APUSH Reading Syllabus
Spring 2014
Okay, things are going to have to change. The QUEST is going to have to be rolled into the test on the 31 st. That’s the
plan for now. It will need to be a test over Chapters 26 – 29 with a review date built in (to be determined whenever we
get back to school). February 3 will be a mini-FRQ just like the one we discussed for the QUEST. I hope you’ve kept up
with the reading!!
January 6 – 10
Ch. 26 – pp. 594-624
The Great West (1865-1896)
January 13 – 17
Ch. 27 – pp. 626 – 651
Empire and Expansion (1890-1909)
January 20 – 31 (Two weeks)
Ch. 28 – 29 pp. 656 – 694
Progressivism under TR, Taft, and Wilson
(Role of government significantly changes
during this time period – pay attention)
- Conquest of the Indians
- Farmer v. Rancher
- Industrialization of Agriculture
- From Greenback Labor to Populism
- Wm J. Bryan v. McKinley, 1896
- Reasons for expansion
- Annexation of Hawaii? Yes or No? Why?
- Spanish-American War, 1898 – causes/results
- Philippines and Puerto Rico
- Open Door Policy – Boxer Rebellion
- The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt!!
- Politics of Roosevelt
- Gov’t and Banks, trusts, and labor
- Muckrakers and their impact
- TR’s 3 C’s
- Big Stick Diplomacy to Dollar Diplomacy
- Taft the trustbuster
- Election of 1912
- Wilson’s ideas of Progressivism
- the income tax
- The Federal Reserve
- American neutrality in the Great War??
Test over Chapters 26-29 on January 31 with a mini FRQ on Feb 3.
February 3 – 7
Chapter 30 pp. 696 – 717
- Causes for America’s entrance
World War I (1917 – 1918)
- Propaganda during the war
- The homefront
- Wilson’s 14 Points
- The Lodge Reservation and the Treaty
of Versailles
Quiz on Friday, February 7 – Ch. 30
February 10 – 14
Chapters 31 and 32 pp. 720 – 768
- The Red Scare of 1919
The Twenties
- Immigration changes and attitudes
- Prohibition and the rise of organized crime
- Economic changes / causes
- Republican control of the White House
- The Crash of 1929 – causes and effects
- Hoover – Then and now
Test on Feb. 14 over Chapters 30 – 32 – Happy Valentine’s Day!