DEMOCRATIZING 20th CENTURY AMERICA
MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET
(EXAM RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 4)
Things to know:
1. mainstream reason cited for U.S. entry into WWI
2. unrestricted submarine warfare
3. Monroe Doctrine
4. Panama Canal
5. Spanish American War
6. The Jungle
7. 19th amendment
People to know:
1. Alice Paul
2. Woodrow Wilson
3. Upton Sinclair
4. Jane Addams
5. Mary Harris
6. William McKinley
7. Mother Mary Jones
8. Ida Tarbell
9. Kate Richards O’Hare
10. J. P. Morgan
11. Andrew Carnegie
12. Eugene Debbs
13. Samuel Gompers
14. Carrie Chapman Catt
15. Emma Goldman
16. Helen Keller
17. Mary Elizabeth Lease
Terms/Concepts to know and understand:
1. muckraker
2. Silent Sentinel
3. Marxist
4. scab labor
5. collective bargaining
6. imperialism
7. Taylorism
8. Reformist Motherhood
9. Political Motherhood
10. Republican Mothers
11. Socialist Woman
Organizations to know:
1. NAWSA
2. AFL
3. WP
4. IWW
5. WCTU
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Turn to Right-Review Sheet-Midterm Exam-4/7/08
REVIEW SHEET FOR MIDTERM
(RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008)
People
Sandra Day O’Connor
William F. Buckley
Gerald Ford
Joseph McCarthy/HUAAC
Jimmy Carter
Russell Kirk-Conservative Mind
Moa Zedong
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Dinesh d’Souza
John Foster Dulles
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Moa Zedong
Jimmy Carter
Joseph McCarthy/HUAAC
Goldwater on Civil Rights, gays and abortion
Goldwater at Republican National Convention
Norman Leary Nixon, differences w/movement conservatives
Walter Reuther
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
The Diggers
Places
Berlin Wall
Haight-Ashbury District, San Francisco
Concepts
Popularizer
Military industrial complex
Containment
Dog whistle politics
Draft/impact on baby boomers
Hippie counter culture
Baby Boomer
Neo Conservative
Beatnicks
philosophers, popularizers, philanthropists, and politicians
detente
Economics
Keynesnian Economics
Free store
Employment benefits
Welfare state
Progressivism
Supply-side economics
Inflation
Legislation
Fair Deal
New Deal
GI Bill
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Strategic Defense Initiative
Events
Daisy Add
“A Time for Choosing”
Vietnam War
1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act
Watergate Scandal
Iranian hostage crisis
The Death of Money
Other
LSD
The Only Foreign Tour in the United States
6 Conservative principle
ICBMs
MiscBarry Goldwater’s quote: My aim is not to make laws, but repeal them.What did he mean? How does his statement support conservative principles? What laws might he have wanted to repeal? Why?
Who delivered the keynote address a t the Republican convention?
In which city in the Haigh-Ashbury district?
What is the National Review?
What is a popularizer?
Why did Goldwater oppose civil rights act?
For what reason did Goldwater claim to have gone to Congress?
Barry Goldwater’s quote: My aim is not to make laws, but repeal them.
What did he mean? How does his statement support conservative principles? What laws might he have wanted to repeal? Why?
Who delivered the keynote address a t the Republican convention?
In which city in the Haigh-Ashbury district?
What is the National Review?
What is a popularizer?
Why did Goldwater oppose civil rights act?
For what reason did Goldwater claim to have gone to Congress?
Texts, Documents, Films
Summer of Love
Mr. Conservative
Right Turn
A Time For Choosing
Barry Goldwater National Convention Speech
The Origins of the Modern American Conservative Movement, Lee Edwards, Ph.D.
Movement Conservatism, Paul Krugman
(RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008)
People
Sandra Day O’Connor
William F. Buckley
Gerald Ford
Joseph McCarthy/HUAAC
Jimmy Carter
Russell Kirk-Conservative Mind
Moa Zedong
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Dinesh d’Souza
John Foster Dulles
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Moa Zedong
Jimmy Carter
Joseph McCarthy/HUAAC
Goldwater on Civil Rights, gays and abortion
Goldwater at Republican National Convention
Norman Leary Nixon, differences w/movement conservatives
Walter Reuther
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
The Diggers
Places
Berlin Wall
Haight-Ashbury District, San Francisco
Concepts
Popularizer
Military industrial complex
Containment
Dog whistle politics
Draft/impact on baby boomers
Hippie counter culture
Baby Boomer
Neo Conservative
Beatnicks
philosophers, popularizers, philanthropists, and politicians
detente
Economics
Keynesnian Economics
Free store
Employment benefits
Welfare state
Progressivism
Supply-side economics
Inflation
Legislation
Fair Deal
New Deal
GI Bill
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Strategic Defense Initiative
Events
Daisy Add
“A Time for Choosing”
Vietnam War
1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act
Watergate Scandal
Iranian hostage crisis
The Death of Money
Other
LSD
The Only Foreign Tour in the United States
6 Conservative principle
ICBMs
MiscBarry Goldwater’s quote: My aim is not to make laws, but repeal them.What did he mean? How does his statement support conservative principles? What laws might he have wanted to repeal? Why?
Who delivered the keynote address a t the Republican convention?
In which city in the Haigh-Ashbury district?
What is the National Review?
What is a popularizer?
Why did Goldwater oppose civil rights act?
For what reason did Goldwater claim to have gone to Congress?
Barry Goldwater’s quote: My aim is not to make laws, but repeal them.
What did he mean? How does his statement support conservative principles? What laws might he have wanted to repeal? Why?
Who delivered the keynote address a t the Republican convention?
In which city in the Haigh-Ashbury district?
What is the National Review?
What is a popularizer?
Why did Goldwater oppose civil rights act?
For what reason did Goldwater claim to have gone to Congress?
Texts, Documents, Films
Summer of Love
Mr. Conservative
Right Turn
A Time For Choosing
Barry Goldwater National Convention Speech
The Origins of the Modern American Conservative Movement, Lee Edwards, Ph.D.
Movement Conservatism, Paul Krugman
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Turn to the Right 3-26-08
Discuss the “ideological core of Reaganism.” How does this core embody conservative principles?
Discuss the difference between Democrats and Republicans in 1980. In which ways did Democratic policies conflict with principles of conservatism.
Select and discuss 3 Reagan quotes and for each:
How/why might his words have enticed potential voters and incited the “Great White Switch?”
How did Reagan use the economic climate to garner support from the working-class?
How did Reagan’s rhetoric regarding civil rights impact the way he was seen by blacks?
Discuss the difference between Democrats and Republicans in 1980. In which ways did Democratic policies conflict with principles of conservatism.
Select and discuss 3 Reagan quotes and for each:
How/why might his words have enticed potential voters and incited the “Great White Switch?”
How did Reagan use the economic climate to garner support from the working-class?
How did Reagan’s rhetoric regarding civil rights impact the way he was seen by blacks?
Democratizing 20th century 3-26-08
Read Zinn 85-98
1. Discuss the U. S. Supreme Court decision regarding Charles Schenck. Do you agree with the Court's decision? Why, Why not? (Explain your answer)
2. Do you agree with the jury's guilty verdict regarding Eugene Debs? Why, why not? (Explain your answer)
3. Is it fair to characterize Committee on Public Information, American Defense Society and the American Protective League as nationalistic? Why/why not?
4. Discuss the role of the Post Office Department in WWI.
5. Why did the government target the IWW? Discuss the tactics used by the government against the IWW.
1. Discuss the U. S. Supreme Court decision regarding Charles Schenck. Do you agree with the Court's decision? Why, Why not? (Explain your answer)
2. Do you agree with the jury's guilty verdict regarding Eugene Debs? Why, why not? (Explain your answer)
3. Is it fair to characterize Committee on Public Information, American Defense Society and the American Protective League as nationalistic? Why/why not?
4. Discuss the role of the Post Office Department in WWI.
5. Why did the government target the IWW? Discuss the tactics used by the government against the IWW.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Democratizing 20th century 3-23-08
Democratizing 20th Century America I
Read Zinn (blue book), chap 3 pg 77-87
Why did Sean Wadsworth propose a draft?
How/why do you think British military requirements changed over time?
How did industrialization impact the nature of war?
What was “no man’s land?”
Discuss the impact of media coverage.
Why did Wilson enter the war?
Discuss the William Jennings Bryant quote: “…opened the doors of all weaker countries to an invasion of American capital and enterprise.
How does this quote connect to the concept of imperialism?
Discuss the role of corporations during the war.
Select a W. E. B. Du bois quote. Why does he believe the U. S. entered the war?
Why did congress reinstate a draft?
Read Zinn (blue book), chap 3 pg 77-87
Why did Sean Wadsworth propose a draft?
How/why do you think British military requirements changed over time?
How did industrialization impact the nature of war?
What was “no man’s land?”
Discuss the impact of media coverage.
Why did Wilson enter the war?
Discuss the William Jennings Bryant quote: “…opened the doors of all weaker countries to an invasion of American capital and enterprise.
How does this quote connect to the concept of imperialism?
Discuss the role of corporations during the war.
Select a W. E. B. Du bois quote. Why does he believe the U. S. entered the war?
Why did congress reinstate a draft?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Turn 2 Right 3/6/08
Discuss the policies of Milton Friedman. Why do you think he supported Barry Goldwater?
How does Moynihan explain black poverty? Is this liberal or conservative opinion? Explain.
How did Dinesh d’Souza differ from previous movement conservatives?
How did Nixon differ from movement conservatives?
How does Moynihan explain black poverty? Is this liberal or conservative opinion? Explain.
How did Dinesh d’Souza differ from previous movement conservatives?
How did Nixon differ from movement conservatives?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Vocabulary 03-04-08
Content Vocabulary (Turn to the Right)
Keynesnian economics
Marxist
High Tory
containment
military-industrial conference
"security moms"
union/UAW
welfare state
benefits
neoconservative
Progressive Era
grassroots
Generic Vocabulary (Turn to the Right/Democratizing 20th Century)
atavistic
nihilist
callousness
espouse
convoluted
diatribe
degeneracy
caricature
malediction
virulent
stoke
malfeasance
intelligentsia
cavalier
cadre
Keynesnian economics
Marxist
High Tory
containment
military-industrial conference
"security moms"
union/UAW
welfare state
benefits
neoconservative
Progressive Era
grassroots
Generic Vocabulary (Turn to the Right/Democratizing 20th Century)
atavistic
nihilist
callousness
espouse
convoluted
diatribe
degeneracy
caricature
malediction
virulent
stoke
malfeasance
intelligentsia
cavalier
cadre
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Turn to the Right: Homework 2/29-3/3
One page essay/reflection:
(As always your essay/reflection should contain quotes to support your answer)
What is Krugman’s argument? Why does he believe that Movement Conservatism got underway when it did?
What evidence does he provide to support his argument?
How does his argument compare with Lee Edwards’ argument?
What most shocked, surprised or inspired you about this reading?
List 3 text based questions to be used in a class discussion of the reading.
(As always your essay/reflection should contain quotes to support your answer)
What is Krugman’s argument? Why does he believe that Movement Conservatism got underway when it did?
What evidence does he provide to support his argument?
How does his argument compare with Lee Edwards’ argument?
What most shocked, surprised or inspired you about this reading?
List 3 text based questions to be used in a class discussion of the reading.
Democratizing 20th Century America Homework 2/29-3/3
Howard Zinn: pgs 62-76 (blue book)
(I don’t have a copy of the red book. It should be about the last 10-12 pages of the chapter: Socialist Challenge)
Include a quote from the text to support each answer.
1. Discuss the role women played organizing children and workers.
2. How did race limit African Americans’ ability to participate in organized labor? What steps did blacks take to try to attain racial equality?
3. Discuss the gains made by immigrants during the Progressive period.
4. Conventional wisdom (ideas generally accepted as true by the public) says that the Progressive period was a time of increased democratization and opportunity for the average American. Zinn seems to be challenging this notion. What evidence does he provide to suggest that the “Progressive Era” was not very progressive? Explain.
5. Discuss the labor uprising led by the IWW in Colorado. What role did women play in the strike? What role did the state and Federal governments play?
(I don’t have a copy of the red book. It should be about the last 10-12 pages of the chapter: Socialist Challenge)
Include a quote from the text to support each answer.
1. Discuss the role women played organizing children and workers.
2. How did race limit African Americans’ ability to participate in organized labor? What steps did blacks take to try to attain racial equality?
3. Discuss the gains made by immigrants during the Progressive period.
4. Conventional wisdom (ideas generally accepted as true by the public) says that the Progressive period was a time of increased democratization and opportunity for the average American. Zinn seems to be challenging this notion. What evidence does he provide to suggest that the “Progressive Era” was not very progressive? Explain.
5. Discuss the labor uprising led by the IWW in Colorado. What role did women play in the strike? What role did the state and Federal governments play?
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