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US History Honors Semester 1 Review Packet
Unit 1: Civil War, Reconstruction and Westward Expansion
1. Briefly summarize the Civil War (who fought who and why).
2. What was Reconstruction?
3. What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments do?
4. What was the Compromise of 1877?
5. How were Blacks kept from voting in the South?
6. What was the outcome of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
7. What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
8. Why did people want to settle the West?
9. What was life like in the West?
10. What caused conflict between settlers and Native Americans?
11. What did the US government want Native Americans to do to become mainstreamed?
Unit 2: The Industrial Age
1. List and describe the 7 Factors of America’s Industrial Growth:
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2. Who were the Fat Cats and what industries did they make their money in?
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3. How did Fat Cats become rich?
4. How are The Gospel of Wealth and Philanthropy related?
5. What caused a migration from a rural/farming America to an urban America by 1915?
6. Describe the “old immigrants”
7. Describe the “new immigrants”
8. In what ways did industry exploit labor?
9. Compare the American Federation of Labor and Knights of Labor
Unit 3: The Progressive Era
1. Who were the Muckrakers and what did they write about?
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2. Give examples of social reforms during the Progressive Era:
3. Give examples of political reforms during the Progressive Era:
4. Give examples of economic reforms during the Progressive Era:
5. Describe Teddy Roosevelt’s contribution to the Progressive Era:
6. Describe William Howard Taft’s contribution to the Progressive Era:
7. Describe Woodrow Wilson’s contribution to the Progressive Era:
8. What happened in the election of 1912?
Unit 4: Imperialism
1. Describe the major factors that drove the US to build an empire:
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2. List and describe the territories acquired during imperialism:
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3. What were the causes of the Spanish American War?
4. What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
5. What was the result of the Spanish American War?
6. Why did the US need a canal?
7. How did the US acquire the Panama Canal Zone? (Be specific)
Unit 5: World War I
1. What were the causes of World War I?
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2. What was the immediate cause of World War I?
3. Who made up the Central and Allied Powers?
4. What was the position of the US prior to 1917?
5. What caused the US to join the war?
6. Describe ways the war was fought:
7. What was the outcome of Schenck vs. United States?
8. What were the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles (be specific)?
9. Why did the US Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
Unit 6: 1920s America
1. Describe the changes (transition America) that marked a turning point for America in the 1920s:
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2. Why were farmers already experiencing a depression in the 1920s?
3. In what 7 ways did intolerance appear in America in the 1920s? Be sure to provide details about each:
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4. Who were Sacco and Vanzetti and why are they significant?
5. Who was John T. Scopes and why is he significant?
6. Describe the accomplishments of Warren G. Harding:
7. Describe the controversies/weaknesses of Warren G. Harding:
8. Describe the accomplishments of Calvin Coolidge:
9. Describe the controversies/weaknesses of Calvin Coolidge: