<p> Why did Westward expansion occur?  How did people adapt to life in the West?  What is the significance of these events in the Western United States: o Battle of Little Bighorn (Sioux vs. Custer) o Nez Perce Indians and Chief Joseph o Indian Reservations o Transcontinental Railroad  How did new methods of transportation help industry develop in the USA?  What were the specialty industries of the following places: Pittsburgh, Detroit, New England?  Why were immigrants moving to the United States?  Why did cities develop quickly?  What were some of the problems faced by people in cities? o Tenements & Ghettos o Political Machines  What did the following people do to make a difference in the USA after the Civil War? o Thomas Edison o Alexander Graham Bell o Jane Addams o Henry Ford o John D. Rockefeller o Andrew Carnegie o Wright Brothers o Guglielmo Marconi  What factors resulted from the growth of businesses and industry?  What were some negative factors resulting from factories and industry?  How did the Progressive Movement change the USA?  Women were given the right to vote by which Constitutional Amendment?  Who were the key women involved in getting this Amendment passed?  What were the reasons for the Spanish American War?  What were the results of the Spanish American War?  What were the reasons for the USA to get involved in World War I?  Who were the Allies in WWI?  Who were the Central Powers in WWI?  How did life change in the 1920s “Roaring 20’s”?  What was the result of the Temperance Movement and 18th Amendment?  What was prohibition?  Why were African Americans migrating to Northern Cities? (remember Bob and Leroy)  How did the Harlem Renaissance influence American life?  What were the causes of the Great Depression?  How were the lives of Americans affected by the Great Depression?  How did the New Deal help to end the Depression?  What was happening in Europe that started WWII?  How did the rise of fascism (dictators) affect Europe?  How did American policy toward events in Europe and Asia change over time? (First, Next, Last)  Major WWII Events to review: o Germany invades Poland o Germany invades France, captures Paris o Battle of Britain (London is bombed) o Japan bombs Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941 o D-Day o Stalingrad – Turning point in Europe o Midway – Turning point in the Pacific o Hiroshima / Nagasaki  Describe the Holocaust.  How did Americans help support the war at home?  How did WWII affect racial relations in the USA?  How did the USA help rebuild and organize Europe and Japan after the war?  How and why did the Cold War begin?  What were the conflicts/disagreements between the USA and Soviet Union? o Korean War o Cuban Missile Crisis o Vietnam War  Which was caused a major divide and protests of American Citizens?  What event symbolized the end of the Cold War?  How did life in America change after WWII?  What is racial segregation?  How were African Americans discriminated against?  How did African Americans respond to discrimination and “Jim Crow” Laws?  What were some effects of segregation on American Society?  How did African Americans fight to obtain equality and Civil Rights?  How were women disadvantaged in the workplace?  Which industries have benefited the most from the new technologies? 1920’sWhat impactPeople: have the new technologies had on American Life? John Steinbeck Henry Ford Wright Brothers George Gershwin Langston Hughes Jacob Lawrence Duke Ellington David Sarnoff Aaron Copeland Georgia O’Keefe Bessie Smith Guglielmo Marconi F. Scott Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong</p>