Midterm Exam Study Guide

YOU MUST BRING A NEW BLUE BOOK TO THIS EXAM.

EXAM DATE: 2/5, next friday

I. TERMS: 6 Terms—you choose and write about five. EACH TERM SHOULD INCLUDE A FULL PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING WHAT THE TERM IS AND WHEN IT HAPPENED. YOUR ANSWER MUST ALSO INCLUDE A SECTION SAYING WHY THE TERM IS IMPORTANT, WHY IT IS SIGNIFICANT!

Wade-Davis Bill
Johnson’s Restoration
Tenure of Office Act
14th Amendment
Freedmen’s Bureau
Social Darwinism
Jane Addams
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Yellow Journalism
USS Maine
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Zimmerman Telegram
Edward Bernays
Sheppard-Towner Act
Carrie Nation
18th Amendment
Volstead Act
19th Amendment


II. ESSAY: Two essay questions—you choose and write one. I WILL WRITE THE QUESTIONS FROM THESE LARGER CATEGORIES. YOU WILL HAVE TWO TO CHOOSE FROM AND WILL WRITE ONE.

The essay questions will come from one or two of the following themes:

1. Reconstruction: Think about the challenges of reconstructing the war-torn nation, how various groups tried to solve those problems, and which plan eventually went into effect.
2. Progressivism: Think about the many movements involved and how successful they each were in improving the world.
3. The 1920s: Think about the “progress” or “decline” model that we discussed in class.
4. Foreign Policy: Think about how the U.S. uses its power around the world.


HOW TO SUCCEED ON THIS TEST: Start early. We know that cramming can work, but it’s never as good as actual disciplined study. Make outlines for each theme. Make sure that your outlines have far more information than you could ever remember. Avoid the big general statements. Instead, add detail to your outline. Then, use those outlines to study; try to rewrite the outline without looking; say the outline out loud in front of a mirror; use the outline to impress your friends at work or at parties; come to office hours and let me see the outline.
The one comment I write more than any other on midterms is “add more detail.” So, learn some details to back up your understanding of the periods we have studied. I want you to do well!