US History Final Review

1. Be able to describe the strengths and weaknesses for both the Confederacy(South) and Union (North) during the Civil War.
   
2. Be able to describe how WW 1 started and how the US got involved in the war.
   
3. Be able to explain what reconstruction was, what was accomplished by the
   Republicans and what the lasting legacy of reconstruction was
   
4. Know what the 13,14, and 15 Amendments are and how the South will prevent
   blacks from fully participating in voting
   
5. Be able to explain Manifest Destiny and how it will reshape America and what
   President Grant’s official policy toward Native Americas will be
   
6. Explain sharecropping and why it is used in place of wage labor. Why is this
   system bad for the economy
   
7. Significance of the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Results of the Civil War
   
8. Be able to explain what imperialism is, motivation for this and how this applies
   to the US-Spain War
   
9. Plessy v. Ferguson case. The ruling. How will it reshape the US. Why do you
   think people wanted segregation
   
10. Prohibition-what was it and why was it passed. Give an opinion on if it is the
    place of government to make laws controlling behavior
    
11. What is consumer culture and how does this effect American society and the
    economy of the 1920s and the Great Depression
    
12. Who were Ida B. Wells and W.E.B Du Bois. What were their contributions to
    America and the civil rights movement
    
13. Hollywood-why is it important, how it affects the US and international culture.
    How movies and TV effect Korean culture-express an informed opinion
    
14. Positive and negative effects of the car on the US economy
    
15. Leading to the Civil War, Republicans supported protective tariffs while
    democrats oppose them. What are protective tariffs and explain each sides
    position and express your own opinion
    
16. What was the Dredd Scott decision? Why did the Surpeme Court decide this
    and why would the Civil War be needed as result of this court ruling.
    
17. General Sherman-Strategy fighting the south, explain hard war and do you agree
    with this strategy when fighting a war
    
18. Explain how bank failures and unemployment were the real causes of the Great
    Depression. What will the results of the Great Depression be
    
19. Industrial Culture: affect society. How this leads to the increased interest in
    outdoor activities and sports
    
20. Describe the culture of the 1920s. Harlem’s importance and the literary
    movement of the 1920s.