- •Seminar 8.
- •How was the Alaska territory acquired by the usa? How was this purchase taken by Americans?
- •2.What territories were ceded to the usa after Spanish-American War?
- •3.What were the causes of World War I?
- •2. Imperialism
- •3. Militarism
- •4. Nationalism
- •4.Why did American neutrality collide?
- •5. How did Americans contribute to the victory in the war?
- •6.How did World War I change the life of Americans?
- •7. Why are the 1920s called one of the calmest and most prosperous period in the history of the usa?
- •8. What caused the Great Depression?
- •9. How did the New Deal program fight the Great Depression?
- •10. Why did the Social Security Act become the New Deal's corner stone?
- •Seminar 7
- •How were the new states admitted to the Union in the 19th cen tury?
- •Why did the patterns of living and settlement in the first western frontier states have much in common with original colonies?
- •3.Why was it important to maintain an equal number of free and slave states in the Union?
- •What scheme of admission did the Missouri compromise pro vide?
- •5. What were the main differences between the North and South?
- •6.What were the major steps leading to the war in the usa?
- •Hqw did American government encourage people to settle new territories?
- •2.What impact did the railroad network have on Native Americans?
- •3.What land was reserved for Native Americans?
- •7. What were the factors promoting further unionization of the work ers?
- •8. What were the aims of Progressive movement?
- •9. What reforms were advocated by Progressives?
- •2) Annihilate, annihilation
- •3) Exterminate, extermination, exterminator
- •4) Magnify, magnification
8. What were the aims of Progressive movement?
The goals of the Progressive Movement were to try to and solve problems within the American society that had evolved during the industrial growth that happened in the latter part of the 19th century, including fighting for the rights of the lower classes. The country had become prosperous and strong businesses developed; however, there was a large disparity between the wealthy and the poor. The Progressive Movement wanted to bring equality to the nation.
9. What reforms were advocated by Progressives?
Settlement House Movement
Housing and Sanitation Reforms
Beautification Campaigns
Anti-Prostitution Campaign
Woman suffrage
Factory Safety Regulations, Limits on Working Hours (mainly for women)
Temperance, then Prohibition
Kill the Political Machine
Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Popular Election of Senators
Meat Inspection Act, and the Pure Food & Drug Act
Anti-Trust Regulation 10. What were the major achievements of the Roosevelt era?
Developed the "Square Deal," a domestic program formed around three C's: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
Promoted the conservation movement and placed millions of acres of land under federal protection to preserve America's natural resources
Dissolved 44 monopolistic corporations and regulated railroad rates to protect the middle and working class
Passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act to better regulate food production and labeling.
Task 20. Vocabulary development. State the meaning of the following derivatives and fill in the gaps.
1) reserve (n, v), reservation
a) President reserve (V)the right to veto Parliament's decisions.
b) reserve ( n) is an area kept in natural state to protect the site or species
living there.
c) Today Native American tribes live in special zones called reservation .
2) Annihilate, annihilation
Spread of railroads led to annihilation of Indian settlements.
In many regions Native American villages were annihilated , so today there
are few signs of Indian civilization left.
3) Exterminate, extermination, exterminator
a) extermination of endangered species has to be prevented.
b) During World War II millions of Jews were exterminated in concentration
camps.
c) exterminator usually kills unwanted animals.
4) Magnify, magnification
If one magnify a problem, s/he makes it more complex.
These binoculars have xl0 magnification .