Please post your responses on your blogs. Answers should include SFI, analysis, and an overall understanding of the content. You will be graded based on completion and tested later on the materials. You are welcomed to consult the textbook as well!
1. What were the causes and political results of the rise of agrarian protests in the 1890s?
2. What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century?
3. How did the industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy?
4. What early efforts were made to control the new corporate industrial giants, and how effective were these efforts?
5. What new opportunities did the cities create for Americans?
6. What new social problems did urbanization create? How did Americans respond to these problems?
7. How did the "New Immigration" differ from the "Old Immigration", and how did Americans respond to it?
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