What factors contributed to the Chinese Exclusion Act?
How successful were photographs in demonstrating the conditions of immigrants during the Guilded Age?
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Photos of Jacob Riis
Photo Analysis Sheet
Were the Irish Considered White in the 19th Century?
Why did the Democrats defeat the Fusion ticket in the 1898 North Carolina election?
What was so popular about Populism?
The Haymarket Square bombing: Was Albert Parsons a dangerous man?
Why did the Homestead Strike turn violent?
How did Chicago newspapers cover the Pullman strike?
Were political bosses corrupt?
Structured Academic Controversy: The Settlement House Movement: What were the attitudes of settlement house social reformers towards immigrants?
Who was a stronger advocate for African Americans?
Prohibition: Why did America Change Its Mind?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Shame of the Cities Response Form
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Response Form
Essential Questions
- What reasons does one country take control over another country/territory?
- Was American expansion overseas justified?
- How did the media influence popular opinion?
- What reasons did the United States have to go to war with Spain?
- Should the United States have acquired possessions overseas?
Philippine-American War Political Cartoons