Homework Due March 4th.
1. Watch this Video from 1940 about the Communism versus Capitalism.
2. Answer these questions:
1. Make a list of Freedoms you hear the video say that American's Have:
2. In the middle of the comic various people (farmer's, laborers, businessmen) complain that they work too hard or don't get paid enough or don't get enough freedom. Then a guy comes selling "Snake Oil". Snake oil is a symbol for something not real - like a medicine that will make you always rich or always thin or beautiful! He is selling "ISM's". But in return the people have to give up what?
1.John Q Public ( a symbol for all people!) comes forward and asks to read the agreement - but when he sees that he would have to give up his FREEDOM he tells some stories:
2.What did Joe Doaks (fictional character) make in his barn?
3.When Joe Doaks friends and family help him build some more of those they become "Capitalists". Because of Capitalism what things happened?
4. More people go to high school or ____________________ in USA then anywhere else in the world.
5. Even during the depression the people in the USA had (Circle one) MORE LESS money for travel, clothing, food and education than anywhere else in the world.
6. USA had more income than the entire rest of the ________________________.
7. John Q Public tells the people to try the "Isms" of Communism or Socialism:
What do the people get when they "try" Communism by drinking the potion? Answer T for TRUE or F for FALSE!
They get the right to strike and be represented by a Union? T or F
Their factories and private property get taken away by the government T or F
Farmer's do not get to plan, the government plans the farms T or F
People are allowed to say what they think what they want T or F
Why do the people chase off the snake oil selling ISM/s?
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1. Watch this Video from 1940 about the Communism versus Capitalism.
2. Answer these questions:
1. Make a list of Freedoms you hear the video say that American's Have:
2. In the middle of the comic various people (farmer's, laborers, businessmen) complain that they work too hard or don't get paid enough or don't get enough freedom. Then a guy comes selling "Snake Oil". Snake oil is a symbol for something not real - like a medicine that will make you always rich or always thin or beautiful! He is selling "ISM's". But in return the people have to give up what?
1.John Q Public ( a symbol for all people!) comes forward and asks to read the agreement - but when he sees that he would have to give up his FREEDOM he tells some stories:
2.What did Joe Doaks (fictional character) make in his barn?
3.When Joe Doaks friends and family help him build some more of those they become "Capitalists". Because of Capitalism what things happened?
4. More people go to high school or ____________________ in USA then anywhere else in the world.
5. Even during the depression the people in the USA had (Circle one) MORE LESS money for travel, clothing, food and education than anywhere else in the world.
6. USA had more income than the entire rest of the ________________________.
7. John Q Public tells the people to try the "Isms" of Communism or Socialism:
What do the people get when they "try" Communism by drinking the potion? Answer T for TRUE or F for FALSE!
They get the right to strike and be represented by a Union? T or F
Their factories and private property get taken away by the government T or F
Farmer's do not get to plan, the government plans the farms T or F
People are allowed to say what they think what they want T or F
Why do the people chase off the snake oil selling ISM/s?
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