Here are some video links from the lesson: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xjPiYmhJqg&ab_channel=PeriscopeFilm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eaJpeg2syc&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=CarnegieHall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DSN0uUNLOw&ab_channel=HipHughes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdz8XTNttdc&ab_channel=Biography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj54KP16Ilw&ab_channel=HISTORY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moDvjW9Z6_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8SVqqCgH2Q&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=MrBettsClass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgFSP4RoIk4&ab_channel=IndependentHistory%3AUnbought%26Unbossed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKj42vXeFus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKj42vXeFus

1. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, close to a million patents were issued. List at least ten inventions that changed the way Americans lived.

2. The “corporation” and the “trust” were developed to help eliminate overproduction of goods that would lead to declining prices and falling profits. In your own words, explain what a corporation and a trust are.

–What were the benefits of corporations and trusts?

3. Although railroads were undeniably important to the growth of America, what unfair practices did they sometimes use?

-Public hostility toward trusts and the nation’s gigantic corporations increased through the 1880s. Which president finally was able to control this overuse of power, and what became his nickname?

4. Between 1860 and 1890, there was a surplus of farming crops and livestock. What five factors helped account for this growth and improvement?

–How were farmers ultimately affected by the federal policy that enabled them to increase yields?

5 Even thirty years after the Civil War the South was experiencing many struggles to thrive. Explain the devastating situation of the South from the end of the Civil War to the first half of the 20th century. (This response has a 200-word minimum.)

6. What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, and why was it not effective?

7. What were the five reasons that resulted in the decline of cattle drives to the North?

8. Explain Americas imperial expansion and influence of each of the areas listed below.

9.  Why did the United States government feel that it was important to build the Panama Canal?

–What were the terms of the treaty?

–When did Panama gain control of the canal?

10. Japan, France, Russia, Italy, and the United Kingdom all started to try and take control of certain areas, or spheres of influence in China. As a result, the Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901. Explain the purpose of the Open Door Policy and how it helped China.