National Expansion and Reform/Civil War and Reconstruc-tion
Gilded Age/Progressive and New Age
Great Depression, World War II/to Beginning of Cold War
Review
100
Two reasons colonists were discontent with Britain's rule
Misrepresentation (virtual/actual)
Restricted rights
100
Manifest destiny
What is The belief that it was Americans' god given right to expand and control the continent despite indigenous people inhabiting said land and their cultures.
100
Attitudes towards immigrants
What is lack of respect (i.e. not giving them jobs, nativism)
What is Chinese exclusion (didn't allow Chinese people to come over)
What is immigrant scare (immigrants were taking their jobs, bringing in bad behaviors/morals)
100
Change in American values during Great Depression
What is the loss of faith in government
What is change to strong federal government
What is the loss in faith in economy
100
Characteristics of the American Identity of the American Revolution and New Nation time periods
What is Freedom
What is Equality
What is Independence
What is Democracy
200
Reactions of colonists to Britain's increasingly strict rule
What is rebellion (Boston Tea Party, Lexington and Concord, etc.)
What is fighting for independence and rights
200
Monroe Doctrine
What is exemplifying the American belief in isolationism, i.e. staying in our own hemisphere.
200
Makes the Gilded Age Gilded
What is seemingly prosperous and useful on the outside, such as ideals like the American Dream, but hidden is great disparity in wealth between classes and poverty and corruption
200
Reasons for entering World War II
What is establishing self as world leader
What is belief in equality for all
What is belief in democracy
What is belief in requirement to make world better place, not just own country
200
Characteristics of the American Identity of the National Expansion and Reform andCivil War and Reconstruction
What is Nationalism
What is Manifest Destiny
What is Isolationism
What is Freedom
What is Social activism
What is Equality
300
Beliefs about fundamental duties of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence
What is protection of people's rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)
What is government's power coming from the people (democracy)
What is actual representation
300
Basis of the civil war
What is state rights vs. federal rights
What is economic and social equality
300
Main reason women were upset and disappointed with 15th amendment
What is extending voting rights to black people instead of women
300
Red Scare
What is fear of the unknown
What is fear of differences
What is fear of communism
300
Characteristics of the American Identity of the Gilded Age and Progressive Age and New Age
What is hubristic
What is ostentatious
What is democracy
What is social activism
What is equality (economic)
400
Government beliefs expressed in Constitution
What is power to the people
What is checks and balances
What is State's rights
400
The south's basis for seceding from the Union
What is state rights
What is slavery
What is protecting their economic foundation
400
Reasons for entering World War I
What is fighting for democracy (everyone on their side was democratic)
What is protecting allies
400
Reasons for entering Cold War/Vietnam War/Korean War
What is belief in democracy
What is shift in foreign policy (away from isolationism) (global leader) (all issues are American issues as well)
400
Characteristics of the American Identity of the Great Depression, World War II, and up to Beginning of Cold War
What is Democracy
What is Leadership
What is Anti-Isolationism
What is Equality
What is Counterculture
500
Freedoms granted by Bill of Rights
What is Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, petition, bear arms, unwanted searches, fair trial by jury, and from cruel and unusual punishment.
500
The North's basis for entering the war and continuing the fight
What is preserving the union
What is the abolishment of slavery
500
Attitudes towards urban bosses and large corporations
What is the wish to eliminate monopolies and large corporations and political machines in order to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers
500
Causes for civil rights movement
What is belief in equality for all
What is actual fulfillment of Declaration of Independence (all man created equal)
What is unified organized protestation
500
Does American history correspond with Americas values