EXAMINATION 2 REVIEW:
EXAM REVIEW:
Chapter 21—The Gilded Age and Agrarian Revolt:
You should know:
· What the Gilded Age was
· Nature of politics—i.e. presidency; equilibrium of political parties; role of third parties; what voter turn out was like and why; and the major issues (political corruption and the tariff)
· The issues of the Hayes administration—civil service reform, division of Republicans, why Hayes did not run for a second term
· Garfield and Arthur administrations—Assassination of Garfield; Arthur’s support of civil service reform and tariff reform
· Election of 1884 and Cleveland’s first administration—issues of the election and Cleveland’s views on government, civil service reform, Union veterans’ pensions, railroad regulation, and tariff reform
· Harrison administration—Veterans’ benefits, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Sherman Silver Purchase Act and McKinley Tariff
· The farmers’ problems and agrarian movements—Grangers, Farm Alliances, Greeback Party and Populists (People’s Party)
· Currency issue and silver movement
· Election of 1896—First modern election, role of populists, silver issue, and “New Era”
Chapter 22—An American Empire:
You should know:
· What led to the idea of American imperialism—i.e. Idea of imperialism already gripping Europe, Economic considerations, Christian missionaries, expansion beyond the continent, notion of Anglo-Saxon superiority, and religion
· Initial expansion in the Pacific region—Alaska, Hawai’i and Samoa
· Spanish-American War—Causes, course of war (Dewey/Philippines; Roosevelt/Cuba), and outcome of the war
· Involvement in China—“Open Door” policy in China
· Election of 1900—McKinley’s Assassination and Theodore Roosevelt as President—“Roosevelt Corollary”
· Panama Canal, Russo-Japanese War and involvement in Europe
Chapter 23—The Progressive Era:
You should know:
· The nature of Progressivism—i.e. Reaction to the Gilded Age; more democracy; honest, efficient government; business regulations; greater social justice
· What led up to the Progressive Era—Problems with industrialization; urban reform; socialist critique of living/working conditions; and muckrakers
· Themes of Progressivism—Democracy; efficient, good government; regulation of giant corporations; social justice
· What the progressive era presidents—Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson—accomplished during their respective administrations—regulation, trust-busting, Federal Reserve and income tax
Chapter 24—America and the Great War:
You should know:
· Nature of Wilson and foreign policy—inexperienced and idealistic
· Wilson and Latin America—Mexico intervention, dollar diplomacy, Latin American intervention
· American neutrality during World War I—Strict neutrality, sinking of Lusitania, views of immigrants, economic credit to Allies, preparedness debates
· Election of 1916
· Toward intervention in World War I—Attempts to mediate, German submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram, Russian Revolution
· American participation in World War I—Support of Allies, home front and civil liberties, America’s role in the war, Russian intervention
· Peacemaking—Wilson’s 14 Points, League of Nations, Versailles Treaty, Rejection of Versailles Treaty in US
· Post-war—Spanish Flu pandemic, Red Scare, race riots, Labor unrest
TERMS:
1. New Manifest Destiny
2. Alfred T. Mahan and Influence of Sea Power
3. “Yellow Journalism”
4. U.S.S. Maine
5. Admiral Dewey
6. Rough Riders
7. Platte Amendment
8. “Open Door” Policy
9. “Roosevelt Corollary”
10. Great White Fleet
11. William Demarest Lloyd
12. Elkins Act
13. Hepburn Act
14. Federal Reserve Act
15. Federal Trade Commission
16. The Jungle
17. Dollar Diplomacy
18. Lusitania
19. War Industrial Board
20. Espionage and Sedition Acts
21. 14 Points
22. League of Nations
23. Henry Cabot Lodge
24. Spanish Influenza
Chapter 21—The Gilded Age and Agrarian Revolt:
You should know:
· What the Gilded Age was
· Nature of politics—i.e. presidency; equilibrium of political parties; role of third parties; what voter turn out was like and why; and the major issues (political corruption and the tariff)
· The issues of the Hayes administration—civil service reform, division of Republicans, why Hayes did not run for a second term
· Garfield and Arthur administrations—Assassination of Garfield; Arthur’s support of civil service reform and tariff reform
· Election of 1884 and Cleveland’s first administration—issues of the election and Cleveland’s views on government, civil service reform, Union veterans’ pensions, railroad regulation, and tariff reform
· Harrison administration—Veterans’ benefits, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Sherman Silver Purchase Act and McKinley Tariff
· The farmers’ problems and agrarian movements—Grangers, Farm Alliances, Greeback Party and Populists (People’s Party)
· Currency issue and silver movement
· Election of 1896—First modern election, role of populists, silver issue, and “New Era”
Chapter 22—An American Empire:
You should know:
· What led to the idea of American imperialism—i.e. Idea of imperialism already gripping Europe, Economic considerations, Christian missionaries, expansion beyond the continent, notion of Anglo-Saxon superiority, and religion
· Initial expansion in the Pacific region—Alaska, Hawai’i and Samoa
· Spanish-American War—Causes, course of war (Dewey/Philippines; Roosevelt/Cuba), and outcome of the war
· Involvement in China—“Open Door” policy in China
· Election of 1900—McKinley’s Assassination and Theodore Roosevelt as President—“Roosevelt Corollary”
· Panama Canal, Russo-Japanese War and involvement in Europe
Chapter 23—The Progressive Era:
You should know:
· The nature of Progressivism—i.e. Reaction to the Gilded Age; more democracy; honest, efficient government; business regulations; greater social justice
· What led up to the Progressive Era—Problems with industrialization; urban reform; socialist critique of living/working conditions; and muckrakers
· Themes of Progressivism—Democracy; efficient, good government; regulation of giant corporations; social justice
· What the progressive era presidents—Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson—accomplished during their respective administrations—regulation, trust-busting, Federal Reserve and income tax
Chapter 24—America and the Great War:
You should know:
· Nature of Wilson and foreign policy—inexperienced and idealistic
· Wilson and Latin America—Mexico intervention, dollar diplomacy, Latin American intervention
· American neutrality during World War I—Strict neutrality, sinking of Lusitania, views of immigrants, economic credit to Allies, preparedness debates
· Election of 1916
· Toward intervention in World War I—Attempts to mediate, German submarine warfare, Zimmermann Telegram, Russian Revolution
· American participation in World War I—Support of Allies, home front and civil liberties, America’s role in the war, Russian intervention
· Peacemaking—Wilson’s 14 Points, League of Nations, Versailles Treaty, Rejection of Versailles Treaty in US
· Post-war—Spanish Flu pandemic, Red Scare, race riots, Labor unrest
TERMS:
1. New Manifest Destiny
2. Alfred T. Mahan and Influence of Sea Power
3. “Yellow Journalism”
4. U.S.S. Maine
5. Admiral Dewey
6. Rough Riders
7. Platte Amendment
8. “Open Door” Policy
9. “Roosevelt Corollary”
10. Great White Fleet
11. William Demarest Lloyd
12. Elkins Act
13. Hepburn Act
14. Federal Reserve Act
15. Federal Trade Commission
16. The Jungle
17. Dollar Diplomacy
18. Lusitania
19. War Industrial Board
20. Espionage and Sedition Acts
21. 14 Points
22. League of Nations
23. Henry Cabot Lodge
24. Spanish Influenza
