Name _____________________________
Date
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Block _________
Cumulative Test Review Packet – 2nd Quarter
My Cumulative Test will be ___________________
Directions: Use the your notebook pages to fill in the blanks for the questions provided. This is a review
guide to help focus your studying, but your entire notebook should be the primary resource from which
you study. Remember to also study vocabulary pages and study guides for each Unit!
Geography
Name the 7 Geographical Regions:
___________________, ___________________, ___________________, ___________________,
___________________, ___________________, ___________________,
*** Review the states that are in each region as well.
Name the States in which the following significant cities are located and its specialized industry:
City
State
Specialized Industry
Pittsburgh
________________
________________________________
Chicago
________________
________________________________
Boston
________________
________________________________
Reconstruction
13th Amendment: Bans _________________ in the United States and any of its territories.
14th Amendment: Grants _________________ to all persons, to all citizens born in the United States
and guarantees them _________________ _________________ under the law.
15th Amendment: Ensures all citizens the right to _________________ regardless of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude.
The Reconstruction policies and problems were in the South after the Civil War were:
 _________________ military leaders could not hold office.
 Southerners resented northern “_________________” who took advantage of the South
during Reconstruction.
 African Americans gained equal rights as a result of the ______________ __________
_______ of 1866, which authorized the use of federal troops for its enforcement.
 Northern soldiers supervised the _________________.
 _________________ _________________ established aid to former slaves in the South.
With the election of 1876 Reconstruction ended. Federal troops were removed from the South and
immediately the rights that African Americans gained were lost through the Black Codes that began to
be passed throughout the South.
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Lincoln: _________________ plan called for reconciliation, _________________ of the Union was
more important than punishing the South.
Lee: Urged _________________ to reconcile at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when
some wanted to fight on. He became president of Washington College which is now known as
_________________ and _________________ University.
Douglass: Fought for adoption of constitutional _________________ that guaranteed voting rights,
powerful human voice for human rights and civil liberties for all.
Racial segregation is based upon _________________ and directed primarily against African
Americans but other groups also were kept segregated.
How were African Americans discriminated against?
“_________ ___________” laws were passed to discriminate against African Americans in the
South. These laws made discrimination practices legal in many communities and states.
Booker T. Washington: Believed equality could be achieved through _______________
education; he accepted social segregation for the time being.
W.E.B. DuBois: Believed in __________ political, civil, and social rights for African Americans; he
did _________ accept segregation.
Moving West
The reasons for westward expansion are:
 L________________________
 A________________________
 R________________________
 G________________________
 E________________________
People’s perceptions and use of the Great Plains changed after the Civil War. Because of new
technolgies, people saw the Great Plains not as a “___________________ ___________________”
but as a vast area to be ____________________.
The physical features and climate of the Great Plains are:
 F_____________________
 L_____________________
 E_____________________
 D_____________________
Identify eight inventions/adaptations to life on the Great Plains?
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
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The ___________________ Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first attempt to limit the number of
immigrants entering the United States.
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Chief Joseph tried to lead his tribe of Nez Perce Indians to __________________ to escape the U.S.
government’s order forcing them onto reservations after the murder of whites. What was the first
phrase of the famous speech/quote he gave upon his surender? ____________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
What is signifanct about the Battle of Little Bighorn?
What is significant about the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Immigration and the Rise of Cities
Why did immigration increase (Hint: HEAR)?
 Hope for better ________________________
 E____________________from ________________________ governments
 A________________________
 R_______________________freedom
Most new immigrants came from ______________________ Europe (Hint: SEE to shining sea…).
Most went through the processing center in New York called ____________ _____________.
Why did cities develop?
 Specialized industries located in geographic areas including ___________________ (steel)
and _____________________ (meat packing)
 ________________________from other countries
 Movement of Americans from rural to _____________areas for ___________opportunities
What challenges faced cities as a result of those social changes?
 Rapid industrialization and urbanization led to overcrowded ________________ and
immigrant neighborhoods, later referred to as ghettos.
 Political corruption caused by political ____________________ (Hint: you made your own)
 Interaction between different cultural groups leads to discrimination against immigrants.
o Chinese – because it was difficult for them to assimilate
o Irish – because they were Catholic (religious discrimination)
What efforts were made to solve immigration problems?
 Settlement houses, such as ____________ ________________founded by Jane Addams
 Political machines that gained power by trying to help new immigrants by getting them
____________ and _____________________.
Inventions:
 Lighting and mechanical uses of electricity invented by ______________ ______________
 Telephone service invented by Alexander Graham ______________.
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Industrialization: Rise of Big Business
What factors caused the growth of industry and created the rise in big business?
 Access to raw ____________________ and energy.
 Availability of work force (or labor force) due to ________________________
 Inventions
 ___________________ resources (money)
 Development of national ___________________ created by transportation advances like
the ___________________and ____________________
 Captains of Industry
 John D. Rockefeller - ______________ industry
 Andrew Carnegie - ______________ industry
 Henry Ford - __________________ industry
 Cornelius Vanderbilt -- ________________ industry
 Lower ___________ production because of the ____________ line
How did industrialization and the rise in big business influence life on American farms?
 ________________________ (e.g., machines like the reaper) had reduced farm labor
needs and increased production.
 Industrial development in _______________created increased labor needs so farm
workers left for the city.
 Industrialization provided access to consumer _____________on the farm (e.g., mail order)
The Progressive Era
Although the Industrial Revolution changed America for the better, it also caused problems.
Negative effects of industrialization were:
 _____________________________
 _____________________________
 _____________________________
 _____________________________
The Suffrage Movement resulted in women attaining voting rights with the passage of the
__________ Amendment.
The Temperance Movement supported the ____________ Amendment which prohibited the
manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages.
How did workers respond to the negative effects of industrialization?
 Formation of _____________– Growth of American Federation of ______________ (AFL)
 Strikes– Aftermath of the ________________________Strike (made strikes unpopular)
Workplace reforms included
 Improved ________________________conditions
 ______________________work hours
 Placed ________________________on child labor
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The Spanish American War
What were the reasons for the Spanish American War?
 Protection of American ________________________interests in _______________
 American support of ______________________ rebels to gain independence from Spain
 Rising tensions as a result of the sinking of the ___________________in Havana Harbor
 Exaggerated news reports of events, known as _________________ Journalism.
What were the results of the Spanish American War?
 The ____________ ____________emerged as a ________________________power.
 Cuba gained ________________________from _________________.
 The United States gained possession of _____________ ____________, __________,
and the ________________________ (Hint: Pop Rocks Go Pop!)
Panama Canal
Who is famous for the following quote: “Speak softly and carry a bit stick?”
_______________________________. What does it mean? _______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Which President was responsible for building the Panama Canal? ___________________________.
What were the advantages for the United States to building the Panama Canal?
 American ships could move more quickly and safely between the ___________________ and
___________________ Oceans which were now linked.
 The navy would be better able to defend America’s new ___________________.
 Reduced __________ costs for American shipping vessels which means American businesses
would benefit financially.
World War I
What were the causes of World War I?
 M_________________
 A _________________
 I _________________
 N_________________
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What were the reasons for the United States becoming involved in World War I?
 Inability to remain ___________________
 ___________________ _____________warfare— sinking of ___________________
 U.S. economic and political ties to ____________ _________________
 The ___________________Telegram
Who were the Allies in WWI?
___________________, ___________________, ___________________, ___________________,
___________________, ___________________, ___________________, ___________________,
Who were the Central Powers in WWI? (Hint: Think GABO)
___________________, ___________________, ___________________, ___________________,
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