1492-1800
What were the relationships like between Native Americans and Spain and France?
Spain and the Native Americans did not really get along well. Spain treated the Native Americans horribly. The Native Americans and France had a pretty good relationship with each other.
What was the connection between the Second Great Awakening and reform movements?
The idea is that God wants the people to do good so they make society better for God. For example, orphanages would be made for children without homes. Insane Asylums would be made for people who have mental illnesses. Schools would be made for children to go to school and get an education. This altogether improves society.
Why were some Americans pro-Imperialists and why were some anti-Imperialst?
Some Americans wanted foreign countries and wanted to expand American influence to countries such as the Philippines (pro-imperialists). Some Americans wanted to limit the expansion of American influence. (anti-imperialists).
Why did the Great Depression happen and what were some of its effects?
The Great Depression was the result of the stock market crash and bank failures and panics. As a result of the Great Depression, there was severe unemployment, deflation, homelessness, and changes in economic policies.
Why did the U.S. enter World War 2? What were some results of WW2?
The US entered WW2 because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. As a result of WW2, there were millions of Jews dead.
What was the War of 1812? What were some of the outcomes?
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain. The Great Britain Navy impressed American sailors. Other disagreements over trade, western expansion, and over Native American policy influenced the War. An outcome was the Treaty of Ghent.
What was the role of women in the West?
Women were expected to stay at home, clean the house, take care of the kids, and get married.
Why was the Civil War fought?
The Civil War was between the North and South and at the start of the war the focus was to maintain the Union. As the war went on the focus changed to the abolition of slavery. It was fought over the issue of slavery that separated the North and the South.
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, and financial reforms designed to help provide reform, recovery, and relief during the Great Depression.
What was the Cold War?
The Cold War was a period of political tensions between the US and the Soviet Union and their allies.
What was the American Revolution?
The American Revolution was a political struggle between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. The colonies rejected the rule of Great Britain and wanted to become independent. Some of the causes were the Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, The Taxation Acts, and the Boston Massacre.
What were some reasons for going West?
Some of the reasons for going west was that there was more land. More land leads to more resources which lead to trade and money. The west had a lot of opportunities for new jobs such as farms for farmers.
What was Manifest Destiny what was the effect of it?
Manifest Destiny was an upsurge of certain beliefs in the US where Americans thought God destined them to spread west. Some of the ideas were that Americans are number 1, God loves America, and to expand our territory west. The effect of expansion raised many questions regarding slavery.
Why did the US want Isolationism during WW2?
The US wanted to remain isolated so that they didn't become a target in the war. They didn't want to antagonize either side during the war.
What was the Vietnam War?
This was a war fought between the US and Vietnam over the spread of communism. The US wanted to prevent the spread of communism.
What was the Colombian Exchange?
The Colombian Exchange was the process where commodities, people, animals, and diseased crossed the Atlantic Ocean and became introduced into the "New World." (Christopher Colombus)
What were political machines? What role did they play in government corruption?
Political machines are political organizations in which a person or small group has enough authority or is popular enough to have control over political administrations. Usually, these machines had enough power to influence the decisions made by the government. Ex: The Standard Oil Company.
What were the Missouri Compromise, the 1850 Compromise, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Missouri Compromise entered Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state at the same time to keep a balance. The Compromise of 1850 undid this and said that states have the right to choose to be free or slave. (popular sovereignty) and entered Cali as a free state. The KS+NE act let these states decide whether they wanted to be free or slave.
What was the Progressive Era?
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform that focused on defeating corruption, monopolies, waste, and inefficiency.
What was the Yalta Conference plan?
This was a conference between F.D.R., Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin that discussed postwar issues.
What were some of the effects of Immigration? Why were people Immigrating to the US?
Some effects of Immigration were overpopulation. There were a lot of people coming to the United States in search of new economic opportunities. A lot of Immigrants came from Asia and they came to work on the Transcontinental Railroad.
What was the Populist Party? Who were the Grangers? The Progressives?
The Populist Party was an agricultural-based political party that aimed to improve conditions for the country's farmers and agrarian workers as well as the Progressives and Grangers. The Grange party slowly developed into the Populist Party.
What is Muckraking and who are some people who were muckrakers?
Muckraking is a type of journalism that seeks to expose corruption in big business and government. Some muckrakers were Ida Tarbell (The History Standard Oil Company), and Upton Sinclair (The Jungle).
Why did America want an Ally to win WW1?
They wanted an Ally to win WW1 because they were giving supplies to their allies. The allies would have to then pay them back for the supplies but if an ally didn't win they wouldn't get their money.
What was Plessy vs. Ferguson? What were Jim Crow laws? What was the Civil Rights Movement?
Plessy vs. Ferguson was a civil rights case that rules segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as everything was separate but equal. Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation. The Civil Rights Movement advocated for the rights of African-Americans.