MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

YOU NEED A BLUE BOOK FOR THIS EXAM.
This exam will have two parts:

Part A (40%) is objective. There will be 21 multiple choice questions. You will answer 20 of them. Check the blog over the next few days to see several more examples of multiple choice questions so that you get used to the level of detail required and the type of information I want you to retain. Here are two examples of questions used on a previous exam:
The 18th Amendment added prohibition to the Constitution. Which of the following repealed the 18th?
A. 19th
B. 20th
C. 21st
D. 22nd

The man who created the Black Star Line was
A. Thomas Dewey
B. WEB DuBois
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Marcus Garvey


Part B is an essay(60%): There will be two essay questions. You will write on one. The essays will come from one or two of the following themes:
1. Reconstruction: Think about the challenges of reconstructing the war-torn nation, how various groups tried to solve those problems, and which plan eventually went into effect.
2. Progressivism: Think about the many movements involved and how successful they each were in improving the world.
3. The 1920s: Think about the “progress” or “decline” model that we discussed in class.


HOW TO SUCCEED ON THIS TEST:
Make outlines for each theme.
Make sure that your outlines have far more information than you could ever remember.
Avoid the big general statements.
Instead, add detail to your outline.
Then, use those outlines to study; try to rewrite the outline without looking; say the outline out loud in front of a mirror; use the outline to impress your friends at work or at parties; come to office hours and let me see the outline.The one comment I write more than any other on midterms is “add more detail.”
So, learn some details to back up your understanding of the periods we have studied. I want you to do well!