US History Second Semester Exam Essays
Mr. Marchand
The Seton Keough High School
2015-2016
Choose ONE of the following prompts:
Choose ONE of the following prompts:
1.
Describe the differences between the Lincoln Plan and the
Radical Republicans ideas for reconstructing the south after the
Civil War. Which plan was enacted and why? (Ch. 12)
2. Three areas of change are described in Chapter 14, the railroads, big business and the growing number of factory workers living in cities. In what ways did these three areas create conflict and in which ways did they work with each other?
3. Explain immigration in the period from 1865 to 1910. Your explanation should include changes in the parts of the world immigrants were coming from, where they were moving, how their cultures adapted, and how they were accepted and not accepted into American society. (Ch. 15)
4. What is meant by "mass culture"? How did culture develop following 1900? Your response should include examples of sports, science and inventions, recreation, music, and the media. (Ch. 16)
5. How did the role of women in the United States change after 1900? Explain the influence of culture, and explain how events like World War I and the Great Depression influences this role. (Ch. 15, 17, 21)
6. How did American foreign plicy change from 1890 on? Your response should include colonization, the Spanish American War, the reasons why the US entered World War I and reasons why some people opposed entering World War I. (Ch. 18, 19)
7. Why were the Roaring 20's called the "Roaring 20's"? Your response should include cnaging roles, especially of women, the development of public education, and the increasing acceptance of African American culture by the majority of Americans. (Ch. 21)
8. What were the causes and effects of the Great Depression? Your response should include the issues of increasing credit, changes in farm prices, and whether or not companies such as railraods and steel were actually making profits. (Ch. 20, 22)
2. Three areas of change are described in Chapter 14, the railroads, big business and the growing number of factory workers living in cities. In what ways did these three areas create conflict and in which ways did they work with each other?
3. Explain immigration in the period from 1865 to 1910. Your explanation should include changes in the parts of the world immigrants were coming from, where they were moving, how their cultures adapted, and how they were accepted and not accepted into American society. (Ch. 15)
4. What is meant by "mass culture"? How did culture develop following 1900? Your response should include examples of sports, science and inventions, recreation, music, and the media. (Ch. 16)
5. How did the role of women in the United States change after 1900? Explain the influence of culture, and explain how events like World War I and the Great Depression influences this role. (Ch. 15, 17, 21)
6. How did American foreign plicy change from 1890 on? Your response should include colonization, the Spanish American War, the reasons why the US entered World War I and reasons why some people opposed entering World War I. (Ch. 18, 19)
7. Why were the Roaring 20's called the "Roaring 20's"? Your response should include cnaging roles, especially of women, the development of public education, and the increasing acceptance of African American culture by the majority of Americans. (Ch. 21)
8. What were the causes and effects of the Great Depression? Your response should include the issues of increasing credit, changes in farm prices, and whether or not companies such as railraods and steel were actually making profits. (Ch. 20, 22)