Booker T. Washington

1. What was the name of the school that Booker T. Washington started?
-Tuskegee Institute

2.Whom did Booker T. Washington recruit to head the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute?
-George Washington Carver

3. Booker T. Washington's autobiography is entitled:
-Up From Slavery

4. What president did Booker T. Washington dine with?
 -Teddy Roosevelt

5. With whom did Booker T. Washington often come into conflict?
 -W.E.B. Du Bois

 

                                      
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African Americans after Reconstruction

 How is racism today different than racism practiced immediately after reconstruction?
     - Racism today is more suppressed and black people have more power. Before southern states made laws discriminating black people. They also didn't allow black people to vote. They made them take literacy tests that were hard so they couldn't pass them. Today anyone is allowed to vote without having to take any test to make them eligible. 

 

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Mid Term 2013

In the mid term exam I got number 1,5,8,16, and 21 wrong because I didnt read the question carefully and didnt take my time answering it. I got number 22 and 25 wrong because I answered the question too quick without even looking at the other answer choices. I think that next time I'm going to take my time reading the question and answer choices carefully so I dont make the same mistakes.

China and WWI

1. Which country's interest did the Open Door Policy in China favor?
       -The United States

2. What were the reasons behind the Boxer Rebellion?
        -because all the troops from different countries wanted to take over China 

3. List three causes of World War I?
-nationalism
-imperialism
-militarism
-formation of a system of alliance


4. How did the U.S. deal with German U-boats?
-They would sail together in boats guarded by military vessels.

5. What was the Selective Service Act used for?
-The selective act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected by military service

6. What new weapons did WWI introduce?
-tanks and airplanes

7. How did the Espionage and Sedition Act affect Freedom of Speech and Labor Unions?
-it took away your freedom of speech and would be fined if you spoke against the war. Labor unions were effected because if you interfered with the war effort you would be sentenced to jail

8. Why was there opposition to President Wilson's League of Nations?
-There was opposition because the league of nations felt that they would fall into a trap and have to go to war again.

American Imperialism after Spanish-American War

a.                  How did the U.S. change Cuba’s Constitution?
                 -The U.S forced them to add the platt amendment.


b.                 What did the Roosevelt Corollary build on?
                -The monroe doctrine was the inital statement.
               

c.                   Pancho Villa was pursued by whom?
     
                 -Pancho Villa was pursued by John J Pershing.


d.                 How did the U.S. get the land for the Panama Canal?
               -The rebellion happened and  gave panama independence from Colombia and after that, the     U.S   bought it from Panama


e.                 What is meant by “speak softly and carry a big stick mean?
            -Roosevelt backed up his negotiations with a military threat.

Spanish American War

a. Why did Jose Marti destroy U.S. property?

-To provoke the U.S so they would enter the war.

b.  Who did the de LÔme letter criticize? What were the consequences? How did this private letter become public in the first place

-President Mckinley. The consequences were that Spain apologized and D'Lome quit and Cuba limited self government. The private letter became public because a rebel stole the letter, from a Havana Post office.

c.  Who was the “winner” of the Spanish-American War, and what were the winning?

-The United States. The winning was that Spain freed Cuba and turned the islands of Guam in the pacific and Puerto Rico in the West Indies to the U.S. The Phillipines was sold to the U.S.

d.  How was the Spanish-American War connected with American Imperialism?

- strong army and new markets and cultural superiority

            e.  How was the war started? Was it proper?
            -It was started by the media, and yellow journalism. 




                                                 

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Education has changed. A little or a lot?

 
school began
 curriculum was short
beatings and crying went around the classes
children scared to death 




                                                                                     
                                                                                                     



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