Exam 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "Resolved… That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between,or among,two or more foreign states,the President shall proclaim such fact,and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export arms,ammunition,or implements of war from any place in the United States… to any port of such belligerent states… [and if] the President shall find that… the protection of the lives of citizens of the United States,or the protection of the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens… requires that the American citizens should refrain from traveling as passengers on the vessels of any belligerent nation,he shall so proclaim…" Neutrality Act,passed by the United States Congress,1935 -Americans would not be compelled to significantly modify their stance as taken in this passage until

The following questions refer to the graph below. Index of Common Stock Prices (1926=100) -Using your knowledge of United States History,answer parts a,b,and c. a)Briefly explain why ONE of the following most significantly changed the nature of the United States' economy. $\quad$ -The growth of corporations $\quad$ -American expansion overseas $\quad$ -The New Deal b)Provide ONE piece of specific historical evidence to support your explanation. c)Briefly explain why ONE of the other options is not as good as the one you chose.

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "It is impossible for the United States to preserve itself as a republic or as a democracy when 600 families own more of this Nation's wealth - in fact,twice as much - as all the balance of the people put together. Here is the whole sum and substance of the share-our-wealth movement: 1.Every family to be furnished by the Government a homestead allowance… of not less than one-third the average family wealth of the country...No person to have a fortune of more than 100 to 300 times the average family fortune…4.An old-age pension to the persons of 60… 8.The raising of revenue and taxes for the support of this program to come from the reduction of swollen fortunes from the top." Huey Long,"Share Our Wealth," 1932 -The most successful narrative to be presented as an alternative to ideas like the one presented in the passage would come from

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "As a group,workers faced severe limitations on their political influence. The conservative nature of the major parties,institutional discrimination against third parties,and ethnic divisions that made some workingmen Democrats and others Republicans all placed obstacles in front of even those most empowered workers,the white men possessing citizenship. Far more striking was the way America's political system victimized female…and African-American workers through disenfranchisement… These barriers extinguished any possibility that American workers could become a united political force during the Gilded Age." Julie Green,Pure and Simple Politics: The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 1881-1917,1998 -Unionization efforts in the period from 1900 to 1920

The following questions refer to the graph below. Index of Common Stock Prices (1926=100) -Which of the following trends from this graph best explains the popular support of the New Deal?

Directions: In your response you should do the following: •State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question. •Support your argument with evidence,using specific examples. •Apply historical thinking skills as directed by the question. •Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay that extends your argument,connects it to a different historical context,or connects it to a different category of analysis. -Analyze the extent to which the involvement of the United States in World War II transformed the nation economically,politically,and socially.Consider both continuities and changes during the time from 1939 to 1950.

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "It is impossible for the United States to preserve itself as a republic or as a democracy when 600 families own more of this Nation's wealth - in fact,twice as much - as all the balance of the people put together. Here is the whole sum and substance of the share-our-wealth movement: 1.Every family to be furnished by the Government a homestead allowance… of not less than one-third the average family wealth of the country...No person to have a fortune of more than 100 to 300 times the average family fortune…4.An old-age pension to the persons of 60… 8.The raising of revenue and taxes for the support of this program to come from the reduction of swollen fortunes from the top." Huey Long,"Share Our Wealth," 1932 -Calls for reform such as the one in the passage would lead to

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "Any evidence to the contrary notwithstanding,national prohibition rapidly acquired an image,not as a law which significantly reduced the use of alcoholic beverages,but rather as a law that was widely flouted… Even given a 60 percent drop in total national alcohol consumption,a considerable amount of imbibing still took place.Yet the image also derived in part from the unusually visible character of those prohibition violations which did occur… Most drinking took place… in urban areas where practically any activity was more likely to be witnessed… The fact that the upper classes were doing much of the imbibing further heightened its visibility." David E.Kyvig,Repealing National Prohibition,1979 -The problems described in the passage most directly intensified conflicts between

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "Resolved… That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between,or among,two or more foreign states,the President shall proclaim such fact,and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export arms,ammunition,or implements of war from any place in the United States… to any port of such belligerent states… [and if] the President shall find that… the protection of the lives of citizens of the United States,or the protection of the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens… requires that the American citizens should refrain from traveling as passengers on the vessels of any belligerent nation,he shall so proclaim…" Neutrality Act,passed by the United States Congress,1935 -The content of this law reveals an American understanding of

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "The United States will,indeed,undertake under Article X to 'respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members of the League [of Nations]' and that engagement constitutes a very grave and solemn moral obligation. But it is a moral,not a legal,obligation,and leaves our Congress absolutely free to put its own interpretation upon it in all cases that call for action." Woodrow Wilson,Testimony before the Senate over Article X of the Treaty of Versailles,1919 -President Wilson's role in the construction of this treaty

The following questions refer to the cartoon below. MPI/Getty Images "The Only Way to Handle It",1921 -The attitude expressed in the cartoon would characterize American immigration policy until

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "Any evidence to the contrary notwithstanding,national prohibition rapidly acquired an image,not as a law which significantly reduced the use of alcoholic beverages,but rather as a law that was widely flouted… Even given a 60 percent drop in total national alcohol consumption,a considerable amount of imbibing still took place.Yet the image also derived in part from the unusually visible character of those prohibition violations which did occur… Most drinking took place… in urban areas where practically any activity was more likely to be witnessed… The fact that the upper classes were doing much of the imbibing further heightened its visibility." David E.Kyvig,Repealing National Prohibition,1979 -The motivation for the policy,the effects of which are described in the passage,can best be explained by