Ms. Snoddy

The End of History

Here are the last few sets of notes to accompany your studying.

Download 1968 Election

Download Richard Nixon

Download Modern Presidencies-Ford, Carter, and Reagan

Post WWII America

1.  How did the escalating tension between the United States and the Soviet Union affect U.S. foreign and domestic policy in the late 1940s and 1950s?

2.  Was the U.S. policy of containment a good way to deal with the USSR or would the U.S. have been better off to modify this policy?

3.  How were domestic relations such as civil rights, gender roles, and demographics changed by American participation in WWII and the advent of the Cold War?

Download Coldwar1

Download Through the Looking Glass

A New Deal for America

1.  How did FDR's handling of the Great Depression differ from Hoover's?  Which was more successful?  Which was more popular?

2.  Which New Deal organizations were found unconstitutional and why?

3. What were the critiques of the New Deal from both the right and the left of the political spectrum?

4.  Why did the Great Depression finally come to an end?

Download NewDeal

Download New Deal Criticisms

 

 

The Politics of the 1920s

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The Progressive Era

1.  How did the Populist movement contribute to the goals and accomplishments of the Progressive era?  Why were these goals more easily accomplished by the Progressives than the Populists?

2.  Why did the Progressive movement not help all groups in society to advance?  Which groups were left out of the advances of the Progressive era?

3.  How did the Progressive movement reshape the economy and politics of the United States in the early twentieth century?

Download The Legacy of Progressivism

American Imperialism

1.  How and why did American imperialism differ from European imperialism?

2.  Describe the United States' empire and how it was acquired.

3.  How did foreign policy change throughout the imperial period (Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson)?

Download Imperialism and WWI

Populism and the Cross of Gold

Questions to Consider:

1.  What economic and political forces led to the development of the Populist movement in the late nineteenth century?

2.  In what senses was the Populist movement a failure or a success?

3.  How does the economic and political enviornment of the late nineteenth century compare with the economic and political environment of our current era?

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Welcome to the New Semester

Welcome to the second semester of APUSH!  If I had you in class last semester, welcome back.  If you are new to my class this semester, I'm glad to meet you.  Below you will find some necessary information for this semester, including your syllabus, SEG paperwork (don't worry, new people, this will be explained in class), and the written assignment that accompanies your first parallel reading, The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos.

Download Advanced Placement United States History

Download Social Studies Enrichment Grade

Download SEG Score Sheet

Download SEG Movie Questions

Download SEG Documentary Form

Download APUSH 2nd Semester Parallel Reading Assignment

Download Project Rubric for The 42nd Parallel

The Gilded Age

Here you will find some helpful powerpoints to lead you through your study of the Gilded Age.

Download Gilded Age Cartoons

Download One Big Union

Download Populism and Cross of gold

Download The Cartoons of Thomas Nast

Historical Film List for SEG

Download Historical Film List