Sunday, March 26, 2017

Weekly Post 3-27

APUSH
This week, we will begin discussing Period VIII 1945-1980. The Cold War becomes intertwined with the Civil Rights Movement and emergence of Contemporary America. Begin reading textbook at Chapter 37. Vocabulary Quiz April 10th (Words under Cold War page)

US History
We will finish US become a World Power I Unit with a test Wednesday and a notebook check.
Here is the Study Guide:
US HISTORY COMMON ASSESSMENT XI
 Study Guide
1. What foreign policy was established by John Hay in 1899?
2. How did the US get involved in Asia economically?
3. Why did the Zimmermann Telegram anger Americans? 
4. What was the purpose of government propaganda during World War I?
5. What was the role of the Committee of Public Information? 
6. Describe Alfred T. Mahan’s book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History        
7. Summarize the Open Door Policy.
8. Describe the concept of freedom of the seas.
9. Why did America go to war against Spain in 1898?
10. Results of Spanish-American War 
11. Define the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
12. Describe the policy of imperialism in the U. S. from 1890 to 1910 
13. What were the major concerns of anti-imperialists in the 1890s?
14. For what reasons do some question whether U. S. policy from 1914-1916 was truly neutral?
15. What was the main goal when for President Woodrow Wilson with the entry into World War I for the United States?
16. American involvement in World War I brought about what social and economic changes in the United States? 
17. What action was most crucial in bringing about U. S. participation in World War I?
18. Describe Germany's notorious Zimmermann telegram.
19. Why did Woodrow Wilson fail to obtain ratification of the Versailles Treaty?
20. How did the women’s work supporting the war effort change society?
21. Describe the crime and punishment under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918:
22. Describe with the Supreme Court's ruling in Schenck v. U. S.
23. Who said "The world must be made safe for democracy."? (1917)
24. What organization was created in 1919 to decrease the likelihood of international disputes becoming violent?
25. Describe "The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century         
26.  What factors characterize the economy of the 1920s?
27. Describe the Red Scare and the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924.


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