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USHistory&GovernmentRegentsExamBreakdown

January23,20188:30am June13,20188:30am

MultipleChoice:25outof50right(50%) (50-60Minutes)

PartIcontains50multiple-choicequestions.Recordyouranswerstothesequestionsasdirectedontheanswersheet.Theyareusuallyinchronologicalorder!!!

v UnderlinePeople,PlacesandThings!!v Circlewordsyoudon'tunderstand!!v Leavenoquestionunanswered!!!AnswerthemALL!!!!

ThematicEssay:3outof5(60%)Essay#1 (30Minutes)

PartIIcontainsonethematicessayquestion.Writeyouranswertothisquestionintheessaybooklet,beginningonpage1.

Useanoutlinetohelpyoubuildtheessay!!ORGANIZE!!

(SeeNextPagesforMoreHelp)

DocumentBasedQuestions(DBQs)

PartIIIisbasedonseveraldocuments:

DBQs:Usually11-15Questions(100%) (45-60minutes)

PartIIIAcontainsthedocuments.Whenyoureachthispartofthetest,enteryournameandthenameofyourschoolonthefirstpageofthissection.

Eachdocumentisfollowedbyoneormorequestions.Writeyouranswertoeachquestioninthisexaminationbookletonthelinesfollowingthatquestion.

Leavenoquestionunanswered!!!AnswerthemALL!!!!


DBQEssay:3outof5(60%)Essay#2 (30Minutes)

PartIIIBcontainsoneessayquestionbasedonthedocuments.Writeyouranswertothisquestionintheessaybooklet,beginningonpage7.

Useanoutlinetohelpyoubuildtheessay!!ORGANIZE!!



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TotalTimeNeedforSuccess:2½-3Hours!!!Prepareforit!!

PartII:THEMATICESSAYQUESTION

Directions:Writeawell-organizedessaythatincludesanintroduction,severalparagraphsaddressingthetaskbelow,andaconclusion.

PLEASEBEGINONPAGE1OFESSAYBOOKLET!!!!!

EssayFormat:Itshouldbeatleast4paragraphs!!

v Introduction:o Usetheassigned“Theme”statementtohelpwritetheintroductiono Identifythe2topicsthatyouwilladdressinyouressay.

v AddressTopic#1:o IndevelopingyouranswertoPartII,besuretokeepthesegeneral

definitionsinmind:§ (a)describemeans“toillustratesomethinginwordsortellaboutit”§ (b)discussmeans“tomakeobservationsaboutsomethingusingfacts,

reasoning,andargument;topresentinsomedetail”§ (c)Howdoesthisthemeimpactyouorhistory?Explain

v AddressTopic#2:

o IndevelopingyouranswertoPartII,besuretokeepthesegeneraldefinitionsinmind:

§ (a)describemeans“toillustratesomethinginwordsortellaboutit”§ (b)discussmeans“tomakeobservationsaboutsomethingusingfacts,

reasoning,andargument;topresentinsomedetail”§ (c)Howdoesthisthemeimpactyouorhistory?Explain

v Conclusion:

o Restatewhyyourtopicsareimportanttothetheme!o Wrapupyourthoughtsonthethemeandhowitimpactsyou!!

Guidelines:  Inyouressay,besureto:

• Select2topics(suggestionswillbesupplied)toaddress.

• Developallaspectsofthetask 

• Supportthethemewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails 

• Usealogicalandclearplanoforganization,includinganintroductionandaconclusionthatarebeyondarestatementofthetheme.


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DocumentBasedQuestionsProcessUsuallyone“HistoricalContext”dividedinto3SubTopics.Thesesubtopicsarethendividedinto9documents(maybemore!!??)Remember,thisistheusualformat!Sub-Topic#1:Documents1,2,3Sub-Topic#2:Documents4,5,6Sub-Topic#3:Documents7,8,9HowtoanswertheDBQs

1. IdentifythedocumentbasedonSubTopic2. Underlinethequestion!!(willuseinDBQessay)3. Circlethesource!!(willuseinDBQessay)4. Re-readthequestion,lookforkeywords&descriptorstohelpyoufocuson

whatisbeingasked.5. Readthedocument(writtenselection,map,poster,timeline,chart,cartoon,

picture,speech,etc)6. Underline(writtendocumentorspeech)orcircle(map,picture,poster,chart,

cartoon,timeline)importantinformation7. Placeyouranswerinacompletesentence!!!Noonewordanswers!!Nosimple

phrases!!Don’tbeLAZY!!!!8. AnswerALLquestions!!!Don’tbeLAZY!!!!!!9. LeaveNOBlankAnswers!!!Don’tbeLAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PartIIIb:DBQESSAYQUESTIONDirections:Writeawell-organizedessaythatincludesanintroduction,severalparagraphs,andaconclusion.UseevidencefromatleastFOUR(MAYBEMORE!!Readwhatthedirectionsstate!)Documentsinyouressay.Supportyourresponsewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails.Includeadditionaloutsideinformation.

Guidelines:  Inyouressay,besureto

• Developallaspectsofthetask

• Incorporateinformationfromatleastfour(MaybeMore!!??)documents

• Incorporaterelevantoutsideinformation

• Supportthethemewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails

• Usealogicalandclearplanoforganization,includinganintroductionandaconclusionthat  arebeyondarestatementofthetheme


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PartIIIb:DBQESSAYQUESTION

PLEASEBEGINONPAGE7OFESSAYBOOKLET!!!!!

EssayFormat:Itshouldbeatleast6paragraphs!!

v Introduction:o Usetheassigned“HistoricalContext”statementtohelpwritethe

introductionforyouressay.o Identify2SubTopicsthatyouwilladdressinyouressay.

v Address1stselectedDocument:o Identifythedocumentbyitsnumberandtype(writtenselection,map,

poster,timeline,chart,cartoon,picture,speech,etc).Isitaprimarysourceorsecondarysource?Explain!

o IdentifytheSourceofthedocument.o RestatethequestionfromtheDBQsection(PartIIIA).o ExpandtheanswerfromtheDBQsection(PartIIIA).o GiveyourthoughtsorideasabouttheDBQ

v Address2ndselectedDocument:o Identifythedocumentbyitsnumberandtype(writtenselection,map,



v Address3rdselectedDocument:o Identifythedocumentbyitsnumberandtype(writtenselection,map,



v Address4thselectedDocument:o Identifythedocumentbyitsnumberandtype(writtenselection,map,



v Conclusion:o RestatewhyyourSubTopicsareimportanttoHistory!o WrapupyourthoughtsontheDBQs.


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(a)describemeans“toillustratesomethinginwordsortellaboutit”

(b)discussmeans“tomakeobservationsaboutsomethingusingfacts,reasoning,andargument;topresentinsomedetail”

PartIITHEMATICESSAYQUESTION


Theme:PresidentialDecisionsandActions

ThroughoutUnitedStateshistory,presidentshavetakenactionstoaddresscriticalproblemsfacingthenation.Theseactionshavemetwithvaryingdegreesofsuccess.

Task:

Selecttwopresidentswhotookactionstoaddressacriticalproblemfacedbythenationandforeach

•Describethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtotheproblem

•Explainanactiontakenbythepresidenttoaddresstheproblem

•Discusstheextenttowhichthisactionresolvedtheproblem

YoumayuseanyUnitedStatespresidentwhotookanactiontosolveacriticalproblemfacingthenationfromyourstudyofUnitedStateshistory.Somesuggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderinclude:

GeorgeWashington—WhiskeyRebellion,AndrewJackson—nullificationcrisis,AbrahamLincoln—secessionofSouthernstates,FranklinD.Roosevelt—GreatDepression,DwightD.Eisenhower—schoolintegration,nJohnF.Kennedy—Cubanmissilecrisis,LyndonB.Johnson—discriminationfacedbyminorities,GeorgeH.W.Bush—invasionofKuwaitbyIraq,GeorgeW.Bush—attacksofSeptember11,2001

Youarenotlimitedtothesesuggestions.

Guidelines:

Inyouressay,besureto

•Developallaspectsofthetask

•Supportthethemewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails

•Usealogicalandclearplanoforganization,includinganintroductionandaconclusionthatarebeyondarestatementofthetheme


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DOCUMENT-BASEDQUESTION

Thisquestionisbasedontheaccompanyingdocuments.Thequestionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytoworkwithhistoricaldocuments.Someofthesedocumentshavebeeneditedforthepurposesofthisquestion.Asyouanalyzethedocuments,takeintoaccountthesourceofeachdocumentandanypointofviewthatmaybepresentedinthedocument.Keepinmindthatthelanguageusedinadocumentmayreflectthehistoricalcontextofthetimeinwhichitwaswritten.

Directions:Writeawell-organizedessaythatincludesanintroduction,severalparagraphs,andaconclusion.Useevidencefromatleastfourdocumentsinthebodyoftheessay.Supportyourresponsewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails.Includeadditionaloutsideinformation.

HistoricalContext:

Duringthe19thandearly20thcenturies,thedevelopmentoftheWesthadpolitical,economic,andsocialeffectsonvariousgroups.ThesegroupsincludeNativeAmericanIndians,women,andChineseimmigrants.

Task:

UsingtheinformationfromthedocumentsandyourknowledgeofUnitedStateshistory,writeanessayinwhichyou

Selecttwogroupsmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

•Discusspolitical,economic,and/orsocialeffectsofthedevelopmentoftheWestonthegroup

Guidelines:Inyouressay,besureto

•Developallaspectsofthetask•Incorporateinformationfromatleastfourdocuments•Incorporaterelevantoutsideinformation•Supportthethemewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails•Usealogicalandclearplanoforganization,includinganintroductionandaconclusionthatarebeyondarestatementofthetheme


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Theme:Change—Post–WorldWarIIUnitedStates

Sincethelate1940s,significantpolitical,social,andeconomicdevelopmentshavehadpositiveandnegativeeffectsontheUnitedStatesandonAmericansociety.ManyofthesedevelopmentscontinuetoaffectAmericansociety.

Task:

Selecttwosignificantdevelopmentsthatoccurredsincethelate1940sandforeach

• Describethehistoricalcircumstancessurroundingthedevelopment• Discusspositiveand/ornegativeeffectsofthisdevelopmentontheUnitedStatesoron

Americansociety

Youmayuseanysignificantdevelopmentthatoccurredsincethelate1940sfromyourstudyofUnitedStateshistory.Somesuggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderincludethebabyboom,McCarthyism,thenucleararmsrace,desegregationofschools,suburbanization,migrationtotheSunBelt,thefeministmovement,andincreasedconsumerism.


Guidelines:






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PartIII



Directions:Writeawell-organizedessaythatincludesanintroduction,severalparagraphs,andaconclusion.Useevidencefromatleastfourdocumentsinyouressay.Supportyourresponsewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails.Includeadditionaloutsideinformation.

HistoricalContext:

ThroughoutUnitedStateshistory,duringtimesofcrisisorchange,presidentshavecommunicatedtheirideastotheAmericanpeopletoinfluencepublicopinionandtogaintheirsupport.ThesewrittenaddressesandspeecheshavehadasignificantimpactontheUnitedStatesandonAmericansociety.ThreesuchaddressesareGeorgeWashington’sFarewellAddress(1796),AbrahamLincoln’sGettysburgAddress(1863),andFranklinD.Roosevelt’sFirstInauguralAddress(1933).

Task:


Selecttwoaddressesmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

• Describethehistoricalcircumstancessurroundingtheaddress• Explainamajorideaintheaddress• DiscusstheimpactoftheaddressontheUnitedStatesand/oronAmericansociety




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Theme:CulturalandIntellectualLife—InfluenceofMassMedia

Sincetheearliestdaysofthenation,massmediahavesignificantlyinfluencedthepolitical,economic,andsociallifeoftheUnitedStatesandAmericansociety.Thesemediaincludepamphlets,newspapers,books,magazines,posters,photographs,radio,films,andtelevision.

Task:

SelecttwoexamplesinwhichmassmediahaveinfluencedtheUnitedStatesandforeach

•Describethehistoricalcircumstancessurroundingtheissueaddressedbymassmedia

•Discusspositiveand/ornegativeeffectsofthisuseofmassmediaontheUnitedStatesand/orAmericansociety

Youmayuseanyexampleinwhichmassmediahaveinfluencedthepolitical,economic,and/orsociallifeoftheUnitedStates.Somesuggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderinclude:CommonSense—ThomasPaine,UncleTom’sCabin—HarrietBeecherStowe,YellowJournalism—WilliamRandolphHearstandJosephPulitzer,HowtheOtherHalfLives—JacobRiis,TheJungle—UptonSinclair,FiresideChats—PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt,photojournalism—civilrightsprotests,televisednightlynewscasts—VietnamWar,WashingtonPost—investigationoftheNixonadministration

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HistoricalContext:

ThroughoutUnitedStateshistory,presidentshavemadeproposalstodealwithimportantissuesfacingthenation.MembersofCongresshavenotalwaysagreedwiththeseproposals.TheoutcomesofthesesituationshaveaffectedtheUnitedStatesandAmericansociety.TheseissueshaveincludedtheMexican-AmericanWarandPresidentJamesK.Polk,ReconstructionandPresidentsAbrahamLincolnandAndrewJohnson,andSupremeCourtdecisionsandPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt.

Task:


Selecttwoissuesmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

• Describethepresident’spositionontheissue• Describecongressionaloppositiontothepresident’sposition• DiscusshowtheoutcomeofthesituationinfluencedtheUnitedStatesand/or

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Theme:EconomicPolicy

ThroughoutUnitedStateshistory,thefederalgovernmenthastakenactionstostrengthenorreformthenation’seconomy.Theseactionshavehadvaryingdegreesofsuccess.

Task:

SelecttwofederalgovernmentactionsthathaveaffectedtheUnitedStateseconomyandforeach

•Describethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtothegovernmentaction

•DiscusstheextenttowhichthegovernmentactionwassuccessfulinstrengtheningorreformingtheUnitedStateseconomy

YoumayuseanygovernmentactionrelatedtotheeconomyfromyourstudyofUnitedStateshistory.SomesuggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderincludecreationoftheBankoftheUnitedStatesin1790,passageofthePacificRailwayAct(transcontinentalrailroad)in1862,passageoftheHomesteadActin1862,passageoftheShermanAntitrustActin1890,adoptionoftheincometax(16th)amendmentin1913,formationoftheTennesseeValleyAuthorityin1933,creationoftheSocialSecuritysystemin1935,passageoftheInterstateHighwayActin1956,andratificationoftheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)in1993.


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HistoricalContext:

Large-scalemigrationsofAmericanshaveoccurredthroughoutUnitedStateshistory.Thesemigrationshavehadeconomic,social,andpoliticaleffectsonthenation.Thesemigrationsincludethemovementofsettlerswestwardduringthe1800s,themovementofAfricanAmericanstonortherncitiesintheearly20thcentury,andthemovementofpeopletotheSunBeltsinceWorldWarII.

Task:

UsingtheinformationfromthedocumentsandyourknowledgeofU.S.historyandgovernment,answerthequestionsthatfolloweachdocumentinPartA.YouranswerstothequestionswillhelpyouwritethePartBessayinwhichyouwillbeaskedto

Choosetwomigrationsmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

•Describethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtothemigration

•DiscusstheeffectsofthismigrationontheUnitedStatesand/oronAmericansociety

IndevelopingyouranswerstoPartIII,besuretokeepthesegeneraldefinitionsinmind:




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Theme:ReformMovements

Duringtheperiodfrom1820to1933,individualsandgroupsparticipatedinmajorreformmovementstobringsocial,political,andeconomicchangestoAmericansociety.Thesereformmovementsachievedvaryingdegreesofsuccess.

Task:

Selecttwomajorreformmovementsduringtheperiodfrom1820to1933andforeach

• Describethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtothereformmovement• Discusstheextenttowhichthemovementachieveditsgoal

Youmayuseanymajorreformmovementduringtheperiodfrom1820to1933.Suggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderincludetheabolitionmovement,thewoman’ssuffragemovement,thetemperancemovement(prohibition),theconsumerprotection

movement,thelabormovement,andtheconservationmovement.


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PartIII



HistoricalContext:

ThroughoutthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,warshavebeenfoughttoprotectnationalsecurityandpromotethenationalinterest.ThesewarshaveaffectedtheUnitedStatesandAmericansocietyinmanydifferentways.ThesewarsincludetheSpanish-AmericanWar(1898),theKoreanWar(1950–1953),andthePersianGulfWar(1991).

Task:


Selecttwowarsmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

• DescribethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtoUnitedStatesinvolvementinthewar

• DiscusstheeffectsofthewarontheUnitedStatesand/oronAmericansociety

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Theme:ForeignPolicy—LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean

Duringthe19thand20thcenturies,theforeignpolicygoalsoftheUnitedStatesledtomanydiplomaticand/ormilitaryactionsinvolvingnationsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.

Task:

SelecttwoUnitedStatesdiplomaticand/ormilitaryactionsinvolvingnationsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanandforeach

•DescribethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtotheUnitedStatesaction

•DescribeagoaltheUnitedStateshadinpursuingthisaction

•Discussthesuccessand/orfailureoftheUnitedStatesinachievingthisgoal

YoumayuseanyUnitedStatesdiplomaticand/ormilitaryactioninvolvingnationsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.SomesuggestionsyoumightwishtoconsiderincludeissuanceoftheMonroeDoctrinein1823,declarationofwaragainstMexicoin1846,declarationofwaragainstSpainin1898,acquisitionofthePanamaCanalZonein1903,Roosevelt

CorollarytotheMonroeDoctrinein1904,announcementoftheGoodNeighborPolicyin1933,navalblockadeofCubain1962,andadoptionoftheNorthAmericanFreeTrade

Agreement(NAFTA)in1994.

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HistoricalContext:

InUnitedStateshistory,therehavebeenconflictsbetweenthethreebranchesofgovernment.ThreeissuesthathaveledtoconflictincludePresidentAndrewJackson’srefusaltoenforceaSupremeCourtdecision,theSenate’sdebateovertheTreatyofVersaillesnegotiatedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson,andtheinvestigationbyCongressofPresidentRichardNixon’sroleintheWatergateaffair.

Task:


Choosetwooftheissuesmentionedinthehistoricalcontextandforeach

• Describethehistoricalcircumstancesthatledtotheconflictbetweentwobrancheso