Study Guide - Fall 2000
Chapters 16 & 17
After reading these chapters you should be able to answer the following questions
in an essay of 3-4 paragraphs:
What were the consequences of Emancipation and Reconstruction for the
Freedmen?
What were the consequences of defeat and Reconstruction for the
Southern white majority?
What consequences did the end of the Civil War have for the American
West, its people and economy?
How did the structure, politics, and “social geography” of the American
city change after the Civil War?
Chapters 18 & 19
After reading these chapters you should be able to answer the following questions
in an essay of 3-4 paragraphs:
Who were the most significant leaders of American industry and finance during this period, and what were their contributions to the national economy?
How did the structure of work and social class change in America during this period?
What changes occurred in the American political system during this period?
Chapters 20 & 21
After reading these chapters you should be able to answer the following questions
in an essay of 3-4 paragraphs:
What national issues led to the growth of Populism, and what were the consequences of this movement?
How did America’s role in world affairs change during this period?
What were some of the achievements and weaknesses of the Progressive movement?
What role did women play during this period of change and reform?
Chapters 22 & 23
After reading these chapters you should be able to answer the following questions
in an essay of 3-4 paragraphs:
What were the consequences of national mobilization and war overseas for the United States?
How did the social condition of women and African Americans change during this period?
What effect did this period of economic prosperity have upon the daily lives of the American people?
Why was there an economic crash in 1929 and what were the consequences for the American people?
Chapter 24
After reading these chapters you should be able to answer the following questions
in an essay of 3-4 paragraphs:
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and why was his election in 1932 so significant for the American of the Great Depression?
How did the first stage of the New Deal differ from the second stage?
What groups and individuals opposed the policies of the New Deal?
Study Guide - Summer 2000
Week 3
(July 3 - 6)
American
Promise,
chapter 22, “The United States and the ‘Great
War,’ 1914-1920”
A.
What do the graphics selected for this chapter (maps,
photos, graphs, cartoons) reveal about events of importance
to the United States during this period.
B.
Outline how the person presented in the “Opening
Vignette” of the chapter is representative of the period
under study in the chapter.
1. While war was raging in Europe,
Wilson was sending troops into Mexico. Briefly, what was the
background of this affair? What can be learned about
Wilson's foreign policy through his actions toward Mexico?
2. What did the American government do
to promote the war effort among its people, and explain the
impact that these policies had on people?
3. What efforts were made by the
Wilson administration to mobilize the American economy
following its entry into World War I?
American Promise, chapter
23, “From New
Era to Great Depression”
A.
What do the graphics selected for this chapter (maps,
photos, graphs, cartoons) reveal about events of importance
to the United States during this period.
B.
Outline how the person presented in the “Opening
Vignette” of the chapter is representative of the period
under study in the chapter.
1. During the 1920s, Henry Ford
emerged as the epitome of the American industrialist. What
made him a strong industrialist, an innovative and efficient
car manufacturer, and a man typical of the spirit of the
1920s?
2. Who were the "Lost
Generation" and what were their problems with America?
To what extent were their complaints characteristic of
Americans during the 1920s?
3. While prosperity is a term
generally associated with the 1920s, there were several
problems with the American economy that inherently weakened
it. What were the weaknesses in the American economy before
the Great Crash of 1929 and the government's role in
maintaining these conditions?
"Learning Objectives" for each chapter. Please read these questions before
you read the text.
Chapter 17
1. Identify the factors responsible for the quick settlement of the West following the
Civil War and discuss their
interrelationship.
2. Recognize the changes in rural America, noting the trend
toward agribusinesses
in the North and a colonial economy in
the New South.
3. Discuss the rise of the cities following the Civil War in
terms of migration and
immigration, the growth of urban wealth and poverty, and the evolving social and
economic
structure of the cities.
4. Describe the role of the "boss rule" system of
government in the American cities,
as well as the bosses'
connection with their political machines and their
constituents.
5. Explain the technological improvements undertaken within
the cities to overcome
their numerous problems and enable their populations to thrive.
Chapter 18
1. Discuss the development of the industrial sector following the Civil War, its growth,
its diversity, and its
champions.
2. List the inventions and advances in technology that
occurred during the Gilded
Age, summarize their development, and explain how they often fell prey to corporate
or finance
capitalists.
3. Define the terms social Darwinism and laissez-faire and
explain the effect these
theories had on businessmen and on
the role of government.
4. Trace the evolution of the major political issues of the
Gilded Age (civil service
reform, tariffs, currency,
government regulation) and discuss their importance.
5. Explain what is meant by the term Gilded Age and
determine whether it accurately
describes the post - Civil War period.
Chapter 19
1. Discuss the major challenges to labor during the years following the Civil War and
determine the success of labor's
response.
2. Examine the changing role of women and children in the
workplace.
3. Describe the role of the new management class of workers,
its origins, and its
effect on business.
4. Compare the major unions of the late nineteenth century
on the basis of their
organization, goals, and success.
5. Discuss the utopian visions of Henry George and Edward
Bellamy, their notions of
what was wrong with America and how it might be fixed.
Chapter 20
1. List the major women's organizations of the late nineteenth century, discuss their
goals, and assess their
effectiveness.
2. Trace the origins of the Populist Party to the problems
of farmers, urban laborers,
and other disaffected Americans of the 1890s, noting the organization's goals and
hopes for
the future.
3. Analyze the effectiveness of the Populist movement in
bringing about change in
the United States.
4. Discuss the ideological basis for American expansionism
abroad in the late
nineteenth century and explain the role of the Spanish-American War in that
expansionism.
Chapter 21
1. Discuss the ideological origins of the progressive movement in terms of
reform Darwinism, pragmatism, the
social gospel, and scientific management.
2. Examine the reforms and reformers in the cities and in
state government, noting
their achievements on behalf of
progressivism.
3. Analyze the progressive achievements of Presidents
Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson,
noting their successes and
failures.
4. Explain the foreign policies of Roosevelt and Taft, their
views of America's role
in the world, and their actions.
5. Discuss the plight of those whom the reforms of the
progressive movement
failed to address, and describe their reactions.
Chapter 22
1. Describe the goals of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy, in general, and
toward Western Hemisphere countries, in particular, noting the conflicts between
theory and reality.
2. Discuss the nature of American neutrality during the
First World War, the goals
of American neutrality, the problems foreign governments created, and the extent to
which American policy really was neutral.
3. Analyze the causes of American entry into World War I,
determining which were
the most important.
4. Explain the efforts of the American government in
mobilizing and promoting the
war effort, as well as in providing progressive reforms to the people throughout
the
war.
5. Analyze Wilson's role in the Paris peace process, his
initial expectations, and
the ultimate outcome of the Paris
Peace Conference.
6. Discuss the factors responsible for America's failure to
ratify the Treaty of
Versailles and the connection between the treaty's failure and the mood of
conservatism that swept the country following the war.