Wolf – AHC U.S. History 108 Exam #2 – Fill-in Section terms (50 terms, 2 pts each = 100 pts)
18th Amendment
Hull House
19th Amendment
Immigration Act of 1924
AAA
Isolationism
Al Capone
Jacob Riis
Alice Paul
Jane Addams
Arsenal of Democracy speech
Japanese Internment
Battle for Britain
Jazz
Battle of the Bulge
League of Nations
Battle of Midway
Lend-Lease Program
Battle of Iwo Jima
Lusitania
Battle of Okinawa
Muckrackers
Black Tuesday
New Deal
Blitzkrieg
Pearl Harbor
Bonus Army
Red Scare of 1919-1920
Bracero Program
Relief, Reform, Recovery
Buying on Margin
Run on the Banks
CCC
Scopes Trial
Charles Lindbergh
Settlement Houses
D-Day
Social Security
Dust Bowl
Speakeasy
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Jungle
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Theodore Roosevelt
Executive Order 9066
Treaty of Versailles
FDIC
TVA
Flapper
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Franklin D. Roosevelt
WPA
Fourteen Points
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Hoovervilles
Yalta Conference
Hiroshima
Zimmerman Note
Wolf – AHC U.S. History 108 Essay #2 – Short Essay Questions study guide
Be prepared to answer the following prompts in short essay format. For each essay prompt
you will be graded on both the accuracy of your response as well as the quantity and quality
of your supportive EVIDENCE (concrete/specific details and examples, such as key
people/events/etc).
You will be required to answer TWO essays from the topics below, as determined by rolling
the dice on the day of the exam. 50 pts each (100 pts total)
1. The Progressive Era in the United States (roughly 1890-1920) saw the emergence of a
wide range of reform movements aimed at fixing many perceived problems in the
country. Write a persuasive essay in which you argue the extent to which the
Progressive Era reform movements succeeded or failed in their goals. Be sure to discuss
not only specific reform movements, but also the actions of the “Progressive Presidents”
(Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson)
2. When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, the United States initially remained
neutral. Discuss the reasons why the United States ultimately joined the war in 1917,
summarize President Woodrow Wilson’s stated goals for the war, and then evaluate the
extent to which those goals were accomplished or not at the end of the war.
3. Write a persuasive essay in which you evaluate the extent to which the following
statement is true or false:
“The ‘Roaring Twenties’ was a period of distinct cultural and social change in the United
States, making the 1920s one of the most unique decades in American history.”
4. The Stock Market Crash, collapse of the U.S. banking system, and the Dust Bowl resulted
in the “Great Depression,” the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Compare and
contrast the handling of the crisis by U.S. president Herbert Hoover and U.S. president
Franklin Roosevelt. To what extent can each be considered a success or failure in their
handling of the crisis?
5. Draft a concise summary of U.S. involvement in World War II, addressing the following
topics:
 What caused the United States to move from isolationism to providing material
support for our Allies to direct involvement in the war.
 Evaluate the effects of the war on the U.S. homefront
 Discuss key strategic battles that led to the Allied victory in the war
 Analyze the U.S. decision to use atomic weapons against Japan to end the war