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1 Review Essay Blocking Possible Thematic Essays Study 2 of the following: 5 W s- Who, What, When, Why - Reform Movements (Women, Civil Rights, Progressive Era) - Manifest Destiny ( Louisiana Purchase, Homestead Act) - Wars - Presidents and their actions - Foreign Policy ( Neutrality and Containment) - Important People who changed America - Movement of People (immigration, moving west) - Important laws that changed America Geographic Change Essay Louisiana Purchase The Homestead Act Historical circumstances Farmers needed access to New Orleans and Mississippi River Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans Napoleon needed money to fight wars in Europe Sold for 15 million Used loose Construction and treaty to buy Evaluate the importance Doubled size Controlled river and New Orleans Helped economy Eliminated French threat Americans move west and begin idea of Manifest Destiny Force Indians west and place on reservations Americans move west but skip New Opportunities for Americans to own land Great Plains New States Railroads being built Economic Growth No land on East Coast Encourages immigration Manifest Destiny Native America Wars 60 free acres to anyone who applies Live there for 5 years Harsh conditions War with Mexico Caused by Manifest Destiny Mexico upset about losing Texas Mexico refuses to sell land Border dispute causes war South wants War North does not disagree over slavery Win and take land Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Gain Mexican Cession. (California, Arizona, and rest of Southwest) Cause of Civil War New land = spread of slavery Transcontinental Railroad 1

2 Historical circumstances Evaluate the importance Transcontinental Railroad Spanish American War Native American Policies Acquire California from Mexican America War Gold Rush and Manifest Destiny Dangerous to travel by land Economic reasons require it- too slow by land or sea Speeds up trade, travel and communication Helps settlers move west New States Leads to stronger economy Standardizes time Indian Wars, Reservations and killing of buffalo and culture Spain controls Cuba America becomes World Power and an Empire Monroe Doctrine Acquire Colonies and naval bases- Guam, Mistreatment of Cubans Philippines and Puerto Rico Yellow Journalism Teddy Roosevelt becomes a hero and President American Desire to Imperialize Need Colonies and Bases in Pacific Fought in Cuba and Philippines Colonists take land Kill with disease and war Manifest Destiny forces west Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears Dawes Act- Assimilation Manifest Destiny= 50 states Millions killed Culture destroyed Live on reservations in poverty Reform Movements Essay Populist Historical circumstances that led to the need for reform Farmers paying high prices for railroads. Farmers in debt and losing homes Government not concerned about farmers. Only care about corporations and monopolists One goal of the and discuss two actions taken in support of this goal Goal- Government regulation of Railroads, more voice in government, less government corruption, bimetallism Action 1- Created the Populist Party and tried to elect politicians to help Action 2- Joined organizations like the Grange and tried to help solve their problems Extent to which the reform has made an impact on the United States Government became democratic Passed the 16th and 17 th amendments led to the initiative, referendum and recall Government regulated railroads Women s Could not vote, lost rights property when married, were not treated equal and were treated like children Civil rights Slavery then segregation and Jim Crow Laws, could not vote, were killed by KKK Goal: Right to vote Action 1- Seneca Falls Convention and wrote Declaration of Sentiments- all men and women are equal Action 2- marches, protests, Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting Goal- Right to vote and end segregation Action 1- Lawsuits- Brown v. Board of Ed 18th amendment passed, Women still fight for equal pay Civil Rights Act of 1964 ends segregation Voting Rights Act ends literacy tests Progressive Problems caused by Industrialization Poverty in cities Monopolies taking advantage of citizens Unsafe products sold to consumers End government Corruption Goal- Improve living conditions in the city Action 1- Jacob Riis writes How the Other Half Lives Action 2- Jane Addams opens Hull House Laws were passed to improve tenements, Cities forced to pick up garbage, Hull House helped immigrants adjust and become citizens Labor unsafe working conditions, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire long hours, little pay, child labor Action 2- March on Washington Sitits, Freedom Rides and Children's March Goal- better pay and safer working conditions Action 1- Formed Unions- A.F.L Action 2- Strikes Still Discrimination Workers get better pay and working conditions-leads to growth of middle class, child labor outlawed 2

3 US Foreign Policy Washington s Farewell Address 1)do not make alliances with foreign countries How we interact with other countries! 2) Try to stay neutral 3) Isolationismcountry follows his advice for the next 100 years Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Monroe Doctrine Europe could no longer colonization in North/South America US wouldn t interfere in Europe Latin and South American Independence Geography allowed Monroe to issue the warning. The Atlantic Ocean protected us! 3

4 The Roosevelt Corollary The United States would police the Latin and South America Goal was to keep European countries away Containment = stopping the spread of Communism Examples Truman Doctrine- Greece and Turkey Marshall Plan- money to rebuild Europe Korean War Eisenhower Doctrine Domino Theory and the Vietnam War Unit 6: The World at War Cash & Carry vs. Lend-Lease Act Sold Weapons to Allies Had to come here to get them Both a way to help Allies before we enter WW2 Lend weapons when they run out of money 4

5 Allied & Axis Powers Allies= USA, Great Britain, Russia Germany responsible for Holocaust Nuremberg Trials puts Nazis on trial Found Guilty- Soldiers responsible for their actions Axis= Germany, Japan and Italy Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and we declare war Manhattan Project secret project to build Atomic Bomb Truman drops bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Rosie the Riveter Propaganda used to encourage millions of woman to work in factories during the war Cold War Red Scare in the 50 s Causes Stalin creates Iron Curtain by refusing to leave Eastern European Countries Eastern Europe becomes Communist Stalin Blockades Berlin and Truman uses Berlin Airlift to fly supplies. Containment= foreign policy to stop spread of Communism Marshall Planeconomic aid to Europe to help rebuild and stop Communism House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)= investigates communists in Hollywood- leads to blacklisting Alger Hiss & The Rosenbergs= Communist spys Senator Joseph McCarthyinvestigating communists in Government and creates hysteria 5

6 Arms and Space Race Build massive armies and nuclear weapons to compete with Soviets Sputnik is the first soviet satellite in space We believe we are losing space race Government spends money on science and math education Military Industrial Complex- Eisenhower warns Americans that corporations building weapons will become too influential in government and want to go to war Federal Highway System- Largest public works program- Built millions of highways helps lead to growth of Suburbs and Levittown after WW2 6

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