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answer the following questions, for the short write needs to be 2 paragraph long each, essay questions needs to be at least 3 paragraphs. please answer them specifically and with strong proof.
History 21: American History from 1870
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Since 1865, various individuals and groups in the United States have sought to
define what the Civil War meant (and means) by remembering it in different
ways. In this short answer, discuss how the changing and competing significance
of Decoration Days and Memorial Day reflects the way varied groups in the US
have wanted to memorialize the war.
2. Explain how violence, war, and discrimination characterized interactions in the
Industrializing West.
3. In what ways did working- and middle-class women resist efforts at domesticity in
the new urban spaces of the early 20th century?
4. Why did some Americans support acquiring an American empire in 1898 (especially
in the Philippines), and why did some oppose the war for imperial control over the
Philippines?
5. Explain how the Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 grew out of the post-World
War I environment, and analyze its effect on the composition of the American
population. How were immigration restriction efforts related to the isolationist
movement and its opposition to America’s involvement in the League of Nations?
6. The rise of the advertising industry propelled the growth of a consumer society in the
early 1900s. How did new forms of advertising encourage Americans, especially
women, to be active consumers?
ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. The US had a wave of immigration to the West after the Civil War and another large
wave of immigration from 1890 to 1914. Describe the groups of immigrants coming
to the US in each wave, explain the changing governmental policies and social and
economic conditions that shaped these waves, and analyze the treatment faced by
immigrants to the US.
2. How was lynching used to disempower African Americans, and what other methods
were used to maintain white supremacy at the turn of the twentieth century? How did
activists like Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and WEB Du Bois resist
oppression?
3. The “Progressive movement” of the early 20th century addressed what many saw as
problems arising from the new industrial order. What were some of the specific
problems that the “Progressive movement” addressed, and what specific remedies
were attempted? [Hint: you may want to consider “problems” and attempted
“remedies” related to wealth, labor, immigration, race, gender, environment, imperial
expansion, and others.]
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