Hamilton Prep Social Studies - 2Nd Semester Final 7Th Grade
7th Grade Social Studies - 2nd Semester Study Guide
Industrialization and Immigration in the U.S.
Key terms:
Trust
Monopoly
Philanthropist
Corporation
robber baron
sweatshop
socialism
transcontinental railroad
People:
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene Debs
Concepts
immigrants who worked on the transcontinental railroad
Carnegie’s business methods vs. Rockefeller’s business methods
the Haymarket affair’s effects on the labor union movement
meaning of the Gilded Age
negative effects of monopolies on consumers
impact of the Bessemer steel process on the nation's economic growth
origins of standard time and its effects
effects of the transcontinental railroad on Native Americans
push and pull factors of migration
negative effects of immigration on American society
the relationship between immigrants and industrialization
conditions of immigrant housing
The Progressive Era
Amendments:
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
People/groups:
Muckrakers
Jane Addams
Lillian Wald
Concepts:
Carry Nation’s support for prohibition
how the Federal Reserve Act changed banking
Wilson’s support of the 19th Amendment
Cause of Theodore Roosevelt passing the Meat Inspection Act
How Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the Sherman Antitrust Act affected Standard Oil
Theodore Roosevelt, the Bull Moose Party, and the 1912 election
meaning of Theodore Roosevelt’s square deal
Taft and the 1908 election
Becoming a World Power
People/groups:
The Anti-Imperialist League
The Rough Riders
Jose Marti
Concepts:
locations of major battles in the Spanish-American War
how yellow journalism caused the war
why American planters removed Queen Liliuokalani from power
impact of the Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe Doctrine
Reason Filipinos supported the Americans in the war
John Hay’s Open Door Policy
Commodore Matthew Perry’s involvement in Japan
Significance of the Platt Amendment
Meaning of “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”
Causes of the Boxer Rebellion
Reason for U.S. involvement in revolt against Columbia
“Seward’s Icebox”
Effects of George Dewey’s victory in Manila Bay
World War I
Key Terms:
Convoy
Armistice
Palmer Raids
Second Battle of the Marne
Great Migration
Treaty of Versailles
People/groups:
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
Concepts:
Imperialist rivalries that caused the war
German actions that angered the Americans
How war bonds helped the war
How Americans at home helped with the war effort
War technology and its connection to militarism
War technology and its impact on warfare
Significance of the Zimmerman Telegram
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
How Franz Ferdinand’s assassination connects to nationalism as a cause of the war
The Great Depression
In the first section, you will be interpreting graphs (multiple choice).
Key terms:
deficit spending
New Deal
Dust Bowl
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Bonus Army
sit-down strike
Liberal
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Concepts:
Hoover as the “do-nothing” president
Purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Region where the Dust Bowl was located
Event that began WWII in Europe
Social Security and the Second New Deal
Social Security’s impact today
Popularity of radio during the Great Depression
How WWII helped end the Great Depression
Major effects of the Great Depression
Geography
Ocean that European immigrants crossed to get to America
Ocean that Asian immigrants crossed to get to America
Great Britain’s geographic advantage during WWI
Major mountain range railroads cross between the Midwest and the west coast
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Note: there are 100 multiple choice questions on your final.
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