1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877? Choose your top five. (10 points)-Chapters 1-4
- European Colonization
- Columbus
- Its important because if Columbus never thought outside the box and went west who knows how long it could of been before the Americas were found
- Revolutionary War
- Its important because if we never declared independence, we may still be under control of Britain and we may not be the power we are today
- Civil War
- its important because if we didn't get the southern states back, they could be there own country and we may be out of some large income, and it also was the beginning of the end for slavery
- Reconstruction
- It was rebuilding the states in the south after the civil war, it rebuilt the states' government and towns
- Industrial Revolution
- It was industrializing the US. It was the beginning of mass production, and many inventions came out it such as, the Telephone, the car, the airplane and many more
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
- Westward expansion
- Cattle ranching (cowboys)
- The long drive
- Gold Rush
- Pushing the native Americans out of their land
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
- They really pushed for prohibition
- They also passed many safety laws like the meat inspection laws, food and drug act, and many more
- They got antitrust act passed too
- along with labor laws
4. Describe US Foreign Policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's and be able to give examples.(10 points)-Ch. 10
- Old diplomacy VS. New diplomacy
- Old diplomacy was isolationism
- Switched to New diplomacy in the early 1900s
- New diplomacy made the US interventionists, we got involved a lot
- Big Stick Diplomacy
- Back up everything you say with your military
- Roosevelt Corollary
- Told Europe to stay out of Latin America or you will be dealing with the US
- Dollar Diplomacy
- Invest in a country instead of taking them over
- Missionary Diplomacy
- Refusal to recognize any country who was against America
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 11
- Cost and Casualties
- It was a very expensive war especially since we paid for almost the whole war
- We also lost quite a few people in a pretty short amount of time
- After the war other countries recognized the US as a major power
- We had a strong economy and a strong military
- We returned to Isolationism
- We didn't want war
6. What impact did the United States have on World War I?(20)
- We brought fresh troops
- When we came into the war our troops were fresh and ready to go but
- The central powers troops were tired and spread too thin to be any good against a strong, fresh army
- Funding
- We helped fund Great Britain and They funded France so we were tied to the war before we were even in it
- Wilson's Points
- They were the base for the Treaty of Versailles
- They were an attempt at bringing the world together
- Most of the Points were not signed, because France wanted more severe punishment for Germany
7. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(20 points)-Ch. 12-13
Positive
- Trickle down theory
- Tax breaks to the rich, would allow more business expansion and allow for more jobs at better pay
- Rugged individualism
- It allowed people to control their own life, such as if someone wanted to be rich they could strive for it, and if someone didn't want to do anything that was their choice
- Laissez- Faire
- the government stayed out of the businesses (hands off)
- Stock Market boom
- The stock market was in very good shape at the time
- Great faith
- Buying things on credit
- It allowed for more spending
- It also let people have the things they want such as Cars and things
Negative
- Crime
- Organized crime became very common
- Prohibition was in full swing and it was a HUGE negative
- It drove people to sell the alcohol illegally
- That led too turf wars and death
- Prohibition
- It banned the selling and making of alcohol
- They banned it because it was depressing people, and public drunkenness was a problem
- It was allowed for religious purposes and the sales for that went through the roof
- The people hated it
- The prohibition bureau was severely underfunded
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