Unit 5-Reinventing America

DAILY BUSINESS

DIGITAL AGENDAS

CALENDAR

Do Now Proceedures

Enter class like a Jedi
Set-up Cornell style notes.
Write the objective and guiding question into your notebook
Prepare your workspace
Perform any jobs or duties you have been assigned

Work Ethic & Expectations

Discipline Order: The Matrix

Unit 5: Reinventing America

UNIT 5 - GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION

"I am convinced of the uncertainty of history, of the possibility of surprise, of the importance of human action in changing what looks unchangeable." - Howard Zinn

Reinventing America, c.1865-1920
The period from the end of Reconstruction to World War I transformed the nation into an industrial giant that made it as productive and industrialized as the major powers and producers in Europe. This complex period was marked by the settling of the trans-Mississippi West, the expansion and concentration of basic industries, the establishment of national transportation networks and new maritime routes, the invention of a variety tools and industrial processes that increased economic productivity and efficiency, a human tidal wave of immigration from southern and eastern Europe, growth in the number and size of cities, accumulation of great fortunes by a small number of entrepreneurs, the rise of organized labor, growth of the women’s suffrage movement, and increased American involvement in foreign affairs.