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Required Reading
Foner Chapter 17
Zinn Chapter 11-12
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Assignment
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What were the origins and the significance of Populism?
How did the liberties of blacks after 1877 give way to legal segregation across the South?
In what ways did the boundaries of American freedom grow narrower in this period?
How did the United States emerge as an imperial power in the 1890s?
What economic and political issues gave rise to the Populist Party, and what changes did the party advocate?
How did employers use state and federal forces to protect their own economic interests, and what were the results?
Compare and contrast the goals, strategies, and membership of the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor (you may want to refer back to Chapter 16).
Who were the redeemers, and how did they change society and politics in the New South?
Explain how changes in the politics, economics, social factors, and spread of violence affected the situation of blacks in the new South.
How did religion and the idea of the Lost Cause give support to a new understanding of the Civil War?
What ideas and interests motivated the United States to create an empire in the late nineteenth century?
Compare the arguments for and against imperialism. Be sure to consider the views of Josiah Strong and Emilio Aguinaldo.
What rights did Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans gain these years, and what limitations did they experience? How did their experiences set the stage for other restrictions on immigration?