Hist 100C Mid Term Study Guide W15 Part I Identification Terms Worth 40 of Mid Term grade You will see eight possible terms on the exam You will define FOUR of the eight terms In this section you will provide a definition of the selected term who what when where along with an explanation of the terms significance to American history why important The following terms may be found on the exam Special Field Order 15 Radical Republicans Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Acts Election of 1876 JP Morgan and Finance JP Morgan Banker in NYC took advantage of a new law in New Jersey created in the Gilded Age late 1800 s that allowed for holding companies which could own other companies in different states Utilizing his contacts clients as investors in the new holding company he gained enough cash capital to buy Carnegie Steel AND all of the resources needed to own the process nationwide This is significant because it is the first use and created a 1 billion dollar company called United States Steel Long term this changes how business and finance works in the United States and shows all you need to make money is money Pullman Strike Progressives Keating Owen Child Labor Act 1916 Plessy vs Ferguson 1896 Ida B Wells Morality Sinking of the Maine February 15 1898 Emilio Aguinaldo Russian Revolution Fourteen Points League of Nations Part II Essay Question Worth 60 of Mid Term grade You will answer one of the following essays which will be chosen by Dr McGuire on the mid term 1 The Reconstruction Era was intended to solve the problem of putting the United States back together after the American Civil War but was fraught with a number of complications What were the two main plans for Reconstruction after the Civil War and how did those two plans come into conflict with one another What were the problems African Americans faced following the end of slavery and how did the U S government address those concerns Finally explain the factors that ultimately led to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the ramifications of Reconstruction ending in this fashion 3 Key Areas to talk about 1 Two main plans Radical Republicans President Johnson a Radical Republicans goal South should be punished for seceding and blacks and whites should be treated equal 3 components to plan Military districts fun states in south 1 2 writing new state constitution with blacks and whites both writing 1 2 14th amendment 1 2 b President Johnson goal South reintegration easily and painlessly by issue pardons oath 1 2 sentences writing new state constitutions should be done by whites only 1 2 freedman s bureau 3 4 c Conflict issue of equality is a conflict issue of punishment 3 4 where conflicts come up Johnson appears to win by few problems are actually being solved 2 African American Problems Jobs employment land violence voting rights US Government Fixes Special Field Order 15 land jobs and opportunities 14th amendment citizenship Freedman s Bureau Enforcement Acts 15th amendment voting rights Better than nothing still long term problems 3 End of reconstruction radical republicans getting tired the stock market crashes panic of 1873 need to fix the economy election of 1876 must talk about the Bargain of 1877 which ends reconstruction leading to ramifications a Ramifications racial violence escalating problems will continue because not solved first time around 2 The end of the 1800s and beginning of the 1900s saw the United States becoming one of the world s leading industrial powers What implications did this have for industrial workers in terms of both their concerns and the methods they used to address those concerns What worries did Progressives have about the consequences of industrialization and did Progressives have any successes in reforming American society politically economically or socially How did the issue of race play into Progressive agendas and how did the African American community address civil rights matters in the Progressive Era 3 main points 1 Industrial workers problems with safety wages hours 1 2 The owners or government DO NOT address these problems The workers form Labor Unions to address this Pullman Strike business and owners win NOT workers 2 Progressives define who these people are Concerned workers will get so angry it will lead to revolution perhaps even violence Successes a Politically 17th amendment Success initiative referendum and recall Success b Economically Sherman Anti trust act depends on who s in charge FDA successful Keating Owen Child labor act so so c Socially Youth groups very successful prohibition getting there 3 DO NOT DO RACE a Issues Lynching Plessy vs Ferguson b African American Ida B Wells addressing lynching Booker T Washington vs Dubois 4 1 and 4 2 readings Both addressing education coming at it from different angles Problems NOT really solved 3 The end of the 1800s and beginning of the 1900s saw large scale changes in global interactions In what ways were the United States engaged in global affairs prior to World War I How did the United States approach the outbreak of global war in 1914 and what factors ultimately influenced President Wilson s decision to seek U S involvement in the Great War In what way did the United States influence the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended WWI and how much did the United States position in global affairs change after World War I 3 key points 1 Imperialism explain imperialism 1 2 chairs markets morality Europeans competing Hawaii Spanish American war Sinking of USS Maine Treaty of Paris and Cuba Philippine American War Emilio Aguinaldo Lasts until 1940 s WWII a Influenced through military economics and diplomacy 2 WWI United States Neutrality 2 3 Lusitania Poncho Villa Mexico Zimmerman Telegram Russian Revolution 3 5 Came into WWII April 2 1917 3 Fourteen Points Wilson s goals once getting into the war These 14 points are part of Treaty of Versailles discussion Treaty of Versailles disarmament Germany self determination Poland Turkey not self determined Ireland Syria Palestine Iraq Vietnam and Korea Wilson wants League of Nations but US does not join based on choice of Senate Global affairs did not change very much Reconstruction Radical Rep Special Field order 15 Enforcement acts Fifteenth amendment Election of 1876 Industrial Pullman Strike Progressives Keating Own Child Labor Act 1916 Plessy vs Ferguson 1896 Ida B Well Global Interactions Morality Sinking of Main Feb 15 1898 Emilio Aguinaldo Russian Revolution Fourteen Points