Pages 584-601

Revolt in the Workplace
-What labor issues of the late 1800s?
-Why weren't workers always successful in uniting?

Trouble on the Farm
-What were the issues facing farmers in the late 1800s?
-What policies did the Southern Alliance press for? How did the Northern Alliance differ?
-What was the "New South Creed"?
-How did the Populists work to expand the party beyond its white farmer base?

Militancy in the Factories and Mines
-What were the issues facing industrial workers in the late 1800s?
-What was the relationship of striking workers to newly arrived immigrant labor?
-Who were the Molly Maguires? How did the government respond to their actions?
-Who did the Knights of Labor represent? Who was its leader in the late 1880s?
-What two books/authors influenced the policies of the Knights of Labor?
-What was the relationship between unions and race relations?

The Haymarket Bombing
-What happened at Haymarket Square? What impact did this event have on the labor movement?
-Who did the AFL represent? Who was its leader?

Crosscurrents of Reform
-Who is Jacob Riis and what impact did he have on this time period?
-What class of women were largely responsible for settlement house work?
-Who thought they should be responsible for Indian reform? What ideas did they have for "helping" the Native Americans?
-What was the Dawes Severalty Act? How did people take advantage of the bill?

Transatlantic Networks of Reform
-What is steerage?
-What was the Social Gospel Movement?
-According to the book, what was Addams motivation for opening Hull House?

Women Reformers: "Beginning to Burst Bonds"
-What was the WCTU? Who led the organization?
-What was the nature of the conflict between Willard and Ida B. Wells?

Pages 616-621

The Search for Alliances
-What institutions did the wealthy believe would instill "American values"?

Class Conflict
-Who supported the McKinley Tariff and why?
-What happened at the Homestead Strike?
-What problems did unions face in organizing?
-What party did the Populist Party emerge from?
-What did the Populist Party platform state?
-What event caused the Populists to gain strength?
-What caused the Pullman Strike? Who led the American Railway Union?
-How did President Cleveland respond to the Pullman Strike?
-What actions did J.P. Morgan take to solve the panic in 1895?
-How did US versus EC Knight impact the ability of government to regulate trusts?

Rise and Demise of the Populists
-Who is William Jennings Bryan and what was his "Cross of Gold" speech?
-How did the Populists respond to the Democratic choice?
-How did Hanna use Bryan's candidacy to help McKinley's election

Pages 655-671

Work, Science, and Leisure
-How did the rise of science influence the time period?

Reform and Science: An Uneasy Alliance
-What were the health issues of the late 1800s? How were they solved by science?
-What was the eugenics movement?

Scientific Management and Mass Production
-What was "scientific management"?
-How did Henry Ford exemplify the ideas?

New Amusements
-What were the new amusement of the time period?

Reformers and Radicals
-What two "impulses" did Progressivism take according to the author?
-What evidence is provided for the sentence: "Reform movements reshaped the relationship between citizens and their government at all levels"?

Muckraking, Moral Reform, and Vice Squads
-Who gave "muckrakers" their name and what did he mean by it?
-Who were the muckrakers and what changes did they make to society?
-What were the debates around working hours for women? What was Muller v. Oregon?
-What was the Mann Act? How did it involve boxer Jack Johnson?

Women's Suffrage
-Who represented the new generation of women's suffrage leaders?
-What suffrage movement inspired the American women's suffrage movement?
-How was the battle for suffrage used by racists to defend white supremacy?

Radical Politics and the Labor Movement
-What was the WTUL and how did it help empower women?
-What was the IWW? What were they known as? What type of workers did they attract?

Resistance to Racism
-What were the issues facing blacks at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century?
-Who were the leaders of the movement for Civil Rights? What were their positions?

The "Rough Rider" as President
-How did Theodore Roosevelt enter the presidency?
-What was his position on trusts, immigration, and race?

Protecting and Preserving the Natural World
-What actions did Roosevelt take to improve the environment? Why was he criticized?

William Howard Taft: The One Term Progressive
-Why was Roosevelt, in the end, opposed to Taft?
-What was the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?
-Who was Richard Ballinger and what actions did he take on conservation?
-What were the four parties and candidates represented in the election of 1912?

Redemption to Robber Barons Keynote

Here is the link to the keynote (powerpoint...but for Apple) for the last two days of class.

Redemption to Robber Barons

This download may not work from school. For some reason my public folder is blocked at school.

Reconstruction Keynote and Essay Form

Click on the items below to download class information for the week of January 5th-9th:

Reconstruction Keynote

Reconstruction Essay Help Sheet

Help Sessions for the Essay will be held on:

Monday January 12th at 3:30pm (analyzing evidence and creating a thesis-bring a working thesis statement and the analysis sheets from class)

and

Wednesday January 14th at 8am (editing your paper-bring a rough draft of your paper)