Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class

Unit 9 Study Guide

Unit 9 — Politics and the Gilded Age to the Progressives, 1877-1920

Facts to Know

Chapter 20 — Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

1. The characteristics of American politics at the national and state levels during the Gilded Age.
2. The major political and economic issues of the Gilded Age, and governmental action on these issues.
3. The characteristics of American presidents during the Gilded Age, and how each carried out the duties of his office.
4. The social, economic, and political oppression of southern blacks during the late nineteenth century, and the response of the Supreme Court to this oppression.
5. The progress of the women's suffrage movement during the Gilded Age.
6. The various forces affecting the lives of southern, midwestern, and western farmers during the late nineteenth century, and the social, economic, and political impact of these forces.
7. The organizational and ideological development of rural activism from the Grange through the formation of the Populist party and the 1896 presidential election, and the roadblocks encountered by the Populists.
8. The causes and consequences of the depression of the 1890s, and Grover Cleveland's response to the depression.
9. The nature and extent of working-class activism during the era of protest, and the reaction of government officials and the public to this activism.
10. The presidential campaign and election of 1896, and the political and economic significance of the outcome.
    
    

Chapter 21 — The Progressive Era, 1895-1920

1. The emergence of progressivism and the movement's basic themes.
2. The similarities and differences among the ideologies, goals, and tactics of the various groups that constituted the Progressive movement, and the successes and failures of these groups in achieving political, social, and moral reform.
3. The emergence of the Socialist movement, and how it differed from progressivism in ideology, goals, and tactics.
4. The impact of progressive ideas in education, law, and the social sciences.
5. The approaches of African Americans, American Indians, and women to the problems they faced during the Progressive era, and the extent to which they were successful in achieving their goals.
6. The relationship between Theodore Roosevelt's political, social, and economic beliefs and his approach toward the major issues of the day.
7. The reasons for the break between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, and the impact of this break on the 1912 election.
8. The similarities and differences between Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
9. The reform legislation of the Wilson presidency.
10. The political, social, and economic impact of the Progressive era on American society.
    
    

Quizzes

• Textbook Quiz — chapter 20     chapter 21  
• Mrs. Pojer's Quizzes
  • Populism  A   B  
  • Intellectual/Social/Cultural Movements: 1870s-1914  A    B    C 
  • The Gilded Age  A    B    C   
  • Progressivism  A    B    C    D    E    

Documents

• Political Symbols (1874)
• Populist Party Platform (1892)
• Booker T. Washington and Others (1903)
• Attack on the Meatpakers (1906)

Study Aids

• Mrs. Ruland's Notes
  • Alice Paul Describes Being Fed Through Nose, London Newspaper
  • Alice Paul: Hunger Striker Describes Forcible Feeding, Philadelphia Newspaper
• From Revolution to Reconstruction - An Outline of American History
  • Chapter Seven: Growth and Transformation
  • Chapter Eight: Discontent and Reform
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Modules on Major Topics
  • The Gilded Age
  • Progressivism
  • Immigration
• Digital History
  • Guided Readings
    • The Gilded Age
    • The Political Crisis of the 1890s
    • Along the Color Line
    • The Struggle for Women's Suffrage
    • The Progressive Era
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Explorations
    • Learn About the Gilded Age
    • Learn About the Progressive Era
  • Lessons
    • The Changing Status of Women
    • African Americans After Slavery
    • The Farmers' Revolt
    • Urban Political Machines
    • Problems of Youth
    • Progressive Reform and the Trusts
  • A Chronolgy of the Gilded Age
• Professor Stanley K. Schultz' lecture notes (University of Wisconsin)
  • The Gilded Age and the Politics of Corruption
  • How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?: The Rise of Populism
  • The Dawn of Liberalism: Progressivism
  • Women, Feminism, and Sex in Progressive America
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to American History I
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to American History II
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to American History III
• George Burson, Aspen CO
  • The United States: 1877-1890
  • United States 1890s: Populism
  • Progressive Movement and the 1920s
• Academic American History, Henry J. Sage, Northern Virginia Community College
  • The Gilded Age and Reconstruction, 1865-1900
  • Progressivism, Imperialism, World War, 1900-1920
• Mr. Feldmeth - Polytechnic School, Pasadena CA
  • Gilded Age Politics (1869-1900) - outline
  • The Progressive Era - outline
• Timeline- 1851 to 1900 (Mr. Wood, Murray HS, Murray UT)
• Timeline- 1901 to 1950 (Mr. Wood, Murray HS, Murray UT)
• Presidential Election Data (David Leip) — 1880    1884     1888    1892    1896     1900    1904    1908     1912    1916    1920 
• Cram Sheet (Renata Melamud)
  • Grant through Cleveland
  • McKinley through Wilson
• Crossroads
  • "What, Then, Is This America" 1865-1900
  • "Waves of Reform, 1880-1921
• Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
  • African American Religion in the Nineteenth Century
  • The American Jewish Experience: Immigration and Acculturation
  • The American Jewish Experience: Antisemitism and Assimilation
  • Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
  • Mormonism and the American Mainstream
  • The Rise of Fundamentalism
  • Roman Catholics and the American Mainstream in the 20th Century
  • Roman Catholics and Immigration in Nineteenth-Century America
  • The Social Gospel and the Progressive Era

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