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Module 1: The Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why did workers organize labor unions, and why did most Gilded Age strikes fail?

Analyze the rise of the labor movement, the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor, major strikes such as Homestead and Pullman, working conditions, and the laissez-faire role of government in labor disputes (NGSSS SS.912.A.3, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the labor movement for the Florida US History exam: harsh working conditions, the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor, the Homestead and Pullman strikes, collective bargaining, and the laissez-faire government that backed owners, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the new immigration and the explosive growth of cities reshape American society after 1880?

Analyze the causes and effects of the new immigration from southern and eastern Europe, the growth of cities, nativism and the Chinese Exclusion Act, political machines, and the push and pull factors that drove migration (NGSSS SS.912.A.3, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on immigration and urbanization for the Florida US History exam: the shift from old to new immigration, push and pull factors, the growth of cities and tenements, nativism and the Chinese Exclusion Act, and political machines, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did industrialization and the rise of big business transform the United States economy after the Civil War?

Analyze the causes and effects of the Second Industrial Revolution, the rise of corporations and entrepreneurs such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, the growth of trusts and monopolies, and the free enterprise system (NGSSS SS.912.A.3, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the Second Industrial Revolution for the Florida US History exam: the causes of rapid industrial growth, the rise of corporations and entrepreneurs such as Carnegie and Rockefeller, trusts and monopolies, the Sherman Antitrust Act, and the free enterprise system, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did Progressive reformers try to fix the problems created by the Gilded Age?

Analyze the Progressive movement, the muckrakers, trust-busting and consumer protection, the reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and the constitutional amendments that expanded democracy (NGSSS SS.912.A.4, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the Progressive Era for the Florida US History exam: the muckrakers, trust-busting and the Pure Food and Drug Act, the reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, the initiative, referendum, and recall, and the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Amendments, with worked stimulus questions.
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Why did farmers organize the Populist movement, and why did its reforms outlast the party?

Analyze the grievances of farmers, the Grange and the Populist (People's) Party, the demand for free silver, the election of 1896, and the lasting influence of the Populist platform (NGSSS SS.912.A.3, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on Populism for the Florida US History exam: the economic grievances of farmers, the Grange and the People's Party, free silver and the money question, William Jennings Bryan and the election of 1896, and why the Populist platform shaped later reform, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the woman suffrage movement win the right to vote, and why was it an expansion of democracy?

Analyze the woman suffrage movement, leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt, the strategies of the suffragists, and the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (NGSSS SS.912.A.4, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on woman suffrage for the Florida US History exam: the long campaign from Seneca Falls, leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Carrie Chapman Catt, the strategies of the suffragists, and the Nineteenth Amendment as an expansion of democracy, with worked stimulus questions.
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