First Semester:
1. What are the main historic events(hit five) that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877?(10 points)-Chapters 1-4
I think that the top five things would be these:
Christopher Columbus
The Revolutionary War
The US Constitution
The Civil War
Reconstruction
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
Well during this time the First Transcontinental Railroad was built and it was one of the biggest technological accomplishment of the United States at the time by being an important way for trade. The US became more industrialized with the railroad. Time zones were also made so that different areas would keep the correct time.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
The progressives had four main goals that were
- Fostering Efficiency
- Promoting Moral Improvement
- Protecting Social Welfare
- Economic Reform
They stopped things such as children being able to get jobs and also pushed for prohibition of alcohol and eventually the 18th Amendment was passed to ban alcohol
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Ch. 10
Old Diplomacy was more about just worrying about things that directly affected our country and New Diplomacy was more about assisting other countries and taking down others. Old Diplomacy was what the country did for quite a while but at one point the US became more Imperialistic than we were but this is not the case anymore
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 11
The First World War moved a lot of the men of the country to go fight and caused the women of the country to have to take over on the jobs of these men. The war cost our country over 30 billion dollars
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 12-13
The 1920's allowed the women to vote and have more rights. The types of entertainment was changed and there were gangs.
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