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United States History and Geography: Post-Reconstruction to the Present (US.08 to US.18)

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

How did African American leaders respond to segregation and disfranchisement?

Compare the ideas and strategies of African American leaders such as Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells, and the founding of the NAACP, in response to Jim Crow and racial violence (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.10).
A standard-level answer on African American responses to Jim Crow for the Tennessee US History EOC: Booker T. Washington's accommodation, W. E. B. Du Bois's call for immediate rights and the Niagara Movement, Ida B. Wells's anti-lynching campaign from Memphis, and the founding of the NAACP.
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Why did the United States become an overseas empire around 1900?

Explain the causes of American imperialism, the Spanish-American War, the territories the United States acquired, and policies such as the Open Door and the Panama Canal (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.11 and US.12).
A standard-level answer on American imperialism for the Tennessee US History EOC: the economic, strategic, and ideological causes, yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War of 1898, the territories gained (Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines), and the Open Door policy and Panama Canal.
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How did Progressives expand democracy and change the Constitution?

Explain the political and democratic reforms of the Progressive Era, including the initiative, referendum, and recall, and the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments, with attention to the woman suffrage movement (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.09).
A standard-level answer on Progressive political reforms for the Tennessee US History EOC: the initiative, referendum, and recall, the secret ballot and direct primary, and the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments, including Tennessee's decisive role in ratifying woman suffrage.
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How did World War I change life at home, and why did the peace fail?

Explain the effects of World War I on the home front, including mobilization, civil liberties, and the Great Migration, and the peace settlement, including the Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, and the rejection of the League of Nations (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.14).
A standard-level answer on the World War I home front and peace for the Tennessee US History EOC: wartime mobilization and propaganda, the Espionage and Sedition Acts and Schenck v. United States, the Great Migration, Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Senate's rejection of the League of Nations.
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What was the Progressive movement, and what problems did it try to fix?

Analyze the goals and methods of the Progressive movement, including the muckrakers, business regulation, and the reform presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.08).
A standard-level answer on the Progressive movement for the Tennessee US History EOC: the goals of reform, the muckrakers, consumer protection, trust-busting under Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, including the Federal Reserve and the FTC.
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Why did the United States enter World War I, and how did it help win?

Explain the causes of World War I, the reasons the United States abandoned neutrality and entered the war, and the American military contribution (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.13).
A standard-level answer on World War I for the Tennessee US History EOC: the M-A-I-N causes, the move from neutrality to war after unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram, the American Expeditionary Force, and the Tennessee hero Alvin York.
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