20th Century Transforming Quiz

Enhance job security: Unions can help members feel more secure in their jobs. 

pros

Strikes: Unions can sometimes go on strike frequently.

con

Cost:  Union membership may require paying dues. 

con

Stronger economy and democracy: Unions can help reduce wage inequality, increase voter turnout, and counterbalance wealthy interest groups. 

pro

Reprisals: Some people may fear reprisals for supporting unions. 

con

better wages: Unionized workers typically make more than non-unionized workers. 

pro

Perceptions: Some people may view unions as combative.

con

Collective voice: Unions give employees a platform to address grievances and advocate for their rights.

pro

improved working conditions: Unions can advocate for safer workplaces, consistent schedules, and family-friendly environments.

pro

Less autonomy: Union members may have less individual negotiation power and may need to adhere to union decisions.

con

1st flights, henry ford, etc

1900s

dominated by 1st ‘total war’

1910s

Flappers, jazz, growth in stock market

1920s

Great Depression hit

1930s

WW2 already underway

1940s

Golden Age

1950s

hippies, drugs, protests and rock and roll.

1960s

Watergate

1970s

Conservatism ruled America

1980s

Cold war ends, columbine, myspace

1990s

The ratio of the labor force to the working-age population

unemployment rate

A severe recession that lasts for at least three years or causes a decline in real GDP of at least 10% in a year.

depression

A economic policy where a government raises, in excess of revenue, funds by borrowing rather than from taxing.

deficit spending

The total amount of money the federal government has borrowed over time to cover expenses that exceed revenue.

federal dept

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

inflation

A general decline in prices for goods and services, typically associated with a contraction in the supply of money and credit in the economy.

deflation

A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters

recession

the most common measure for the size of an economy, and it measures the value of total final output of goods and services produced by that economy in a certain period of time.  A measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by a country's residents, regardless of where the production takes place

GDP/GNP

Occurs when a country imports more goods and services than it exports.

trade deficits

Why were houses and barns connected in this way? What did they call these connecting structures?

ease of accessing barn during winter

Why were houses and barns connected in this way? What did they call these connecting structures?

privy placement

Why were houses and barns connected in this way? What did they call these connecting structures?

additional storage

Why were houses and barns connected in this way? What did they call these connecting structures?

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