Transcript Welcome to Chapter 6

Welcome to Chapter 6
Social 30-1
Mr. Tulk
Housekeeping
• Vocab Books, Let’s get them in!
• Remember, I need your essays to
update that grades.
• Also, remember that if you want to see
your test, you need to attend tutorial
or make an appointment for after
school.
Quick Review
• Classical Liberalism develops out of
Mercantilism.
• Capitalism turns to Laissez-Faire Capitalism.
• Industrial revolution leads to rejections of the
ideology.
• We see Luddism, Chartism, as well as the
development of other ideology developments
(Unions, Feminism, welfare capitalism, Etc…)
• We also see rejections (Communism and
Fascism)
Let’s discuss Modern Liberalism
• The Growth of Robber Barons and the
seemingly unregulated government led
to horrible conditions for workers.
• It ultimately led to the development of
new workers rights, especially in the
US and Canada.
The change begins
• Most robber barons were making
fortunes.
• However, the workers were under
appreciated.
• On journalist, Upton Sinclair, writes a
book, The Jungle, depicting the lives of
meat workers in Chicago.
• The public out cry led T. Roosevelt to
introduce new legislation in 1906 to
improve working conditions.
• Very similar to the factory acts of 1802.
Roosevelt
• We know that this pres. Introduced
many reforms, such as the square
deal.
• He also went against major companies,
such as Standard Oil and the Rail
(transportation) industry.
Taft and Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Roosevelt successor, William Taft,
(1909-1913) moved with Roosevelt's
ideas.
• He began by breaking trusts (large
companies that formed monopolies).
• Equally, the Sherman anti-trust act
stopped unfair business practices that led
to monopolies.
• Eventually, Taft used the law to force the
disillusion of America largest oil company.
What this meant.
• This was the change from classic
liberalism to modern.
• It limited business growth and took
some of the freedoms that business
had come to get used to.
Desjardins and Credit Unions
• Big banks controlled the finance of
people.
• Some workers formed Credit Unions
that were owned by the people from
each plant.
• They could / would offer loans to
people at lower rates with less
collateral.
• They have recently become more like
banks.
The Roaring 20’s
• A New idea of American Formed.
• A country based on equality and
freedom.
• Equality of opportunity, not
circumstance.
• This is the notion of the American
Dream.
The First Red Scare (1917-1920)
• People in America moved away from
Laissez-Faire Capitalism.
• They witnessed how the Russians were
combating classic liberalism.
• Many politicians and academics felt that
America was ready for a Marxist
revolution.
• Support for communism among the
working class was becoming more
powerful, many flew the red flag of the
Bolsheviks.
Continued
• Two parties (Socialist Party of America
and the Industrial workers of the
world) gained strength.
• They, like the Russians, opposed
involvement in WW1.
• Many Russian like strikes took place in
Cleveland, Seattle, and Pittsburg.
• The government created more AntiGerman Propaganda in order to Focus
Americans.
Political Conservatism:
Harding and Coolidge
• Pres. Harding wins in 1921 with the largest
majority ever.
• Wanted to return to normalcy (Think
Burke).
• Isolationism- a retreat from affairs of other
countries.
• Nativism- Less immigration and promotion
of polices that favor the dominate culture.
• Reduction of government in personal and
business life.
• Wow, we are really thinking classical
conservatism!
What he did
• Reduced taxes.
• Reduced immigration by 75% in an
attempt to strengthen American ethnicity.
• Attempted to stop foreign competition or
products in America.
• Coolidge takes power after Harding and is
openly Classical Conservative.
• He began to support farmers and further
reduced immigration.
• Banned Asian immigration completely.
Economic Prosperity and Consumerism
• After a brief recession after WW1 the US
began a large economic growth.
• The ideas of the New Laissez-Faire
Capitalism led people like Henry Ford to
generate major wealth.
• This led to cheaper products and the idea
of consumerism.
• This is a cool video, really gives the idea
of America at the time, as well as now!
Changing Social Values
• As free-market expanded, other changes
occurred. (Finally something that doesn’t
seem like Germany or Russia).
• 1920 – Females can vote. (1918 for
Canada)
• 1924 – First nations gain the vote.
• First time cities population outnumber
Rural population.
• However, it also led to the an income
gap, they called it Income Disparity.
Continued
• 10% gained 40% of the Income.
• It is much higher now, maybe 10% for
90%.
• Hmmm. Also, racial purity becomes
more prevalent.
• It was claimed that European
Americans were being threatened by
non-European Races.
What do you think?
• Where you aware that America had
this type of History?
• What is the perception we are given of
American History?
• Why do you think History seems to
diminish this history?
• Any other comments, questions, or
Commentaries?