Friday, December 2, 2016

Regional Studies USA Übung, Homework for Week 8

Chapter 13: The Socialist Challenge
1. Jack London is featured as one of the authors in the Mahnmal in front of the Altes Rathaus in Bonn (if you haven't visited this yet, check it out!). Why were his books burned by the Nazis?
2. (pgs. 324-325) What is Taylorism and what were its effects?
3. Why was "racism practical for the AFL" according to Zinn on pg. 329?
4. Who were Eugene Debs and W.E.B. Du Bois?
5. How did the movement for women's suffrage gain steam in the early 20th century?

Chapter 14: War is the Health of the State
1. When does the U.S. enter WWI and for what reasons?
2. (pg. 363) How did W.E.B. Du Bois link WWI with Africa in his article "The African Roots of War"?
3. (pgs. 365-368) Out of what context does the Espionage Act emerge? What is its legacy?

Websites and resources preparing US high school students for the Advanced Placement US History Exam (APUSH) can be very useful for you in preparing for our exam in February and in terms of reviewing material throughout the semester.

This website features review videos dedicated to each period (simply hover your cursor over the "new APUSH curriculum" tab at the top of the page): http://www.apushreview.com/new-ap-curriculum/

Multiple choice quizzes can be found on this page: http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm
A comprehensive overview of periods can be found here: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history

Other useful sites:
https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/



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