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					   AP U.S. History Free Response Questions for the Period 1865-1930s
1850-    How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century affected by technological developments
1900     and government actions?
1865-    For whom and to what extent was the American West a land of opportunity fro 1865 to 1890?
1850-    Identify and analyze the factors that changed the American city in the second half of the nineteenth century.
1875-    Analyze the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an urban environment in the United States between 1875 and
1925     1925.
1877-    Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a “New South.” To what extent was this “New South” a
1900     reality by the time of the First World War? In your answer be sure to address TWO of the following:
          Economic development Politics          Race relations
1865-    DBQ – Analyze the ways in which technology, government, and economic conditions changed American agriculture in the
1900     period 1865-1900. In your answer, be sure to evaluate farmers’ responses to these changes.
1860-    How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period from 1860 to 1900 in the United
1900     States?
1865-    Analyze the ways in which farmers and industrial workers responded to industrialization in the Gilded Age (1865-1900)
1875-    DBQ – How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in the period from 1875 to 1900? Analyze
1900     the factors that contributed to the level of success achieved.
1865-    Evaluate the impact of the Civil War on political and economic developments in TWO of the following regions.
1900       The South The North The West
         Focus your answer on the time period between 1865 and 1900.
1880-    Describe the patterns of immigration in TWO of the periods listed below. Compare and contrast the responses of Americans to
1924     immigrants in these periods.
           1820 to 1860           1880 to 1924            1965 to 2000
1880-    DBQ -- For the years 1880 to 1925, analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States
1925     government’s response to these tensions.
1900-    Describe and account for the rise in nativism in American society from 1900 to 1930.
1890-    Analyze the extent to which the Spanish-American War was a turning point in American foreign policy.
1920s-   Compare and contrast United States society in the 1920s and the 1950s with respect to TWO of the following:
1950s     Race relations Role of women Consumerism
1920s-   Analyze the extent to which the 1920s and 1950s were similar in TWO of the following areas.
1950s    Impact of technology Intolerant attitudes Literary developments
1900-    Compare and contrast the programs and policies designed by reformers of the Progressive era to those designed by reformers of
1930s    the New Deal period. Confine your answer to programs and policies that addressed the needs of those living in poverty.
1890-    How successful were progressive reforms during the period 1890 to 1915 with respect to TWO of the following?
1915       Industrial conditions Urban life Politics
1900-    To what extent did the United States achieve the objectives that led it to enter the First World War?
1900-    DBQ – Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the
1920     national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 1900-1920.
1900-    To what extent did the role of the federal government change under President Theodore Roosevelt in regard to TWO of the
1908     following:
           Labor Trusts Conservation World affairs
1920     In what ways did economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment help create the reputation of
         the 1920s as the Roaring Twenties?
1920     Historians have argued that Progressive reforms lost momentum in the 1920s. Evaluate this statement with respect to TWO of
         the following:
           Regulation of business    Labor     Immigrants
1920     How did TWO of the following help shape American national culture in the 1920s?
          Advertising Entertainment     Mass production
1930     How successfully were the programs of the New Deal in solving the problems of the Great Depression? Assess with respect to
         TWO of the following:
          Relief Recovery Reform
1930     DBQ – Analyze the responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression.

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