US History- SENIOR Semester II Final Study Guide
Name: ______date:______
ERA 5: Civil War & Reconstruction 1850-1877 – Chapter 10: The Union in Peril, Chapter 11: The Civil War
5.1: The causes of the Civil War 5.2: The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people5.3: How various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed
1. How were the economies of the North & the South different?
2. Who invented the cotton gin? What impact did this invention have on the Southern economy?
3. Who was elected President in 1860?
4. Which Southern state was the first to secede from the Union?
5. The “rebel” southern states formed the______of______, and they named ______as their President.
6. The Union army refers to the ______, while the Confederate army refers to the ______.
7. “…all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free." This is a quote from what important Civil War document?
8. “ For score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This quote is taken from what important civil war document?
9. The Civil War Began in the Year______and ended in the year______.
10. Who assassinated President Lincoln? Where was he?
11. 13th Amendment refers to …
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial U.S. 1870-1900 – Chapter 14: A New Industrial Age/ Chapter 15: Immigrants and Urbanization
6.1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people 6.2: Massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity 6.3: The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes 6.4: Federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War
12. Name the two men who developed the Bessemer Process
13. Who invented the incandescent light bulb? What impact did this invention have on everyday life?
14. What was the name of Thomas Alva Edison’s laboratory?
15. Who invented the telephone? What impact did it have on society?
16. Identify: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller
17. Why did European immigrants leave their homelands in the late 1800’s?
18. Why was child labor acceptable in the late 19th century United States?
19. Define: urbanization
Chapter 21: The Roaring Life of the 1920’s/
20. The American economy during the 1920’s can be described as…
21. What impact did the Prohibition Laws have on American society?
22. Identify: 18th amendment
23. Identify: Volstead Act
24. Identify: 21st Amendment
25. In what ways did young women demonstrate their femininity & independence during the 1920’s?
26. List 2 : popular Jazz musicians, authors, sports figures, celebrities of the 1920’s
27. How did the radio help to establish a national popular culture?
28. Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
Chapter s 22- 23 Era 8.1: The Great Depression (1930’s)
Matching: A. Stocks B. Bull Market C. Stockholders D . Bear Market
1._____ upward trend in stock market
2._____downward trend in stock prices
3._____ certificates of ownership in a company
4._____ owners of certificates who receive a certain percentage of a corporations profits through dividends
5. October 29th, 1929 is also known as ______.
6. What happened on “Black Tuesday”?
7. In a couple of sentences, describe the ways in which farmers were affected by the Great Depression
8. Why did the overproduction of goods have a negative impact on the American economy?
9. In a couple of sentences, describe the ways in which workers were affected by the Great Depression
10. How many banks closed in the early 1930’s?
11. What is an economic depression? Please respond in 1 sentence
12. What year did the Great Depression begin?
13. List 3 Causes of the Great Depression
14. Did unemployment increase or decrease between 1929 and 1933?
15. What is a “shantytown”?
16. Define: Rugged individualism, volunteerism
17. What was President Hoover’s response to the Great Depression?
18. Was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932) meant to help people or corporations?
19. identify : Hooverville
20. Why did World War I veterans protest in Washington D.C.? What was President Hoover’s response to the protest?
21. In your own words, describe the effect of the Dust Bowl on Americans
22. List 3 states that were affected by the Dust Bowl
23. Dust Bowl migrants’ moved______.
24. What happened on March 10th, 1933 in Southern California?
25. identify : Fields Act
26. Who was elected President in 1932? What famous line did he deliver during his inauguration speech?
27. What was the name of President Roosevelt’s Presidential Platform?
28. List the THREE goals of the New Deal
29. Bills passed during Roosevelt’s First 100 Days as President…
30. What was the purpose of Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats?
31. Identify: Glass-Steagall Act (Emergency Banking Relief Act)
32. Identify: New Deal Programs / Purpose of ProgramPublic Works Administration (PWA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
33. Identify: Social Security Act
34. List two films from the 1930’