American Studies

Final Review: Main Idea Questions

  1. List major characteristics of America during the Industrial Era from 1865-1900 (Web Diagram). What was happening at this time?
  1. What is the difference between push factors and pull factors when it comes to immigration. Give an example of each.
  1. Which 2 strategies did the leaders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement use to get the right to vote?

The Spanish-American War

  1. What was happening in Cuba that contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War?
  1. Where did the fighting take place during the Spanish-American War? Why not in Spain or the U.S.?

Annexation of Hawaii

  1. Why were Americans interested in taking Hawaii? (2 reasons)
  1. Who was Queen Liliuokalani, and what did she want?
  1. What factors led many Americans to support imperialism in the late 1800’s?
  1. What were the 4 long term causes of World War I? (Explain Them!)

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  1. Whose assassination helped “spark” World War I?
  1. Determine which countries listed were part of the Allies or the Central Powers: France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, United States

Allies Central Powers

  1. What was the U.S. response when World War I first broke out?
  1. After being neutral for the first couple of years, what was the biggest factor that caused the U.S. to join WWI?
  1. Why were some Americans opposed to Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations?
  2. How did the Treaty of Versailles help lead to the eventual rise of Hitler in Germany?
  1. Why was Ford’s efficient assembly-line with the Model T important?
  1. How did Prohibition affect Crime Rates?
  1. What were the 3 main periods of KKK activity in U.S. History?
  1. Who was the primary target of the KKK in Oregon in the 1920’s?
  1. Highlight major differences between FDR and Herbert Hoover.
  1. How did the New Deal affect the size and scope of government? (Increase / Decrease?)
  1. What were some warning signs or causes of the Depression?
  1. What were some of the characteristics (problems) during the Depression?
  1. Why was there a stock market crash in 1929?
  1. List 3 causes of the Dust Bowl.
  1. In general, how did conservatives criticize the New Deal?
  1. In general, how did radicals criticize the New Deal?

Chronology: Place these events in chronological order #1-#7.

A.  ____ Civil War

B.  ____ The Jazz Age

C.  ____ The Progressive Era

D.  ____ World War I

E.  ____ The Great Depression

F.  ____ Industrialization