US
History II
An
Interpretive History of Life in America,
1877-1989
Exam Review
UNIT 1
EXAM: “Industrializing America” -- 1865-1896
Multiple Choice -- 40%
[NOTE: See quizzes and notes for lecture
and textbook subjects.]
Essay -- 60%
Answer one (1) of the following questions with an
extended essay that draws upon class lectures and assigned
readings. Be sure to answer all parts of the
question you select
[NOTE: One your exam, two of the questions will be
selected. You will answer one.]
1. How did the
corporation aid the consolidation of industry between 1865-1896?
[HINT: begin with
the rise and characteristics of the corporation.]
Address each of the following questions with at least
one paragraph for each as you answer the question above.
- What
role did “horizontal” integration play in the
concentration of the “means of production”?
- Why
did Andrew Carnegie resort to “vertical”
integration?
- How
did John D. Rockefeller deal with competition?
- Why
did some businessmen form “trusts” and “holding
companies”?
- Why
did some call competition “ruinous”?
Be sure to give
examples. Remember to define your terms.
2. Who won the
battle over the meaning of freedom in the South?
[HINT:
discuss the origins of Reconstruction.]
Address each of the following questions with at least
one paragraph for each as you answer the question above.
- What
was the “Tragic Legend of Reconstruction”?
- Why
did Republicans seek to use legislation?
- How
did the battles between the Radical Republicans and
Andrew Johnson affect Reconstruction?
- Why
did Southern democrats agree to let Rutherford B.
Hayes become president?
- Did
the freedman enjoy equal rights after 1877?
Be sure to give
examples. Remember to define your terms.
3.
How did the railroad change life in the Great West?
[HINT: explain the
role of the federal government in the construction of
the railroad.]
Address each of the
following questions with at least one paragraph for each
as you answer the question above.
- Why
did Americans favor resource exploitation?
- Why
did trade focus on Chicago?
- How
did that trade shape urbanization in the Great West?
- How
did expansion change the landscape and ecology of
the Great West?
- How
were the Indian Wars a response to development of
the Great West?
Be sure
to give examples. Remember to define your terms.
4. Who
won the battle over the changing "relations of
production" in industrial America between 1865-1896?
[HINT: keep in mind the role of
government, i.e., laissez faire.]
Address each of the
following questions with at least one paragraph for each
as you answer the question above.
- How
did social Darwinism explain racial and class
divisions?
- How
did American owners view their rights in the
workplace?
- How
did labor view their rights in the workplace?
- How
and why did labor organize?
- How
did violence shape labor relations?
Be sure
to give examples. Remember to define your terms.
5. Why did American perceptions of
the proper role of government change between 1865 and
1896?
[Define positive and negative
government.]
Address
each of the following questions with at least one
paragraph for each as you answer the question above.
- Why did Radical Republicans
seek to use the power of the federal government?
- Why did American businessmen
embrace laissez faire?
- What type of government did
industrial workers and the farmers
alliance want?
- Who won the “battle of
standards”?
- Why did the election of 1896
represent a political realignment?
Be sure to give examples.
Remember to define your terms.
NOTE: Use your Blue
Book to write your essay. Material written on the
test sheet will NOT be considered. Stay cool and
keep moving.
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