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Module 4: Industrialization, Progressivism, and Imperialism

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

How and why did the United States become an overseas empire around 1900?

Analyze the causes and consequences of American imperialism, including the Spanish-American War, the acquisition of overseas territories, yellow journalism, and the Panama Canal (GSE SSUSH14, Domain 4).
An EOC-level answer on American imperialism for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the causes of overseas expansion, yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War, the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, the debate over empire, and the Panama Canal, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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How did the new immigration and the growth of cities reshape American society?

Analyze the impact of immigration and urbanization, including the new immigration from southern and eastern Europe, the growth of cities, nativism, and political machines (GSE SSUSH11 and SSUSH12, Domain 3).
An EOC-level answer on immigration and urbanization for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the shift from old to new immigration, push and pull factors, the explosive growth of cities and tenements, nativism and the Chinese Exclusion Act, and political machines such as Tammany Hall, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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How did entrepreneurs build industrial empires, and were they captains of industry or robber barons?

Evaluate how the growth of big business, technological change, and mechanization impacted the lives of Americans, including entrepreneurs such as Carnegie and Rockefeller, vertical and horizontal integration, trusts, and the free enterprise system (GSE SSUSH12, Domain 3).
An EOC-level answer on the Gilded Age economy for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the entrepreneurs Carnegie and Rockefeller, vertical and horizontal integration, trusts and monopolies, the free enterprise system, the captains of industry versus robber barons debate, and the Sherman Antitrust Act, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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How did Progressive reformers try to fix the problems created by the Gilded Age?

Evaluate efforts to reform society and politics in the Progressive Era, including muckrakers, trust-busting, consumer-protection laws, and the role of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson (GSE SSUSH13, Domain 3).
An EOC-level answer on the Progressive Era for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the muckrakers who exposed abuses, trust-busting and consumer-protection laws under Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson's reforms and the Federal Reserve, and the Progressive constitutional amendments, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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How did women win the right to vote, and how did Progressive reform reach Black Americans and workers?

Analyze the women's suffrage movement and related Progressive social reforms, including the Nineteenth Amendment, the role of leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, and the founding of the NAACP (GSE SSUSH13 and SSUSH17, Domain 3).
An EOC-level answer on woman suffrage and Progressive reform for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the long campaign for the vote, leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt, the Nineteenth Amendment, and the founding of the NAACP, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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Why did the United States enter World War I, and why did it reject the Treaty of Versailles?

Analyze the origins and impact of US involvement in World War I, including the causes of US entry, the home front and the Great Migration, the Treaty of Versailles, and the rejection of the League of Nations (GSE SSUSH15, Domain 4).
An EOC-level answer on World War I for the Georgia Milestones US History exam: the causes of US entry (submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram), the home front and the Great Migration, the Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles, and the Senate's rejection of the League of Nations, with worked stimulus and technology-enhanced questions.
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