1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877-Chapters 1-4-
- Columbus exploration
- Colonization
- Revolutionary war
- Westward expansion
- Louisiana purchase
- Civil war
- Reconstruction
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900’s?-Chapters 5-8-
- Cities were the cheapest and most convenient place to live. They also offered unskilled laborers jobs in mills and factories. Lots of farmers moved to the city.
- Housing - New York City passed a law that set minimum standards for plumbing and ventilation in apartments
- Water - New York and Cleveland built public waterworks to handle the increasing demand for water. Filtration was introduced in the 1870s and chlorination in 1908
- Sanitation - many cities developed sewer lines and created sanitation departments
- Crime - New York City organized the first full time salaried police department
- Fire - Cincinnati, OH established the nation's first paid fire department in 1853. By 1900, most cities had full time professional fire departments
- Advances in science and technology help solve urban problems- Electrical, trolley cars, new metals and elevators. Buildings expanded up instead of outward. Steel was safer. Wright brothers made new planes. U.S. mail plane. Kodak camera. Double sided paper
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
- 16th amendment- Allows congress to put tax on peoples income, creating the ever so famous income tax.
- 17th amendment- direct election of senators: It allowed the people to elect the senators that represent them.
- 18th amendment- Prohibition- banned the sale of alcohol in the US; believed it would improve moral of citizens, and workers
- 19th amendment- Women’s suffrage (voting) took about 40 years of women pushing the idea for it to take notice
4. Describe US Foreign Policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's and be able to give examples.(10 points)-Ch. 10
- New diplomacy- involved in every world decision and problem it has to offer
- Old diplomacy-isolationism no foreign affairs
- Big stick diplomacy- Roosevelt saying “speak softly and carry a big stick”
- dollar diplomacy- invest into countries- take over countries government
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 11
- Germany violated its pledge (Sussex pledge) to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare
- US ships were being sunk by the Germans
- industrial power
- Went back to isolationism
- women work more outside the home- more rights
6. What impact did the United States have on World War I?(20)
- We destroyed the central powers
- Wilson arrange his 14 points in the treaty of Versailles- Germany took it in a heartbeat thinking it was easy to comply to. Then Wilson got sick and the French leader changed the entire treaty ultimately leading to WWII. We wanted to end imperialism
- the home front-
- breath of fresh air- new to the war
7. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
- The red scare
- The kkk organization was made
- Immigration was restricted filtered all the white people into the country and everyone else out
- Rugged individualism- it’s up to you to succeed
- Henry ford and the model T
- Lucky lindy- first person to cross the Atlantic
- People moved from their farms into the cities
- The red scare - People got scared that communism would take over the world
- 18 th amendment- The manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal
- Supporters believed alcohol brought about corruption, crime, wife and child abuse and accidents
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