The USA: economic rise and domestic policy
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write 5 reasons for the US economic rise in your own words.
A single market; rich natural resources; immigrants; new technology; weak neighbours and low military spending.
2
Why did Black Americans not gain equality even after slavery ended? Write 3–4 sentences.
Laws and violence in the South limited voting, segregation was introduced and economic dependence remained.
3
Compare the policies of T. Roosevelt and W. Wilson with 2 similarities and 2 differences.
Similar: both limited monopolies and both were reformers. Different: Roosevelt was a Republican, Wilson a Democrat; Roosevelt used lawsuits, Wilson tariff and tax reform.
4
Calculate: farmland rose from 160 million to 352 million hectares. By how many million hectares?
192