Friday, March 18, 2016

1.  Math – Study p.130 (6.7 & 6.8) and p.153 (7.1 – 7.5)
* Quiz on Monday (3/21)
Parents: Tonight is parent teacher conference from  5 - 7:30pm (this is optional if your child is passing)
2. SS – Review the study guide (Quiz Tuesday, we will review on Monday)

4th Grade SS Ch.10 Study Guide
What Happened

Event
Result
-The stock market crashed in 1929.
-The Great Depression began; people lost their jobs and money.
-The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
-Women had the right to vote across the country.
-The German army attacked Poland in 1939.
-World War II began
-African Americans in the South wanted to find better jobs.
-They headed north as part of the Great Migration

-During the Great Depression, many Americans had no jobs or money.
-President Roosevelt established New Deal programs to help


Changes after World War I
-Roaring Twenties
-Prohibition (no buying/selling alcohol allowed)
-Great Depression (stock market crash)
-Great migration and Harlem Renaissance



Sequence of events
1
The U.S. joined the Allies and fought in WWII.
2
Suburbs grew around cities.
3
The U.S. became involved in the Cold War.
4
People of Love Canal demanded their neighborhood to be cleaned.


How life changed for Americans after WWII; big changes related to moving to the suburbs.
A new way of life

-Families moved to suburbs, which had parks, schools and shopping malls.

-People in suburbs depended on cars to commute.

-TV became popular for news and entertainment.



"Fads" or trends of the 1950s
Pogo Stick
The drive-in Restaurant
The Hula-Hoop
3-D movies


New York faces challenges in the 2000s
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-NY factories must compete with others around the world.
-NY's population is growing very large
-NYers need to protect their environment.


A few questions from p.274