Turn+of+the+20th+Century

=Turn of the 20th Century=

Please examine the image above and answer the following questions:
1. What are observable details you see in this picture? 2. What do you think each of these details mean? 3. What is the meaning of this image as a whole? 4. What do you think is the point of view of the creator of this image?

Next, read and complete the document below:




** Business Changes in America **

Business Flow Chart
Background: In the late 1800’s, as the Industrial Revolution continued, businesses began to grow at an extremely rapid pace. The way businesses were organized also changed during this period of industrial growth in America.

Directions: Use the information in your textbook to create a flow chart that shows the growth and change of business organizations during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Each box should contain the name of a type of business structure as well as information that describes the organization of that structure.



Business Case Study
Background : We have been discussing the economic system of United States, capitalism, as well as the growth of industry in America at the turn of the 20th Century. These two conditions in America led to the growth of massive corporations that made astronomical amounts of money. The demand for the goods produced by these companies not only made their owners rich, they also provided jobs for millions of people across America. We are going to focus on a few of the companies that rose up during this period, but before we do that you will look into how entrepreneurs are able to turn and idea, invention, good, or service into a vast money making empire.

Directions: For this assignment you will write a brief case study about a corporation of your choice. This can be any American based company that is still in business today. You will do some basic research about the company and compile a report detailing your findings.



Tycoon Obituary
Directions: For this assignment you will act as a reporter and conduct an investigation of one of the Industrial Tycoons from the Second Industrial Revolution period. It is your job to find out who the person was and what they did during their life that led to their great success. You should include as much detail as possible in your report. Once you have gathered your information, you should write an obituary that would have been printed in the newspapers following the person’s death.

You may choose from the following: John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Cornelius Vanderbilt J.P. Morgan



Vertical and Horizontal Integration
Here is the prezi on the subject and the worksheet. The homework assignment is in the prezi.

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John D. Rockefeller Video

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=Working Conditions and Labor Unions=

In order to gain an understaning of the workplace conditons in America at the turn of the 20th century, begin by completing an I See, It Means on the follwoing image:



Next, complete two comlun notes on the follwoing reading on working conditions at the time period.

=Social Classes in the Cities=

To understand how social classes differed in the cities at the turn of the 20th century, complete the following graphic organizer.



=Immigration=

Complete the following graphic organizer on the immigrant experience. Video on Ellis Island media type="youtube" key="5rredHTyKaQ" height="315" width="420"

=African American Discrimination=

Directions **: **As you read on page 508 and 509 about the legal and informal discrimination that African Americans faced during the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s, complete the graphic organizer below with information about the laws, policies, legal decisions, and social rules regarding race. (Hint the Key Terms from this Section will be helpful in completing the graphic organizer.) **// You Be the Judge //** As you have read, in the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s African Americans faced a great deal of legal and informal discrimination. Policies such as the poll tax, grandfather clauses, and Jim Crowe laws were all designed to oppress and segregate African Americans. These forms of legal discrimination were one of many steps taken in America at the time to deny the political voice of an entire segment of the population and to separate them from mainstream America. These laws were drafted in violation of the Constitution of the United States, specifically the 13th and 14th Amendments.

In 1896 the Supreme Court of the Untied States issued a ruling in a controversial case dealing racial segregation called Plessy v. Ferguson. This ruling impacted the African American community and the country as a whole for nearly 60 years.


 * Directions:** For this assignment you will take on the role a Supreme Court justice. You will write your own ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. You are to use information from Chapter 15-3 of your text book, the Supreme Court case summary on page 511, and any information you gather in additional research. As a judge, you must also interpret the Constitutional aspects of the case. You need to analyze the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution to determine if and how they apply to the case.

Once you have gathered enough information you are to write a ruling that states your decision about the case and provide evidence to support and defend your position. As in all persuasive writing, you must acknowledge the arguments made by the opposite perspective from the position you have taken.

Your written ruling should include the following:


 * 1) Introduction that includes a clear thesis statement stating your decision on the case.
 * 2) Background information about the case. (who, what, where, why, when, how, etc)
 * 3) Evidence to support your decision, including text from the Constitutional Amendments that apply to the case.
 * 4) Acknowledgement and rebuttal of opposing view point.
 * 5) Conclusion.

This ruling should be five paragraphs long, typed in 12 point font.

This assignment will be worth **__one test__** grade.

Please refer to the attached rubric.



The Progressvie Era
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= = = = =Teddy Roosevelt-Trust Busting=

Please complete an I See, It Means on the following image