Chapter 2
The United States and Canada
Shaped By HistorySection 3: The United States Becomes a World Power
A. As You Read
Directions: As you read Section 3, answer the following questions in the space provided.1. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the poor in the United States?
Most remained poor, living in crowded slums and working in factories.
2. How did the United States become an important player in world affairs?
The United States acquired Alaska, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam and had a strong military and economy.
3. What was one reason that the United States entered world War I?
Germany began sinking American ships.
4. What happened in 1929, and what was its effect?
The Great Depression began. Factories closed; people lost their homes and jobs; farmers lost their farms.
5. Which two conflicts resulted from the Cold War?
The Korean and Vietnam Wars
6. What are some of the major problems that exist in the United States today?
Your answer should include references to homelessness, hunger, low wages, and pollution.
B. Reviewing Key Terms
Directions: Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided.7. In the late 1800's, many immigrants came to the United States and became part of a huge labor force.
8. Jane Addams worked very hard to set up a settlement house in Chicago for the city's poor immigrants.
9. Under the Homestead Act of 1862, the government gave free land to anyone who would farm it and live on it for five years.
10. During World War I, the Soviet Union adopted a form of government called communism.
11. The Cold War lasted about 45 years and caused great tension among the Soviet Union, the United States, and other countries.
12. The success of the civil rights movement in the United States inspired people other than African Americans to fight for their rights.