Unit Test
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Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Turning Points
Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.
- The period from the late 1800s through the 1920s brought many dramatic changes and transformations to different areas of American life. Newspapers were one way people learned about what was happening. Here are some “headlines” about the key topics of the time. Pick two and write the first two paragraphs of a news article for each.
- The Spanish-American War Marks Transformation in U.S. Foreign Policy
- President Roosevelt Transforms Ocean Travel
- President Wilson Attempts to Transform World Affairs
- Life for Women and Youth Transformed in the Twenties
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- World War I had been fought for three years before the United States entered the conflict. Answer the following questions about the United States and WWI.
- Why didn’t the United States enter the war earlier?
- What events pushed the United States to enter the war?
- Why did the United States enter on the side of the Allies?
Begin by listing a few key ideas. Then add several sentences to describe each one.
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President Roosevelt Transforms Ocean Travel
The Americans leaders, British leaders, and many businesspeople were looking for ways they could ship goods fast and cheaply across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. President Theodore Roosevelt hence saw the need for building a canal that would save people from traveling many miles from the North to South America. Although there were hitches in negotiating the deal with the French and Colombian government, Roosevelt did not lose hope…
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