State SOL History Review

State SOL History Review

USII.4e-USII.6d

1. What are the negative effects of industrialization?

1. What are the negative effects of industrialization?

• Child labor

• Low wages, long hours

• Unsafe working conditions

2. What major labor union was formed?

2. What major labor union was formed?

• American Federation of Labor—supported/fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions

2. What important strike took place?

2. What important strike took place?

• Homestead Strike -

violent strike that ended with non-union workers accepting lower wages

3. What were the Progressive Movement

workplace reforms?

3. What were the Progressive Movement

workplace reforms?

• Improved safety conditions

• Reduced work hours

• Restrictions on child labor

4. What opportunities did women gain during women’s suffrage?

4. What opportunities did women gain during women’s suffrage?

• Increased educational opportunities – women could further their education towards careers

• Attained voting rights

4. What amendment gave women these rights?

4. What amendment gave women these rights?

•The Nineteenth (19th) Amendment

4. Who worked for women’s suffrage?

4. Who worked for women’s suffrage?

•Susan B. Anthony

•Elizabeth Cady Stanton

5. The Temperance Movement5. The Temperance Movement• Composed of groups

opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol- called attention to the EVILS of Alcohol

• Supported which amendment? The Eighteenth (18th) Amendment

5. What did the 18th amendment do?

5. What did the 18th amendment do?

• Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol.

6. What were the causes for the Spanish American War?6. What were the causes for the Spanish American War?

• Protection of American business interests in Cuba

• American support of Cuban rebels to gain independence from Spain

• Rising tensions as a result of the sinking of the USS Maine

• Exaggerated news reports (Yellow Journalism)

7. What were the results of the Spanish American war?7. What were the results of the Spanish American war?

• The USA emerged as a world power

• Cuba gained independence from Spain

• US gained possession of Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

• 8. Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine as a way to prevent European involvement in the affairs of Caribbean and South American countries.

• 9. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policies and their impact on the United States included the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine which states:

• a. Asserted the United States’ right to interfere in economic matters of nations in the Americas.

• 9. (continued)

• b. Claimed the United States’ right to exercise police power (use of military).

• c. Advocated the “Big Stick” Diplomacy (building of the Panama Canal).

10. Give 4 reasons the USA got involved in WWI.

10. Give 4 reasons the USA got involved in WWI.

• Inability to remain neutral

• German submarine warfare—sinking of the Lusitania

• US economic and political ties to Great Britain

• The Zimmerman Telegram

11. Who were the WWI Allies?

11. Who were the WWI Allies?

• Great Britain

• Serbia

• France

• Belgium

• Russia * USA

11. Who were the Central Powers during WWI?

11. Who were the Central Powers during WWI?

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Bulgaria• Ottoman Empire (also known as Turkey)

• 12. At the end of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan that called the Fourteen Points that called for the formation of the League of Nations – a peace-keeping organization

13. Which country did NOT join the League of Nations?13. Which country did NOT join the League of Nations?

•The United States

14. Why didn’t the above country join the League of

Nations?

14. Why didn’t the above country join the League of

Nations?

• Because the United States Senate failed to ratify the Treaty.

15. List 4 results of improved transportation brought by affordable automobiles:

15. List 4 results of improved transportation brought by affordable automobiles:

• Greater mobility

• Creation of jobs

• Movement to suburban areas

• Growth of transportation related industries (oil, steel, road construction)

16. Why are the Wright Brothers well known?16. Why are the Wright Brothers well known?

• Invention of the Airplane

17. Who was known for the use of the assembly line and the rise of mechanization?

17. Who was known for the use of the assembly line and the rise of mechanization?

• Henry Ford

18. List 3 communication changes.

18. List 3 communication changes.

• Increased availability of telephones

• Development of movies

• Development of radio (Marconi) and the broadcast industry (Sarnoff)

19. List 4 ways electrification changed American life.

19. List 4 ways electrification changed American life.

• Labor saving products (electric stove, water pump, washing machine)

• Electric lighting

• Entertainment (radio)

• Improved communication

20. What is Prohibition?20. What is Prohibition?

• Prohibition made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages

21. What amendment did Prohibition uphold?

21. What amendment did Prohibition uphold?

• The 18th Amendment

What Amendment repealed it?

• The 21st Amendment

22. What are speakeasies?22. What are speakeasies?

• Places for people to drink illegal alcoholic beverages

23. What (Who) are bootleggers?

23. What (Who) are bootleggers?

• They smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime.

24. List 4 facts about the Great Migration.

24. List 4 facts about the Great Migration.

• Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying.

• African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South.

24. List 4 facts about the Great Migration (continued)

24. List 4 facts about the Great Migration (continued)

• African Americans moved to northern and mid-western cities for employment opportunities (jobs)

• African Americans also faced discrimination and violence in the North and Midwest.

25. Georgia O’Keeffe25. Georgia O’Keeffe

• Art—artist known for urban and later southwest scenes

25. F. Scott Fitzgerald25. F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Literature—novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920’s

25. John Steinbeck25. John Steinbeck

• Literature—novelist who wrote about poor migrant family problems during the 1930’s and the Great Depression

25. Aaron Copland25. Aaron Copland

• Music: American composer who wrote uniquely American music in the 1920’s & 1930’s.

25. George Gershwin25. George Gershwin

• Music: American composer who wrote uniquely American music in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

25. Jacob Lawrence25. Jacob Lawrence

• Art: African American painter who chronicled the Great Migration through art

25. Langston Hughes25. Langston Hughes

• Literature: African American poet who combined African and American cultural roots

25. Duke Ellington25. Duke Ellington

• Music: Blues and Jazz composer

25. Louis Armstrong25. Louis Armstrong

• Music: Blues and Jazz composer

25. Bessie Smith25. Bessie Smith

• Music: Blues and Jazz singer

26. List the causes of the Great Depression.

26. List the causes of the Great Depression.

• People overspeculated on stocks using borrowed money they couldn’t repay when stock prices crashed

• The Federal Reserve failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system

• High tariffs strangled international trade

27. List 4 ways the Great Depression impacted Americans

27. List 4 ways the Great Depression impacted Americans

• A large number of banks and businesses failed

• ¼ or 25% of workers were without jobs

• Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless

• Farmers’ incomes fell to low levels

28. List 5 major features of the New Deal (initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt)

28. List 5 major features of the New Deal (initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt)

• Social Security

• Federal Work Programs

• Environmental Improvement Plans

• Farms Assistance Programs

• Increased Rights for Labor

First Nine Weeks SOL’s on the Second

Nine Weeks Test

First Nine Weeks SOL’s on the Second

Nine Weeks Test

USII.3c-USII.3d

USII.3c “Jim Crow”USII.3c “Jim Crow”

• 1. Discrimination against African Americans continued after:

Reconstruction

2. What is racial segregation?

2. What is racial segregation?

• Based on race

• Directed primarily against African Americans, but other groups also kept segregated

2. (continued)2. (continued)

• Also, American Indians were not considered citizens until 1924.

3. Why were “Jim Crow” laws passed?3. Why were “Jim Crow” laws passed?

• To discriminate against African Americans.

Although these laws were legal in many communities, they were enforced primarily in the Southeast region.

4. “Jim Crow “ laws were characterized by unequal

opportunities in:

4. “Jim Crow “ laws were characterized by unequal

opportunities in:

• Housing

• Work

• Education

• Government

5. African American responses included: 5. African American responses included:

• Booker T. Washington

believed equality could be achieved through vocational education, and accepted social separation

5. Continued…5. Continued…

W.E.B. Dubois believed in full political, civil,

social rights for African Americans

• 6. Between the Civil War and WWI, the US was transformed

from an agricultural

to an industrial nation.

7. List 4 reasons for the rise and prosperity of big business.

7. List 4 reasons for the rise and prosperity of big business.

• National markets created by transportation advances.

• Captains of Industry• John D. Rockefeller—oil• Andrew Carnegie—steel• Henry Ford—automobile• Cornelius Vanderbilt– shipping• and railroads

7. (con’t) List 4 reasons for the rise and prosperity of big

business.

7. (con’t) List 4 reasons for the rise and prosperity of big

business.

• Advertising

• Lower-cost production

8. List 4 factors resulting in the growth of industry.

8. List 4 factors resulting in the growth of industry.

• Access to raw materials and energy

• Availability of work force due to immigration

• Inventions• Financial resources provided

by the Captains of Industry

9. What is the BEST title for the following list?

9. What is the BEST title for the following list?

_______________________

railroad

oil

steel

Examples of Big Business

10. What are 3 postwar changes in farm and city life?

10. What are 3 postwar changes in farm and city life?• Mechanization (the reaper)—

reduced farm labor needs and increased production

• Industrial development in cities increased labor needs.

• Industrialization provided access to consumer goods such as mail order

• Write the region for each of the following:

11. Meatpacking11. Meatpacking

• The Midwest

12. New York12. New York

• The Northeast

13. Automobile

Midwest

13. Automobile

Midwest

14. Jim Crow14. Jim Crow

• Southeast

15. San Francisco

Pacific

15. San Francisco

Pacific

16. Textile Industry16. Textile Industry

• Northeast

17. Denver17. Denver

• Western/

Rocky Mountain

18. Harlem Renaissance18. Harlem Renaissance

• Northeast

19. Atlanta19. Atlanta

• Southeast

20. Great Plains20. Great Plains

• Midwest

21. Ellis Island21. Ellis Island

• Northeast

22. Hull House22. Hull House

• Midwest

23. Steel Industry23. Steel Industry

•Northeast

24. Homestead Strike24. Homestead Strike

• Northeast

25. New Orleans25. New Orleans

• Southeast

26. Juneau26. Juneau

• Non-contiguous

27. New England27. New England

• Northeast

28. Boston28. Boston

• Northeast

29. Pittsburgh29. Pittsburgh

• Northeast

30. Detroit30. Detroit

• Midwest

31. Santa Fe31. Santa Fe

• Southwest

32. Salt Lake City32. Salt Lake City

• Western/Rocky Mountains

33. Los Angeles33. Los Angeles

•Pacific

34. Honolulu34. Honolulu

• Non-contiguous

35. Philadelphia35. Philadelphia

• Northeast

36. Angel Island36. Angel Island

• Pacific

37. Washington D.C. 37. Washington D.C.

• Southeast

38. St. Louis38. St. Louis

• Midwest

39. San Antonio39. San Antonio

• Southwest

40. Seattle40. Seattle

• Pacific

41. Chicago41. Chicago

• Midwest

42. Nebraska42. Nebraska

• Midwest

43. Ohio43. Ohio

• Midwest

44. Maine44. Maine

• Northeast

45. Florida45. Florida

• Southeast

46. North Dakota46. North Dakota

• Midwest

47. Oklahoma47. Oklahoma

• Southwest

48. Suffolk, Virginia

Southeast

48. Suffolk, Virginia

Southeast

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