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Most Americans were farmers until
The industrial revolution (factories)
Why did cities expand?
Factories built and people were needed to work in them! People came from all over the world to work in factories
What was working in the factories like during the Industrial Revolution?
Long hours, low pay, unsafe conditions
What did the Labor Movement do?
Labor Unions helped fight for better hours, better pay, and safer conditions
What is Labor Day?
A holiday the first Monday in September to celebrate US workers
Why did immigration get so large in America?
America needed factory workers in expanding cities
In the 1900s, the United States began to limit _____
immigration
When did World War 1 start?
1914
Which countries fought in World War 1?
France, UK, Russia, US (allied powers) fought Germany and Austria-Hungary
When did the US enter World War 1?
1917
The U.S. became a great _________ after World War 1
world power
What was the Great Depression?
American economic collapse after world war 1
What caused the Great Depression?
Europe didn't have money to buy American goods after WW1, people borrowed too much money, factories and farms produced too many goods
Who was President during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
What did FDR do?
The New Deal
What is the New Deal?
Government jobs, government loans, social security
