AP US HISTORY HOMEWORK SHEET #2 Textbook: Carnes C. Mark & John A. Garraty. The American Nation: A History of the United States H.W. #41 Read 298-310 Manifest Destiny Comparison Essay: Compare the expansionist foreign politics of Jefferson and Polk. To what extent did their politics strengthen the US? H.W. #42 Read 310-312 Manifest Destiny & Sectionalism Causation Essay: Analyze the extent to which the Mexican-American War was a turning point in American foreign policy. H.W. #43 Read 322-329 - Slave Resistance Short Response Question Answer a, b, & c only in the space provided. a. Briefly describe ONE specific historical difference between the antislavery movement in the period 1780-1810 and in the period 1830-1859. b. Briefly describe ONE specific historical similarity between the antislavery movement in the period 1780-1810 and in the period 1830-1859. c. Briefly explain ONE specific historical effect of the antislavery movement in either the period 1780-1810 or the period 1830-1859. H.W. #44 Read 312-315, 334-359 Causation Essay: The Compromise of 1850 had little chance of success and led to further sectionalist issues. H.W. #45 Read 358-363 1850s Causation Essay: Analyze the ways in which controversy over slavery contributed to the coming of the Civil War. Confine your answer to the period 1850-1861. H.W. #46 Read 363-367 Compromise Possible Comparison Essay: Compare and contrast the issues which led to the Civil War with those that led to the American Revolution. H.W. #47 Read 371-386 Lincoln s Election H.W. #48 Read 386-398 Union Victory Causation Essay: Because of the North s advancement, they had already won the Civil War before the first shot was fired.
H.W. #49 Read 402-419 Reconstruction Plans Comparison Essay: Compare the causes of conflict between the congressional Republicans and President Andrew Johnson over the plans for Reconstruction in the South. H.W. #50 Legacy of Reconstruction Short Response Question Use the document on the handout given out and answer the questions. a. Briefly explain the point of view expressed through the image about ONE of the following: Emancipation, Citizenship, or Political Participation b. Briefly explain ONE outcome of the Civil War that led to the historical change depicted in the image. c. Briefly explain ONE way in which the historical change you explained in part b was challenged in the period between 1866 and 1896. H.W. #51 Read 420-427 New South Continuity and Change Over Time Essay Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a New South. Using specific examples, analyze continuities and changes in this New South. H.W. #52 Read 434-436, 443-454 The West Causation Essay Using specific evidence, explain why the American West was a land of opportunity from 1865-1890. H.W. #53 Read 436-443 Indian Genocide H.W. #54 Read 456-478 Robber Barons
Rabbi Shaul J. Kassin Boys High School H.W. #55 Read 478-483, 486-500 Response to Industrial Revolution Short Essay Question Using the 1883 image below, answer a, b, and c in the space provided. a. Briefly explain the point of view about the economy expressed by the artist. b. Briefly explain ONE development in the period 1865 to 1910 that could be used to support the point of view expressed by the artist. c. Briefly explain ONE development in the period 1865 to 1910 that could be used to challenge the point of view expressed by the artist. H.W. #56 Read 541-551 Farmers Movement H.W. #57 Read 537-540, 578-581 Populists H.W. #58 Read 500-508, 556-578 Progressive Era Continuity & Change Over Time Essay Analyze continuities and changes in workplace conflicts between organized labor and management in the United States from the 1880s to the 1930s. H.W. #59 Read 486-500, 557-558 Problems in Progressive Era Causation Essay The conditions of the industrial cities are said to have led to both the development of a great society and a backward society. H.W. #60 Read 584-602 US Turns to Imperialism
H.W. #61 Read 602-607 Implementing Imperialism Causation Essay - Frederick Jackson Turner presented his frontier thesis where he stated, the existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development. In 1890, however, the Census Bureau stated that all the land within the United States was claimed and there was no longer a frontier. Now, four centuries from the discovery of America, at the end of a hundred years of life under the Constitution, the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history. o Explain how the US attempted to continue to implement the Turner Thesis at the end of the 19 th century by embarking on a policy of imperialism. H.W. #62 Read 612-618 Causation Essay Explain why Woodrow Wilson recommended neutrality at the outset of the European war and why he changed his mind. H.W. #63 Read 618-627 WWI at Home Causation Essay The ways in which the federal government sought support on the home front for the war effort during the First World War was a major shift in 20 th century society. H.W. #64 Read 628-636 Wilson s 14 Points $ Causation Essay The United States participation in the First World War (1917-1918) marked a turning point in the nation s role in world affairs. H.W. #65 Read 565-567 Woman s Suffrage Continuity and Change Over Time Essay - Explain how the ratification of the 19 th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote, marked a turning point in United States women s history, but also led to a continuity in the way women were treated by society. H.W. #66 Read Chapter 24, 666-674 1920s Change America H.W. #67 1920s Culture Short Response Question Answer a, b, & c only in the space provided. o The 1920s helped shape American culture. a. Explain ONE example that helped to shape American culture in the 1920s: Advertising, Entertainment, Mass Production b. Explain ONE other way that helped shape American culture in the 1920s: Advertising, Entertainment, Mass Production. c. Using your answers from above, explain which example was most important in shaping American culture in the 1920s.
Rabbi Shaul J. Kassin Boys High School H.W. #68 Read 674-683 - Crash 1. Explain how the policies of the roaring 20s led to the Stock Market Crash in 1929. 2. How did the crash affect the US economy? H.W. #69 Read 686-703 New Deal Comparison Essay Compare and contrast the programs and policies designed by reformers of the Progressive Era to those designed by reformers of the New Deal period. Confine your answer to programs and policies that addressed the needs of those living in poverty. H.W. #70 Read 703-707, 722-730 WWII H.W. #71 Read 714-722 WWII Homefront Comparison Essay Compare the home front experiences of TWO of the following groups during the Second World War: African Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans. H.W. #72 Read 730-734, 738-741 Atomic Bomb H.W. #73 Read 738-745, 748-751, 752-756 US Cold War Policy Continuity and Change Over Time Essay Evaluate how the Cold War was as much a crusade for the expansion of an American Empire as it was a defensive preparation for a Soviet attack. Give specific evidence to what changed and what stayed the same from the time period before. H.W. #74 Read 1950s Culture Comparison Essay: Analyze the extent to which the 1920s and 1950s were similar in the areas of technology and intolerant attitudes. H.W. #75 Read 744-748 Cold War & East Asia H.W. #76 Read 538-540, 579-581, 656-659, 756-764, 777-778 Civil Rights Beginning Comparison Essay - African American leaders have responded to racial discrimination in the United States in a variety of ways. Compare and contrast the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1890s 1920s with the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1950s 1960s. H.W. #77 Read 766-768 Cuban Missile Crisis
H.W. #78 Read 772-777 The Great Society DBQ Essay (DBQ document given out & on website) In what ways did the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson respond to the political, economic, and social problems of the United States? Assess the effectiveness of these responses. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1960-1970 to construct your response. H.W. #79 Read 768-769, 778-786 Vietnam & Antiwar Short Response Question Answer a, b, & c only in the space provided. a. Briefly explain why ONE of the following was the most significant factor in the decline of public confidence in the United States government during the 1970s: Foreign Policy, Economy, or Politics. b. Provide ONE example of a specific historical example or development that supports your explanation in (a). c. Provide specific historical evidence for why ONE of the other options is less convincing than your choice in (a) as the most significant factor in the decline of public confidence in the United States government during the 1970s.