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Step Four: Put It All Together

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CHAPTER 20 STUDY GUIDE

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

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ECONOMICS What key issues fueled farm protest in the late nineteenth century? How did the Farmers’ Alliance attempt to address these issues? What strategies and tactics did unions employ in the late nineteenth century? How did companies fight back?	POLITICS How did reform movements provide a vehicle for women’s involvement in public political life? How did the depression of the mid-1890s shape the politics of the decade?
EMPIRE How did U.S. foreign policy reflect the tension between American tendencies toward isolationism and expansionism? How did the Spanish-American War change the place of the United States in global politics?	LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD What were the United States’ most important strengths and weaknesses in 1900? How had the nation’s place in the world changed since 1800? Defend or refute the following statement: “With its victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States became an imperial power.”