Early America
WWI
WWII
Cold War
Social & Economic Change
Other Important Stuff
Tips & Tricks
100
Before 1763, most American colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast, rivers, and natural harbors because
port cities could be more easily defended in times of war
valleys were less fertile
English colonists were only allowed to settle in these locations
navigable water offered easier access to trade and employment
4
Link natural harbors and waterways to a preferred lifestyle for the colonists.
100
President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were intended to
A) punish Germany for starting World War I
B) prevent future international conflicts
C) justify American involvement in World War I
D) encourage colonial expansion by European nations
B
100
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project, and what was its outcome in World War II?
It developed radar technology used in Europe to defeat Germany.
It trained American pilots to bomb Japanese cities.
It created the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan.
It planned the D-Day invasion that helped liberate France.
3
100
IF YOU SEE ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE COLD WAR (I.E., TRUMAN DOCTRINE, MARSHALL PLAN, BERLIN AIRLIFT, THE PROXY WARS, PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM, DOMINO THEORY, ETC.) AND ONE OF THE ANSWER CHOICES IS "CONTAINMENT," THEN THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY _______________.
CONTAINMENT!
Link containment to Cold War policy!!!!
100
What is civil disobedience, and who was known for using it?
To not follow unjust laws. MLK and Rosa Parks (and many others).
Link MLK to Civil Disobedience.
100
The suppressing of civil rights and liberties from the USA PATRIOT Act is often associated with the suppressing of civil rights and liberties from when Lincoln suspended ________ ________ during the Civil War.
Habeas Corpus
Link the USA PATRIOT Act to the suspension of Habeas Corpus.
100
True or False: You HAVE to be a BIG HISTORY BUFF to pass the 11th Grade Social Studies Regents Exam.
True or False: You have to be able to read documents / data and make relatively reasonable connections to pass the 11th Grade Social Studies Regents Exam.
FALSE
TRUE
200
European Enlightenment writers and philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing
justification for state-supported churches
a defense of the slave trade
arguments for monarchy and rule by divine right
ideas about self-government and political rights
4
Link European Enlightenment ideas (Locke) to self-government and democracy ideas.
200
One major reason the United States Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles was that many senators
A) believed the treaty was too harsh on Germany
B) feared the League of Nations would drag the U.S. into future wars
C) wanted to avoid paying reparations to European nations
D) supported the spread of communism after World War I
B
Link the Senate's worries about the Treaty of Versailles to their worries about getting involved in a foreign conflict.
200
In what way did the traditional role of many women change during World War II?
They won leadership roles in Congress.
They accepted high-level management positions in war industries.
They were assigned to combat positions in the armed forces.
They took manufacturing jobs in support of the war effort.
4
200
Explain the Domino Theory.
The idea that if one country fell to communism, then neighboring countries would too. Typically in Asia.
Just know that this theory has to do with the Cold War.
200
The actions of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael helped focus national attention on the need for reform in the area of
a. Natural Rights
b. Civil Rights
c. Human Rights
d. Civil Disobedience
CIVIL RIGHTS
Link all of these people to CIVIL RIGHTS efforts!
200
Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program is often compared to what other program?
FDR's New Deal
Link the New Deal and the Great Society.
200
Testing Strategy: If you are having a hard time understanding a document, you should ask yourself if the text is saying something ________ or ________ and then link that to one of the answer choices.
Positive or Negative
Look for words that seem either positive or negative and decide what the reading might be saying from there.
300
Roughly 90% of Native Americans were killed after European colonists arrived to the Americas. Why did so many Natives die as a result of European settlement? (two things)
New technology (guns) and disease.
300
One provision of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was that Germany
A) was required to accept blame for causing World War I
B) gained territory from the defeated Allied nations
C) was allowed to keep its overseas colonies
D) joined the League of Nations as a founding member
A
Remember, Germany had to pay reparations and give land back after the war.
300
Adoption of the “cash and carry” policy in 1939 and passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 showed a growing commitment of the United States to
provide aid to the Allied nations
force the Japanese out of Korea
increase trade with Italy
end German violations of American territory
1
Think: Cash & Carry and Lend Lease = We are moving away from neutrality and starting to get involved in the War financially.
300
What do these things all have in common?
1. Loyalty oaths for federal employees
2. McCarthyism
3. Red Scare
4. Rosenberg Trials
FEAR OF COMMUNISM, RUINED PEOPLE'S LIVES
300
What was one way the Voting Rights Act expanded the civil rights of African Americans?
It stopped the practice of sharecropping.
It ended discrimination in public facilities.
It outlawed the use of literacy tests.
It forced the integration of public schools.
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300
There are generally _____ multiple choice questions on the Social Studies Regents Exam.
a. 20
b. 23
c. 28
d. 35
c
300
For all questions - even with multiple choice - you should always READ THE QUESTION ________, and then look at the document.
a. last
b. quickly
c. silently
d. first
ALWAYS READ THE QUESTION FIRST. This will help you understand the document/reading.
400
Which geographic feature most influenced the development of large plantations in the southeastern region of the United States?
arid land
pine forests
cool climate
fertile lowlands
4
Link fertile lowlands and a good climate (no winters, etc.) to field / plantation labor in the South.
400
The Supreme Court ruled that Schenck’s speech was [Choose one: protected or not protected] because it created a “clear and present danger” to the country’s efforts in the war.
NOT protected.
Link Schenck to "clear and present danger" & speech restrictions.
400
What led to Japanese Internment, and what supreme court case made it constitutional?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Korematsu
Remember, Korematsu is yet another example where individuals' civil liberties were taken away out of fear.
400
The Korean War was the first war in which the United States fought as a member of _____________ _____________ forces.
UN
Know that that makes this war unique.
400
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
________________________
A. Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
B. Voting Rights Act of 1965
C. Fair Housing Act of 1968
Latino Women Gain Equal Pay
Civil Rights Movement Achieves Victories
Native American Indians Regain Land Rights
Persons With Disabilities Win Educational Opportunities
2
400
How many essays do you have to write on this Regents Exam?
a. One longer essay
b. Two short essays and one longer essay
c. One short essays and one longer essay
d. Three short essays
b
400
What are the three steps you should take when you are tackling those short answer questions in part III? BE SPECIFIC.
Step one:
Step two:
Step three:
1. Read and annotate the question!
2. Read / analyze and annotate the document (based off what the Q is asking you)!
3. Begin crafting your answer using your annotations of the document! It is always a good idea to restate the question.
500
The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of
restrictions on religious freedom
steps toward representative government
resistance to British rule
economic systems in the colonies
2
Link the ideas from these early laws to early beginnings of representative government & democracy.
500
What was the primary reason these individuals were doing what they were doing in this image? Why were they so angry at this time? What section of the Bill of Rights protects their actions?
They were protesting for the right to vote. They were angry because Wilson was spreading democracy worldwide but ignoring the fact that women here in the US still could not vote. 1st Amendment.
500
How did the United States contribute to international justice and human rights after World War II? There are a few things you can say here. But be specific!
International Deceleration of Human Rights (Eleanor Roosevelt).
Justice Jackson prosecuting Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials.
500
Which two issues led to protests and riots in many American cities during the 1960s?
Vietnam War & racial injustice
Remember the images we saw from Kent State and the songs that were written in the 60s and 70s.
500
Briefly describe the holdings of the Brown v. Board AND Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court cases.
Brown v. Board -Public schools must desegregate with all deliberate speed.
Heart of Atlanta - Privately owned businesses - including those that have to do with interstate commerce - must not discriminate based on race. Think: Hotels, motels, restaurants, etc.
500
True or False:
1. You HAVE to pass this regents exam to graduate HS.
2. IF you fail this Regents on the 20th, you can never graduate from HS.
TRUE
FALSE - You can study more and take the August Regents Exam.
500
True or False: You should - either mentally or on scrap paper - create a checklist of all that the essays are asking of you.
TRUE.
DO NOT JUST talk about historical context. They will probably be asking you to write about other things, too. Create a checklist of all the essays are asking of you!!!!