POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American liberalism.Ī) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the American economy.ī) Radical, union, and populist movements pushed Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change the American economic system, while conservatives in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.Ĭ) Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and fostered a long-term political realignment in which many ethnic groups, African Americans, and working-class communities identified with the Democratic Party. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. GEO-1.0: Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of various communities, and analyze how competition for and debates over natural resources have affected both interactions among different groups and the development of government policies.ĬUL-3.0: Explain how ideas about women’s rights and gender roles have affected society and politics. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies. POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society and institutions. Progressives also disagreed about immigration restriction. Some Progressives advocated expanding popular participation in government, while others called for greater reliance on professional and technical experts to make government more efficient. Some Progressives supported Southern segregation, while others ignored its presence. Progressive amendments to the Constitution dealt with issues such as prohibition and woman suffrage.Ĭ) Preservationists and conservationists both supported the establishment of national parks while advocating different government responses to the overuse of natural resources.ĭ) The Progressives were divided over many issues. In the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, Progressives responded to political corruption, economic instability, and social concerns by calling for greater government action and other political and social measures.Ī) Some Progressive Era journalists attacked what they saw as political corruption, social injustice, and economic inequality, while reformers, often from the middle and upper classes and including many women, worked to effect social changes in cities and among immigrant populations.ī) on the national level, Progressives sought federal legislation that they believed would effectively regulate the economy, expand democracy, and generate moral reform. MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life. ![]() WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society. WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues. Related Thematic Learning Objectives (Focus of Exam Questions) ![]() population lived in urban centers, which offered new economic opportunities for women, international migrants, and internal migrants.Ĭ) Episodes of credit and market instability in the early 20th century, in particular the Great Depression, led to calls for a stronger financial regulatory system. economy on the production of consumer goods, contributing to improved standards of living, greater personal mobility, and better communications systems.ī) By 1920, a majority of the U.S. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.Ī) New technologies and manufacturing techniques helped focus the U.S. Key Concept 7.1: Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role.
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