Sem 1 SG Pt. 2 - US History Concepts

**Important concepts/larger ideas from units** Why social reconstruction was so difficult to implement How social reconstruction can be seen as the underlying issue of all types of Recon. The different opinions between North and South of what they wanted from Recon. Why hate groups like the KKK...

**Important concepts/larger ideas from units** Why social reconstruction was so difficult to implement How social reconstruction can be seen as the underlying issue of all types of Recon. The different opinions between North and South of what they wanted from Recon. Why hate groups like the KKK emerged The good and bad of Reconstruction How railroads helped transform America Environmental impacts of Americans moving west Effects of urbanization Difference in perspectives between captains of industry AND robber barons Various views of immigrants during the Gilded Age Why the term "Gilded Age" includes both positive and negative aspects What Carnegie argued for as part of his "Gospel of Wealth" The ideals behind the Progressive Era and how they began during the Gilded Age What Theodore Roosevelt did to support progressivism Why passing laws forces social change Varying opinions on American Imperialism Why the U.S. got involved in World War I How imperialism led to WWI How the decades of the 1920s and 1930s were different Why the 1920s were an overall decade of prosperity New technological developments of the 1920s An understanding of the many causes that came together to create the Great Depression Philosophy behind FDR's New Deal **[Historical Reasoning Skills]** **Causation** How ideas about hands-on & hands-off gov't influenced the lead-up to the Civil War How the failures of Reconstruction led to racial laws/issues after Why America was a prime place for industrialization Why the Homestead Act was effective How the actions of industrialists in the Gilded Age led to the Progressive Era How muckrakers brought awareness and change to society How patriotism led to imperialism Push/pull factors; why African Americans went North during the Great Migration How consumerism helped lead to the Great Depression How previous agricultural activity helped create the Dust Bowl How the Dust Bowl led to migration to the west coast **Continuity** How technology fueled many developments in America Importance of cities Westward movement Growth of rights for people **Change over time** Women's rights and growing influence on society Rights for African Americans Growth of cities Diversity in America Role of the federal government in society (hands-on vs. hands-off; how did it fluctuate between different eras (Gilded Age \> Prog. Era & WWI \> 1920s \> 1930s) America's growing role in the world (isolation \> world power) Working conditions **Comparison** How Moderate and Radical Republicans wanted different things in Reconstruction How the North and South continued to differ after the Civil War Different ways Americans viewed immigrants and their role in society How European immigrants were viewed vs. Asian immigrants Ways imperialism could be seen as good and bad How economics differed across regions Policies of Hoover vs. FDR