USII.2a-8d Benchmark Review

What area of the United states is highlighted on the map?

The area shaded on the map is: The Great Plains

What are the 4 physical features and climate of the great plains? Flat _____________________________ Low_____________________________ Frequent_________________________ Land____________________________

Flat lands that rise gradually from east to west Low rainfall Frequent dust storms Land eroded by wind and water

What invention/adaptation of the great plains would help farming conditions for food?

What natural resource matches correctly to the industry of Pittsburgh? steel iron-ore copper cattle

iron-ore

What city on the map is the gateway to the west What city on the map is the gateway to the west? Bonus: What is the latitude & Longitude? Chicago Pittsburgh Denver St. Louis

St. Louis 38 N, 90 W

In what significant city can the Harlem renaissance be found?

New York city

Mrs. Bradshaw just visited Houston, Texas found in what region of the U.S.?

The Southwest Region

What is the primary purpose of the 14th amendment?

What amendment does the picture represent?

The following was adopted to limit the freedoms of former _____________.

Former Slaves

These northerners went to the south to take advantage of the south:

Carpetbaggers

Who believed in reconciliation during reconstruction? Lincoln Lee Douglass

Lincoln and Lee believed in RECONCILIATION

What were the 5 reasons for westward expansion? A new beginning for ________ ___________ Opportunities for _________ ____________ Technological advances like the _________ ______ Possibility of wealth due to discovery of ____&____ ___________________

5 REASONS FOR WESTWARD EXPANSION: A new beginning for former slaves Opportunities for land ownership Technological advances like the Transcontinental Railroad Possibility of wealth from due to the discovery of silver and gold Adventure

What group of people were forced to these? Reservations in the U.S.

American Indians

Who promised immigrants work and housing if they voted for them? Mechanization Family members Employers Political machines

Political Machines

Booker T. Washington believed in ____________ education. vocational religious peaceful W.E.B. Dubois believed in full ____ &___rights. civil political aggressive

Booker T. Washington believed in VOCATIONAL education. vocational religious peaceful W.E.B. Dubois believed in full POLITICAL and CIVIL rights. civil political aggressive

How did railroads encourage industrial growth? Textiles Autos Steel Meats

Resources were transported where needed Textiles Autos Steel Meats

What industry does NOT have a Captain? Steel Textile Oil Railroad

What industry does NOT have a Captain? Steel Textile does not have a captain Oil Railroad

What organization fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions? LEAGUE OF NATIONS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

What organization fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions? LEAGUE OF NATIONS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

What 2 leading women are represented with the stamp below? *Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Jane Addams OR *Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What 2 leading women are represented with the stamp below? *Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Jane Addams OR *Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What movement is represented below:

The Temperance Movement

Where did the Spanish American war take place?

Where did the Spanish American war take place?

What do the following maps show?

The united states took possession of: As a result of the Spanish American War

What does the picture below represent?

Yellow Journalism

The following shows what result of the Roosevelt Corollary?

the Roosevelt Corollary resulted in the panama canal

Name the Central powers of WWI: G___________ O___________ B___________ A___________

Name the Central powers of WWI: Germany Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Austria- Hungary

The following represents the reason for America’s involvement in what war?

One reason for the U.S. entering WWI

Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan known as the : _______ ___________________ that became known as the _____________ _____ _______________

14 Points that became known as the League of Nations

What factory improvement produced cost effective cars?

The Assembly Line helped produced cost effective cars.

What would be a good title for the following list? Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South African Americans moved North and Midwest in search of better job opportunities African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the North and Midwest

African American’s Great Migration Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South African Americans moved North and Midwest in search of better job opportunities African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the North and Midwest

Labor saving products in the early 1900’s included: *____________________

Labor saving products in the early 1900’s included: Washing Machine Electric Stove Water Pump

African Americans moving north and Midwest was called: The Great Migration Who is known for chronicling the above?

African Americans moving north and Midwest was called: The Great Migration Who is known for chronicling the above? Jacob Lawrence

What amendment is known as the Prohibition amendment? What amendment repealed the prohibition amendment?

What amendment is known as the Prohibition amendment? The 18th Amendment What amendment repealed the prohibition amendment? The 21st Amendment

___________ are to places to drink illegal alcohol as ___________ are to smuggle illegal alcohol and promote organized crime

Speakeasies are to places to drink illegal alcohol as Bootleggers are to smuggle illegal alcohol and promote organized crime

What author would write about this family during the great depression?

John Steinbeck would write about this family during the great depression.

Who painted each during the 1920’s – 1930’s? ________________ ________________

Who painted each during the 1920’s – 1930’s? Jacob Lawrence Georgia O’Keeffe

What type of music was popular during the Harlem renaissance?

Jazz and Blues was popular during the Harlem renaissance.