Study Guide 1. Truman foreign policy between 1945-1952- I-Aid to Greece and Turkey to defend against communist pressure S- Support free people resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. 2. U.S. economic expansion post-WWII- I-Savings from WWII‚ expansion defense spending‚ improved technology‚ baby boom‚ expansion of consumer society. 3. 1950’s Red Scare- I-Fear of communist spies undermining the gov’t and misdirecting foreign policy 4. American
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Key Terms: • Congregationalism- A system of church governance in which every local church congregation is independent • Patriarchy- A social system in which the male is the primary authority figure central to social organization and the central roles of political leadership‚ moral authority‚ and control of property‚ and where fathers hold authority over women and children. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege‚ and entails female subordination • “Covenant”- A formal alliance
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· The War For Independence o Introduction § At the start of the war Britain had the best-equipped and most disciplined army‚ along with a navy that was unopposed in American waters § Due to the native officer corps and considerable experience in colonial wars‚ the Patriot forces proved formidable § Initially the British thought they could regain political control by having one military victory § This strategy did not work due to the geography on eastern North America § Patriots
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Chapters 23- 26 Study Guide Chapter 23- Progressivism * Progressive Legislation- the progressives were committed to changing and reforming every aspect of the state‚ society and economy. Significant changes enacted at the national levels included the imposition of an income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment‚ direct election of Senators with the Seventeenth Amendment‚ Prohibition with the Eighteenth Amendment‚ and women’s suffrage through the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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1. Describe the rise of the American industrial city‚ and place it in the context of worldwide trends of urbanization and mass migration (the European diaspora) Cities grew up and out‚ with such famed architects as Louis Sullivan working on and perfecting skyscrapers (first appearing in Chicago in 1885). The city grew from a small compact one that people could walk through to get around to a huge metropolis that required commuting by electric trolleys. Electricity‚ indoor plumbing‚ and telephones
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The Protestant Reformation in England led the Puritans to immigrate to America. Also‚ Old England was going through a hard economic time. Many were poor and unemployed‚ and this caused English men to seek a better life in the new world. The Spanish exploration‚ led by Christopher Columbus‚ led the way for other European countries to follow to the new world. The eastern coast of North America was colonized by English men of the same background and origin‚ but by the 1700s‚ the New England and Chesapeake
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Chapter 7‚ Outline Essay #1 Discuss the rise of political parties in the United States. Did the Constitution provide for political parties? If not‚ when and why did the two parties develop? Who led and supported each party? Thesis: The rise of the political parties in the United states rose when the Federalist Period of 1789-1800 occurred during George Washington and John Adams’ presidency from the controversial federal policies of Alexander Hamilton. The Constitution did not provide for the political
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interested in – The 27 Club. The 27 Club is basically a listing of popular musicians who died at the age of twenty-seven. A common thread that links all of these artists is that they all had lifestyles influenced by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. It is not documented who first came up with the idea of the Club‚ but the idea started after the death of four famous musicians. There are many theories‚ mysteries and myths surrounding the lives and deaths of the members of The 27 Club. In this essay
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Chapter 24: The New Era 1. The 1920s experienced a sharp rejection of the reform-mindedness of the two previous decades because of business influence. The urgency for political and economic reform that had moved the previous generation faded in the 1920s. In post-war America‚ the progressive reforms of the early twentieth century were viewed as being too burdensome on the economy. The reform effort was redirected toward improved transportation‚ education‚ and public services. The old-time progressive
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Study Questions Unit II Part 2 (Chapters 28-29‚ 32) The Romantic Era Chapter 28 1) How old was Mendelssohn when he composed the Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream? 17 2) How does Mendelssohn tell the story of the play through music? By using melodies that can be readily associated with the play’s principal characters. 3) What is program music? Why was it important during the 19th-century? Purely instrumental work openly linked in some way to an object‚ story‚ or idea outside of the music; Artists
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