Sunday, March 30, 2008

Thesis Statement

Kate Weeks
D Period
March 30 2008
Thesis Statement
TOPIC: Jacqueline Kennedy's role in the Camelot Mystique

THESIS: Three important factors that led to Jacqueline Kennedy's role in the Camelot mystique were her fashion style, her project to restore the white house to its 19th century elegance and the Life magazine article in December 6 1963 by Theodore H White that pinned the name Camelot on the Kennedy administration.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Progressivism

i think that the reform in America was caused by these three things becasue
social- The socail reform helped progressivism in ways such as the 19th Andemendt which gave women the right to vote.
political- the political refome helped progressivim becasue of the presdent being elected and passing the Clayton Antitrust act of 1914

economic- the ecominic refore was that the presdent had just started the new banking system so peoples money was better protected.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

group one

The US has been ruling over Puerto Rico for a while, but they haven’t always wanted us to rule over them. A lot of Puerto Ricans wanted to an independence or statehood, so that they would have more rights. But Puerto Rico becoming a state was denied by the Supreme Court, but they are able to elect to both their house and legislature.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

spainish american war

1. What were the consequences of the war for Spain and the United States?
The consequences of the Spanish war were that America gained more land like Porto Rico, Philippians islands, and Guam.
2. Why did the Treaty of Paris cause such debate among Americans?
The treaty of Paris created a debate among Americans because there were a lot of different views. Some of them were that people want us to fix our racial problems before we fixed other peoples, the president wanted to Christianize the Filipinos and a lot of people disagreed with that.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Jane Addams

History Homework
Jane Addams questions to blog

What kind of programs do you think helped immigrants the most?
A: I think that when Addams and Starr stated the kindergarten and English lessons, helped the immigrants the most because the kindergarten helped them be able to work more and the English lesson helped them learn the langue that we speak here which would allow them to get more jobs.

On what basis do you think Addams qualified for the noble peace prize?
A: I think that she qualified for the noble peace prize because she was self-less and was always helping others.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Trade unions

Trade unions
Q: if the government had supported unions instead of management in the late 19th century, how might the lives of workers have been different?
A: they would have been better because they ended up supporting it, so the earlier the better.

Q: Why did workers form unions in the late 19th century
A: Workers saw that the business men had formed unions so they thought that they should also because of a lot of different things but mainly it was the southern workers join together to try to get thing more like the north where they are more faire.

Q: What factors limited the success of unions?
A: the unions were limited because the unions diverge and want to go in different directions.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

14-3 Answers

1. What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration?
Vertical integration is when a company takes over its suppliers, distribution and transportation systems to gain control and horizontal integration is when big companies merge with little companies that are smaller.

2. What does the theory of Social Darwinism advocate?
Social Darwinism advocates biological evolution.

3. What conditions did many factory workers face in the late 19th century?
Factory workers faced long hours and danger.

4. What did labor unions advocate?
Labor unions advocated for “equal pay for equal work”.