAT made MEAT and factories safer
 * 3) __Pure Food and Drug Act:__ The senate and the House Of Representative worked together and stated that it shall be unlawful for poisonous foods and drugs to be distributed. It created the EDA
 * 4) __17th Amendment:__ It provided for the direct election of senators. This made voting more fair for the senators, so they couldn’t cheat.
 * 5) __United States Forestry Service:__ Allowed the government to protect land under federal law. Land was protected for national bandit
 * 6) __Hepburn Act:__ This act strengthened and regulated current railroad conditions
 * 7) __Department of Labor:__ brought the importance of labor to the forefront of American society reformed labor in workforce. Workers compensation

__Unions__  Gave them benefits  Gave them security 2. Hurt Business  Can put the business out work for a few days  Profile decreases
 * 1) Pro Worker

__The Bureau Of Labor Compliance:__ Child Labor Rights
 * 1) Minimum age 14 unless at home
 * 2) 12 yr. old to be a caddy on a golf course
 * 3) 11 yr. old to deliver papers
 * 4) 7 yr. old can’t be models or be filmed
 * 5) 14& 15 during 7 am & 7 pm during school 4 hr school, 8 hrs during summer
 * 6) 16&17 during 6 to midnight 1 am Saturday and Friday no more 8 hrs& 28 hrs week
 * 7) 16&17 summer less than 44 hrs no more

__Local Reforms__ First progressives  An organization of workers who have bonded together to achieve common goals in key areas  Began an organizing before Civil War but gained strength through Second Industrial Revolution  Very secret operations at first due to threat of firings while organizing  Still around and very controversial

September 22 2011 Notes: Logan TeBeau

Today we researched information on our own, about Asian Immigration (1850's-1910) on the laptops through the links on the Moodle page and through several reading handouts. We then answered the question, "How have the patterns of immigration from Asia to the U.S. been impacted by discrimination, economics, and conflict?", on Mr. Kyle's moodle page, in a strong paragraph. If we did not finish our response we were able to post it as homework.