This exam will be short answer and essay and will include information from our last four sets of notes:
1. Moving West
2. Farmers, Miners, Ranchers
(These two combine to make the Wild, Wild West in-class study guide)
3. Immigration
4. Industrialization
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Possible Topics/Questions Include:
-Who migrated West? Why? (Give Specific Groups).
-Experiences and Challenges of Those Who Migrated West (Natural, Financial, & Technological).
-Conflicts Among Those Who Migrated West.
-Homestead Act.
-Morrill Land Grant.
-Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans.
-War with Natives & Development of Distrust Between Natives & American Government.
-How businesses grow in the West (Mining, Farming, Ranching). Causes of Growth.
-Five Main Parts of Populist Movement.
-Views surrounding inflation and deflation. Who wanted each and WHY!?!
-Impact of Railroads on American Society.
-Patterns of Immigration.
-Impact of Immigration on Urban Life & American Businesses.
-Living Conditions & Challenges of Immigrants.
-How rapid industrialization of the Gilded Age created economic, social, and political change in the United States.
-Robber Baron vs Captain of Industry.
-Lessons from Carnegie, George, & Bellamy's perspectives on industrialization, progress, & poverty.
-Your view(s): Should government regulate industry? Why or why not? Can business and liberty ever live together? Explain.
-In 100 Years "Looking Back" what issues will be remembered in society today as ills/vices of society that needed reformation... how do you think we will overcome these vices?
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