1. Explain the role of railroads in the following events/developments:
a. Civil War
b. Western expansion
c. Loss of Native American land/closing of the frontier
d. Industrialization
e. Granger laws
2. Trace the development of a heavily industrialized economy in the Northeast (late 19th century) and Mid-West (early 20th century)
to the following factors:
a. Reconstruction
b. Railroads
c. Immigration
d. Rise of labor unions
e. US imperialism
3. Draw comparisons between the restriction of rights for African-Americans (Jim Crowlaws, literacy tests, poll taxes, voting)
and women (voting and property rights).
4. What is “nativism” and how did it influence US immigration policy in the late 1800’s?
5. Explain the relationship between the following factors:
a. Industrialization
b. US imperialism/militarism Panama Canal, Spanish-American War, Great White Fleet,
Roosevelt Corollary
c. Isolationism
d. WWI
6. Explain the developments/background and outcomes of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, including:
a. Laissez-faire Industrialization and monopolies
b. Immigration
c. Corruption Tammany Hall, government, business
d. Muckrakers
e. Social Gospel and Social Darwinism
f. Government regulation – safety, labor laws, anti-trust laws
g. Constitutional amendments – 16, 17, 18, and 19
7. Relate the following to the changing international role of the United States
a. Spanish-American War
b. Panama Canal
c. Gentlemen’s Agreement
d. WWI
e. Treaty of Versailles
f. Dawes Plan