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?
I think that the most important events in chapters 1-4 would be Columbus and Exploration, The Louisiana Purchase, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, The Revolutionary War, and the Civil War.
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
The US definitely changed a lot during this time period because we became more industrialized. Businesses expanded, and new inventions were on the rise. The US started using more natural resources, and began expanding the country. The Transcontinental Railroad was a big deal to our country. It gave out many jobs, and dreams of land, adventure, and a fresh start to many Americans. This time period was also when timezones came into effect.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
The progressives had 4 goals in mind: protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, economic reform, and fostering efficiency. They definitely had a lot of things to push for, things that saved children from working and getting killed, work hours, and women's right to vote. Also they passed the prohibition.
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Ch. 10
The U.S struggled with the topic of old diplomacy and new diplomacy. many people thought it would be good to stay with the old diplomacy because thats what their founding four fathers did. they didnt want to get involved in much of anything with other countries. Also, some people thought it would be good for change. The countries of Great Britain, Germany, France. Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, United States, Turkey, and japan. Imperialism was big in this time. CUba was also was fighting for their independance from spain.
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 11
The main causes for WW1 were militarism, imperialism, Nationalism, economic competition, and alliances. WW1 was the beginning of trench warfare. a new type of fighting that was when each side dug trenches, deep enough to stand in and "hide" from the enemy. Each sides trench was about a football field away. Gas warfare was also very popular, there were three main types of gas that varied from just making you cry to very deadly gas.
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 12-13
There was a lot of positive and negative things that happened in the 20's. prohibition and women's suffrage was the beginning of it all. women became more independent. The red scare was a big t=deal to a lot of Americans. Also there was a big change in men and womens fashion, they wore more loosely fitted clothing.
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