- 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
Civil war- north won, kept United States as one, freed the slaves
Exploration- Columbus discovering America, First colonies starting up
Revolutionary war- Colonies gain freedom from Britain. Birth of America
Lousiana Purchase- Doubled the size of America
Manifest Destiny/Gold rush- Brought Americans from east coast to west coast making America stretch from sea to sea.
- How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
Moving west- Plains wars, settling the west,
Industrial revolution- Modernizing cities making more facotories.
Monopolies- major business men taking over certain industries (Andrew Carnegie, James Rockefeller)
Immigration- Lots of people from other countries were pouring into America
Segregation- Blacks were free but still treated very badly, Jim crow laws.
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
1. Protecting social welfare-helping poor
2. Promoting moral improvement- women wanted to get rid of alcohol, prohibition,
3. Creating economic reform- Capitalism is when the people own the businesses, socialism is when government owns the business similar to communism. Trying to change how our country run and not fall apart.
4. Fostering efficiency -pay workers more, better equipment, better training.
- Describe US Foreign Policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's and be able to give examples.(10 points)-Ch. 10
- 5. noninterventionists- us didn't interfere with foreign affairs
- 6. Isolationists- US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations
- 7. Passive and ractive- US waited for events to occur and then acted
- 8. Weak army and navy
- Big stick diplomacy- panama canal
- New diplomacy
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 11
It made us get involved with other countries. We were the tide changer in the war. After wards we returned to isolationism. Great for US economy. We could’ve assumed role of world leader but we didn’t.
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(20 points)-Ch. 12-13
Buying on credit caused great depression. People grew in debt and banks needed people to pay up but they couldn’t so the banks failed. Very hard time for the farmers. Anti-immigration, red scare and gangs were also bad things during the 20’s. Positives were inventions of cars, Buying on credit (good for a time), Cars helped sports become more popular, people would travel further for vacations.
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