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US History

This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

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Chapter 32 - The Politics of Boom and Bust

  1. The Republican “Old Guard” Returns
    1. Pres. Harding looked the part as president—tall, handsome, silver-haired and was friendly and popular. But, he was of average intelligence and he was gullible.
    2. The saying was that George Washington couldn't tell a lie and Harding couldn't tell a liar.
    3. Harding sought to collect the "best minds" to be in his administration.
      1. Charles Evans Hughes became secretary of state. He was very able in that role.

Chapter 30 - The War to End Wars

  1. War by Act of Germany
    1. By January 22, 1917, Woodrow Wilson still wanted the U.S. to avoid war. He gave a speech and called for “peace without victory” (defeating Germany without embarrassing them).
    2. Germany responded with an iron fist. They announced they would erase the Sussex pledge and turn to a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. This meant any ship, warship or civilian, belligerent or peaceful, was fair game to German u-boats.

Chapter 28 - Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

  1. Progressive Roots
    1. When the 1900's dawned, there were 76 million Americans. 1 out of 7 were foreign-born.
    2. A new reform movement immediately began, led by "Progressives". Their goals were to stop monopolies, corruption, inefficiency, and social injustice.
      1. The method of the progressives was to strengthen the state—to give more powers to the government. Their over-arching goal was to use the government "as an agency of human welfare."

Chapter 27 - Empire and Expansion

  1. America Turns Outward
    1. By the 1890's, America turned away from its isolationist policies and was beginning to look overseas, toward imperialism. The European nations had been gobbling up colonies all during the 1800's, now America wanted a slice of the world pie.
    2. There were several influences pointing toward imperialism…

Chapter 23 - Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

  1. The “Bloody Shirt” Elects Grant
    1. In the 1868 presidential election, the Republicans offered Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Although he had no political experience, the idea was that his war-hero status would carry him to victory.
    2. The Democratic party was hopelessly disorganized. They agreed on their criticism of military Reconstruction, but little else. The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour.
      1. Seymour's popularity took a hit when he said he did not support redeeming greenback money at full value.

Chapter 11 - The Triumphs and Travails of Jeffersonian Republic

  1. Federalist and Republican Mudslingers
    1. By 1800, the Federalists had earned themselves many enemies. First there were the Alien and Sedition Acts. Worse, Pres. Adams had opted against war, an unpopular move.
      1. One benefit was that the American navy had gotten a solid start. Adams ("Father of the American navy") had the navy built up, then wouldn't use it in war. The drawback was the appearance of wasting money.

Chapter 10 - Launching the New Ship of State

  1. Growing Pains
    1. After 12 years of government-disabling, now America had to begin nation-building. During the Revolutionary time period though, a strong distrust of government had been instilled in people.
    2. The U.S. financial situation was grim.
      1. Revenue was very small yet the debt was mounting due to interest.
      2. Hard (metal) money was scarce and the paper money was worthless.
      3. The financial situation was the number 1 problem the new nation faced.

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Nishat Ahmed HW #1 Aim: How did Native American peoples respond to their environment? 1. The Shaping of North America ? Western North American mountains were born 135 to 25 million years ago, after the continent took on its separate identity. ? Canadian Shield - a zone undergirded by ancient rock. This anchored the northeastern corner. ? Great Ice Age took place 2 million years ago. ? When the glaciers retreated about 10,000 years ago, they left North America as we know it today. 2. Peopling the Americas ? Most people probably came to the Americas by land. ? The Ice Age caused sea level to drop and exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. ? As sea levels rose, the land bridge inundated.

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