MIDTERM EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE

HISTORY 232/EXAM DATE: 4-30

 

You need a bluebook. You do not need a scantron.

This exam will have two parts:

Part A is an essay (50%). There will be two essay questions. You will write on one. The two essay questions will be chosen from the following list:

1. How difficult was it for the U.S. to reconstruct the nation after the Civil War? Was it mostly a period of growth or of missed opportunities?

2. Describe at least three progressive era movements. Which progressive movement had the most profound impact on the nation?

3. Is the decade of the 1920s better characterized as a period of decay or growth?

Part B is objective (50%). There will be 27 multiple choice questions. You will

answer 25 of them. Here’s an example of a question used on a previous exam:

The 18^th Amendment added prohibition to the Constitution. Which of the following repealed the 18^th?

a. 19^th

b. 20^th

c. 21^st

d. 22^nd

HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS EXAM:

Ø  Make outlines. Make sure that your outlines have way too much detail, way more than any normal human could ever remember. Remember, you cannot bring these to the exam, but you can remember what is on them and use the detail on the exam.

Ø  Try to memorize the outlines. Try to write them word for word without looking at the original. Fill in the gaps where you did not recall something. Do it again. Walk around your study area speaking the outline, looking down only when you need to for a quick reminder of the detail. Speak it again. Write it again…and most of all, have fun.

Ø  Fill in the gaps in your notes and add detail where you lack it. To do this, use a textbook or an online source.

Ø  Follow Napoleon’s advice: “In planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible.”