First Semester:
1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877? Ch. 1-4
Columbus Discovering America
Revolutionary war
US constitution
Civil War
Reconstruction
http://prezi.com/wgdwstan70o4/edit/?auth_key=s71vgg3&follow=ocju5a4nb3lr#0_23157200
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's? ch. 5-8
Settlers began moving west
Industrial revolution
Farmers were having problems
Monopolies
Immigration
Urbanization
gold rush
https://mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blogs/thursday-october-4-13
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States? Ch. 9
Definition of progressive era
Women's rights
16, 17, 18, and 19th amendments
Federal trade commission
Federal reserve system
Roosevelt trust buster
Child labor laws.
https://mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tuesday-november-6-14
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's? Ch. 10
We were imperialistic. Taking countries under our wing.
war with Spain. (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines.)
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt corollary, big stick diplomacy, missionary diplomacy, dollar diplomacy
We became interventionists.
Strong nationalism.
https://mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blogs/friday-november-16-3
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States? ch. 11
We became an isolationist country again.
We grew together as a country
We became a world power
It cost billions and billions of dollars
It cost millions and millions of lives. 16.5 million deaths.
Ticked off certain groups (Nazis)
Changed the European map
Japan rises as a world power
Rescission in countries.
mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blogs/thursday-december-6-3
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?
Positive:
Movies
Sports
Cars
Women's rights
Fashion
Negative:
Gangs- Al Capone
Illegal moon-shining
Buying on credit
Red Scare
KKK
https://mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blogs/monday-december-17-2
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