HIST 1312 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eugene V. Debs, Direct Election, Industrial Workers Of The World
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Possible essay questions: give an overall assessment of reconstruction. Be sure to include a discussion of the presidential and the congressional plans for reconstruction. In your essay, include an analysis of the fate of the former slaves: briefly describe the culture and society of native americans of the great plains and the nature of hostilities between these people and the u. s. government. Be sure to include a discussion of the battle of the little big horn and the personalities of the two main leaders. How might we assess the conclusion of hostilities on the great. Plains: explain the rapid industrialization that transformed the american economy from approximately the 1870s to the beginning of the 20th century. Be sure to place this phenomenon into the historical context of urbanization, the growth of cities, and immigration, as well as the political consequences: assess the development of national politics during the gilded age (1877-1900).
