Tre'von Preston - Study Guide - Modernization Unit Final - PDF
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This study guide covers a unit on modernization in U.S. history. It includes questions about topics like industrialization, immigration, and imperialism, with a focus on its impact on various groups of people. The guide helps students prepare for an upcoming exam.
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Study Guide for Semester 1, Modernization Unit Final 1. Which industry gave us time zones? 2. What is the negative term for the “captains of industry” during this period and why are they called this? 3. Describe conditions of laborers due to industrialization. 4. What is So...
Study Guide for Semester 1, Modernization Unit Final 1. Which industry gave us time zones? 2. What is the negative term for the “captains of industry” during this period and why are they called this? 3. Describe conditions of laborers due to industrialization. 4. What is Social Darwinism and what did its followers believe? 5. Name three factors which caused the US to become an industrial giant after the Civil War? 6. Name two industries which benefited from the steel industry. How do you think this in turn helped the US? 7. How did industrialization change the lives of average Americans? 8. Why were railroads so important? How did they change the United States? 9. What is a monopoly? Name one company from the present you think might count as a monopoly or close to one. 10.Why did populations of cities grow so much after the Civil War? 11.What are some push and pull factors for immigration? Come up with some specific examples. 12.What is “nativism”? 13.What are some difficulties immigrants face? 14.Explain the difference between acculturation and assimilation and provide examples 15.Describe “manifest destiny.” How did it impact Native Americans? 16.Describe the various ethnic/cultural groups which were part of the era known as the “Wild West.” What role did each play? (white Americans, European and Asian immigrants, black people, Native Americans) 17.Why were the bison so important and what happened to them? 18.Who were the black cowboys? Why had African-Americans decided to come west for this profession? 19.What was life like for women in the West? 20.What local laws made the idea of the pistol toting, vigilante cowboy nearly impossible (for the most part)? 21.How long did it take Americans to spread across the entire continent? 22.What 2 ways did the government use to clear the Native American population from land the government wanted? 23.Why was the Wild West maybe not very “wild”? 24.Name three things you have learned in US History class so far which you think are important or meaningful? Be prepared to explain your answer. 25.Describe US imperialism. What are the main reasons for imperialism? How did the US do imperialism? 26.What is isolationism? 27.What are the four main points of the Monroe Doctrine? Can you describe examples from US history for these? 28.What were the four main schools of US Imperialism? Explain 29.How did US imperialism impact Central America and how does it affect current issues? 30.What was Teddy Roosevelt’s contribution to US Imperialism?
