Name Class Period Semester Exam Review: US History Identify the major eras in U.S. history and describe their defining characteristics (US2C). Label each of the following eras on the timeline that follows. 1: 1870-1914 New Second Industrial Revolution 2: 1878-1889 The Gilded Age 3: 1840-1920 America in Transition 4: 1890-1920 The Progressive Era 5: 1796-1921 World War I 6: 1920-1930 The Jazz Age: Roaring 20s 7: 1929-1945 The Great Depression and New Deal Label each of the following presidents on the timeline that follows. Then, briefly explain the significance of each president. 1. 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt 2. 1909-1913 William Taft 3. 1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson 4: 1929-1933 Herbert Hoover 5: 1933-1945 Franklin Roosevelt 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 Discuss historical reasons why the Constitution has been amended by explaining the amendments below (US21B). 13 th Amendment 14 th Amendment 16 th Amendment 17 th Amendment 19 th Amendment 20 th Amendment 21 st Amendment 22 nd Amendment Identify the political, social, and economic contributions of individuals in US History (USH26D) Jane Addams: Booker T. Washington Clarence Darrow: William Jennings Bryan: Upton Sinclair: Ida Tarbell: Susan B. Anthony: William Tweed: W.E.B. Du Bois:
Mary Jones: Charles Lindbergh: A Phillip Randolph: Unit 1: America in Transition Analyze social issues affecting children during the 19th century (USH3C) Compulsory Education Laws: Understand the effects of governmental actions on individuals, industries, and communities (US14C) The Interstate Commerce Act (1887): The Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890): The Chinese Exclusion Act (1890): The Homestead Act (1862): Analyze political issues such as Indian policies, the growth of political machines, civil service reform, and the beginning of Populism (US3A) Indian Removal Reservation System: Political Machines: Describe how the economic impact of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Homestead Act contributed to the close of the frontier in the late 19 th century (US15) Analyze the effects of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Plessy v. Ferguson (US21A) Evaluate the contributions of significant political and social leaders in the U.S. (US24B) Andrew Carnegie: John D. Rockefeller: Cornelius Vanderbilt: Discuss the Americanization movement to assimilate immigrant and American Indians into American culture (USH26B) The Dawes Act: Unit 2: Celebrate Freedom Week Analyze and evaluate the text, intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights (US1A) Second Continental Congress Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights Explain the contributions of the Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Rush, John Hancock, John Jay, John Witherspoon, John Peter Muhlenberg, Charles Carroll, and Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (US1C): 2
Rush Hancock Jay Witherspoon Muhlenberg Carroll Trumbull Sr. Discuss Alexis de Tocqueville's five values crucial to America's success as a constitutional republic: liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire (US22A): Liberty Egalitarianism Individualism Populism Laissez-Faire Unit 3: The Progressive Era Analyze social issues affecting women, minorities, children, immigrants, urbanization, the Social Gospel, and philanthropy of industrialists (US3C) Nativism Americanization Measures Pendleton Civil Service Act Spoils System Why were so many strikes/protests unsuccessful during the 19 th century? Evaluate the impact of third parties, including the Progressive party (US5C) Describe the changing relationship between the federal government and private business, including the Pure Food and Drug Act (US15E) Pure Food and Drug Act: Clayton Anti-Trust Act: Why did courts often side with businesses? Pendleton Civil Service Act Complete the following organizational chart: The Jungle Consumers & the Environment: Meat Inspections Act: How are they related? Pure Food and Drug Act: Teddy Roosevelt Environmental Reforms: National Parks System: Unit 4: America on the World Stage Identify the causes of World War I and reasons for U.S. entry (US4C) 3
US Entry: Sussex Pledge: Submarine warfare: World War I Central vs. Allied Effects: 14 Points: Treaty of Versailles: Zimmerman Telegram: Analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the Panama Canal (US12A) Explain the significance of 1898 (The Spanish American War) as a turning point in American history (US2D) Causes: USS Maine: Spanish Control: Spanish American War Effects: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines: Expansionism Answer the following questions: 1. How were men found to serve during World War I? 2. How was Propaganda used during World War I? 3. How did the US pay for World War I? Unit 5: The Jazz Age: Roaring 20s Describe how both the positive and negative impacts of the Tin Pan Alley and the Harlem Renaissance (US25B) Identify the causes and effects of the following (US6A): Causes Concept Consequences Growth of large corporations, Growing individual participation in the stock market, & Adoption of mass production techniques Increase in Advertising Overuse of Credit Spending Henry Ford & Affordable Automobiles The Great Migration Jazz music, literature, and artists flourish in the suburbs of New York City and transfer to places like Paris. 4 Unit 6: The Great Depression and New Deal Identify the causes of the Great Depression (US16B): 1. Overproduction: 2. Overuse of Credit: 3. Over Speculation & the Stock Market Crash:
4. Overuse of Farmers Land: 5. Oversight on/of Government Policies: 6. Overspending during World War I: Explain why many banks failed during the stock market crash. Describe how various New Deal agencies and programs, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Social Security Administration, continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens (US16E): FDIC WPA SSA CCC 5