Monday, March 31, 2008

essay topics, WWI

essay topics
list and explain causes of ww1

list and explain reason's for US entry into world war one

describe life on the home front (women, blacks, workers)

explain treaty of versailles (14 points, different goals, why it failed, how it led to WWI)
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essay topics, WWI

essay topics
list and explain causes of ww1

list and explain reason's for US entry into world war one

describe life on the home front (women, blacks, workers)

explain treaty of versailles (14 points, different goals, why it failed, how it led to WWI)
.


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Thursday, March 20, 2008

6-4 terms


6-4
Effects of the War
What happens after the war?
What happens to cost of living?
Why is there a general strike in seattle?
Boston Police Strike?
Steel Strike?
How did racial unrest come from the war?
What was the result?
Why did people fear communists? (2 reasons)?
Define Red scare?
Who is A Mitchell Palmer?
J. Edgar Hoover?
Palmer raids?
…and civil liberties?
Results?
End of progressivism?


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6-3


A Bloody Conflict
Trench Warfare
No Man’s Land
Technology
Gas
Tanks
airplanes
The Convoy System
American Soldiers in Europe
Russia Leaves the war
Russian Rev
Lenin
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Turning the Tide of War
Americans Save Paris
Allied Counterattack
Corporal Alvin York
Ending the War
armistice
genocide
Wilson’s Vision for Peace
14 Points
1-5
6-13 Deal with specific rights of self determination
14 League of nations.
Self Determination
The Paris Peace Conference
spoils
Wilson Forced to Compromise
The League of Nations
The Peace Treaty
Signing the Treaty
Versailles Treaty
War Guilt and Reparations
Reparations
End of Empires
Seeking Approval at Home
Wilson Tours the Country
A Formal End to Hostilities


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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

6-2 terms


Volunteers
Draft
Why fight?
African Americans?
Women
War industries board
Food Administration
Victory Gardens
Liberty and Victory Bonds
War and Unions
Great Migration
Mexican immigration
Committee for Public Information
Civil Liberties
Sedition Act
Climate of Suspicion
Schenk vs. the US


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Chapter 15 Questions


1. Name 4 Bureaucratic Myths and Realities
2. Explain Growth in Civilian Gov. Employees
3. Name 3 things Bureaucarcies Do.
4. Demographics of Bureeaucrats
5. Patronage
6. Pendleton Civ Svc Act
7. Civil Service
8. Merit Principle
9. Hatch Act
10. OPM
11. GS Rating
12. Senior Executive Service
13. What is the Plum book. How many jobs?
14. How many Capinet Departments. Name 5.
15. Define Independent Regulatory Agency? Name and describe 5
16. Humphrey’s Exec. V. US (What is it).
17. Gov Corp. 2 Examples.
18. Independent executive agencies.
19. Policy implementation. 3 Elements.
20. List Why Implementation fails.
a. Explain: Bad program design
b. Lack of Clarity
c. Lack of Resources
d. Administrative Routine
e. Administrative Disposition
21. Define SOP
22. Explain success of 1965 Voting Rights Act
23. Define Regulation
24. Give 3 examples of Significant Government Regulation.
25. Munn v. Illinois
26. Significance of Interstate Commerce Commission
27. Incentive System
28. Deregulation
29. 3 arguments in favor of Dereg
30. 3 arguments opposed to Deregulation
31. 4 ways prez can pressure an agency
32. 4 ways Congress tries to control the Bureaucracy
33. What are Iron triangles.
34. Ex. Of Iron Triangle.
35. Ex. Of Destruction of Iron Triangle
36. Describe Bureaucracy relative to size of US Pop.


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Monday, March 17, 2008

Chapter 6-1, March 17


Chapter 6, World War One,
1. Woodrow Wilson’s view on Diplomacy?
2. Who is Victoriano Huerta?
3. Tampico?
4. Who is Pancho Villa?
5. John J. Pershing?
6. Alliances in Europe?
7. Naval Race?
8. Self – determination?
9. Balkans
10. Franz Ferdinand?
11. Schlieffen Plan
12. Allies
13. Central Powers
14. Propoganda
15. U boats
16. Lusitania
17. Sussex Pledge
18. Zimmerman Telegram


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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Test Review. Progressivism and Imperialism


1. Ellis Island
2. Angel Islands
3. Potato Famine
4. Immigrants and Population
5. City Life
6. Tenements
7. Disparity of wealth
8. Political Boss
9. Gilded age
10. Social Darwinism
11. Social Gospel
12. Settlement House
13. Pendleton Act
14. Grange
15. Poll Tax
16. Jim Crow Law
17. Imperialism
18. 4 Causes of Imperialism
19. Annex Hawaii
20. Yellow Journalism
21. San Juan Hill
22. Teller Amendment
23. Platt Amendment
24. Boxer Rebellion
25. Panama Canal
26. Muckraker
27. Jacob riis
28. Direct Primary
29. Initiative
30. Referendum
31. Recall
32. Suffrage
33. Temperance
34. The jungle
35. Square Deal
36. United mine workers
37. Ballinger-Pinchot
38. Progressive Party
39. NAACP


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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

5-4 Questions

Section 5-4
Progressive Party
New Nationalism
Woodrow Wilson
Tariff reform
Federal Reserve Board
Fed Trade Commission
Child Labor
Change in Role of Gov
NAACP
ADL


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Friday, March 7, 2008

US, 5-1 Terms


Suffrage
Progressivism
Muckracker
Jacob Riis
Bob LaFollete
Direct Primary
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Direct election of senators
19th amendment
breaker boys
triangle fire
temperance
prohibition


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Thursday, March 6, 2008

timeline project

Timeline Project
US History
19th Century Timeline and Research
Due 3/13/08

Include in your timeline:
All presidents from 1840 – 1910
25 events from age of Industry / Old West
10 inventions from your classmates.
Minimum 10 pictures, plus one hand drawn.


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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

Spanish American War
William Randolph Hearst
Yellow Journalism
Jingoism
The Maine
DeLome Letter
Valeriano Weyler
Rough Riders
Emiliano Aguinaldo
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment
Liliuokalani
Hawaii


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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Chapter 13 Questions


1. How are Americans of 2 minds regarding the presidency?
2. Anecdote of president?
3. Qualifications for president?
4. Worst president?
5. 22nd amendment?
6. Define impeachement?
7. Watergate?
8. 25th amendment?
9. Should president have been convicted?
10. Summarize powers of the president?
11. Describe expansion of Power of President?
12. Perspectives on presidential power?
13. Imperial presidency?
14. Choice of VP?
15. Spiro Agnew?
16. Cabinet?
17. NSC
18. CEA
19. OMB
20. White house staff.
a. Hierarchical
b. Whell and spokes
21. Summarize first lady
22. Chief Legislator
23. Veto
24. Pocket veto
25. Party bonds
26. Slippage in Party Support
a. Boll weevile
27. boll weevil
28. Leading the party
29. Presidential Coat tails
30. Mid term elections and coat tails (describe table 13.6, 13.7)
31. Public approval
32. Mandate
33. Describe bargaining
34. Role of president as chief diplomat
35. CIC (how has it changed).
36. War Powers resolution
37. Legislative Veto
38. Crisis
39. 2 presidencies.
40. Public Preisiden?
41. Approval rating
42. Honeymoon period
43.


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