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Tenczar - APUSH
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Overview:
Use the following recommended databases and article links over specific topics to guide your research.

* Note * The following links will open on any school computer. If you are working from home, you must obtain the password to view from your library.

Recommended Databases:

U.S. Expansion and Imperialism
Imperialism, Frank Schumacher, America in the World, 1776 to the Present
 What territories did the United States acquire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries? How did we acquire each territory?
 What were the arguments for and against territorial acquisition? Who were the strongest supporters of each side?
 How was the United States, a fairly isolated country, able to acquire these new territories?
 How does this new imperialism change America’s status in the world?
 How does the U.S. military change at this time?
 What is the relationship between the Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

The Progressives
 Identify the various Progressive movements and their leaders
Progressive Movement, Eric Rauchway, Dictionary of American History.
 Explain what led to the explosion of progressive movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
 What reforms were made to governments at the local, state, and national level?

World War I
 Explain what led to U.S. involvement in World War 1.
World War I, Dictionary of American History, 2003
 Why did Wilson face so much opposition to his 14 Point Plan (from the European nations) and the League of Nations (from the American people)?
 Explain some of the domestic effects of the war on America; cultural, economic, etc.

Roaring Twenties
The 1920s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview, American Decades, 2001
 How did nativist sentiment come manifest itself during this period?
The 1920s: Prosperity and Cultural Tensions, World War I and the Jazz Age, 1999
 Explain the various conflicts that were seen during the 1920s.
Nativism versus Immigration, American Decades Primary Sources, 2004
 How did new technology influence and impact society during the 1920s?
The 1920s: How Normal were the 1920s?, History in Dispute, 2000
 Explain the changes that both African Americans and women saw.
 How does the American consumer culture grow?

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Recommended Databases:

U.S. Expansion and Imperialism

The Progressives

World War I

Roaring Twenties