NAME: Social Studies Midterm Review Sheet Ms. Pari 8R Exam Dates: Jan 11 (Essay) and Jan 14 (mult choice). Complete this entire sheet by _Jan 7, 2013 To prepare for this very important exam, please write as much detail as possible when you identify, describe or define these words. Use your textbook, notes, homework, handouts, etc. Write on loose leaf to expand your thoughts. Save this for use for final exam. Exam counts as 2 test grades in the second marking period. 1. What led to the rise of Big Business?

1b- Define capitalism

2. Define laissez-faire 3. Define free enterprise system 4. Why were corporations allowed to grow and eliminate competition? 5. What were some methods industrialists used to eliminate competition? 5b. Who were some famous industrialists? 6. What were monopolies? 7. What was the government’s response to big business? 8. Interstate Commerce Act 9. How did labor unions help workers? 10. What methods did workers use against employers? 11. What problems were associated with urbanization? 12. How did child labor laws affect adult workers? 13. What caused a rise in immigration to the U.S.? 13b.What was the impact of immigration on the nation?

14. What happened to immigrants once they arrived at Ellis Island?

15. What were ethnic ghettos/ ethnic neighborhoods?

15b.Why did immigrants settle there?

16. What was the purpose of the Homestead Act? 17. Which groups did the Populist Party help? 18. Why were third parties like the Populist Party created? 19. What did the Progressive Party want to change/ reform? 20. What did muckrakers do to inform people about problems? 21. What was Theodore Roosevelt’s position on good trusts vs. bad trusts? 22. Was the 18th amendment successful? Explain 23. Define 19th amendment

24. Define suffrage FOREIGN POLICY TERMS: (list the reasons and impact of #25-29)

25. imperialism

26. isolationism

27. neutrality

28. expansionism

29. Big Stick Policy 30. Spanish American War- causes 31. Spanish American War- effects

32. yellow journalism

33. Describe trench warfare in World War I? 34. World War I - causes

35. World War I - effects

36. What is rationing? 37. What was the role of conservation or rationing during WWI? 38. What are immigration quotas or restrictions? Why? 39. What changes occurred for women during and after WWI? 40. What is the importance of third parties? 41. What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? 42. What is a primary source? 43. What is the significance of the Triangle Factory Fire?

44. How did the use of the assembly line impact the economy? 45. Why did we want the Panama Canal?

Possible essay topics – You need to prepare for both topics. Essay will be my choice of one of these. Prepare an outline for each essay topic. 1-Reform movements or 2- Turning points in history