HIST 102: Chapter 17 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History

Instructions

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Review Question 1

On Page 515, (Under the "The Populist Platform" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The Populist platform of..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What economic and political issues gave rise to the Populist Party, and what changes did the party advocate?

Review Question 2

On Page 517, (Under the "The Government and Labor" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Time and again..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did employers use state and federal forces to protect their own economic interests, and what were the results?

Review Question 7

On Page 518, (Under the "The Rise of the AFL" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Within the labor..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Compare and contrast the goals, strategies, and membership of the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor (you may want to refer back to Chapter 16).

Review Question 3

On Page 521, (Under the "The Redeemers in Power" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The coalition of..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Who were the Redeemers, and how did they change society and politics in the New South?

Review Question 4

On Page 522, (Under the "The Kansas Exodus" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Trapped at the bottom..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Explain how changes in politics, economics, social factors, and violence interacted to affect the situation of African Americans in the New South.

Review Question 5

On Page 528, find the sentence beginning with the words: "monuments to the..."

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How did religion and the idea of the Lost Cause give support to a new understanding of the Civil War?

Review Question 10

On Page 529, (Under the "Immigration Restriction" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Founded in 1894..."

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What was the Immigration Restriction League, and what changes to political participation did it advocate?

Review Question 6

On Page 532, , find the sentence beginning with the words: "By 1930, because..."

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What rights did Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans gain in these years, and what limitations did they experience? How did their experiences set the stage for other restrictions on immigration?

Review Question 8

On Page 535, find the sentence beginning with the words: "A small group..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What ideas and interests motivated the United States to create an empire in the late nineteenth century?

Review Question 9

On Page 543, (Under the "'Republic or Empire?'" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The emergence of..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Compare the arguments for and against U.S. imperialism.