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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period?

2. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?

3. Why does Charles Lindbergh's popularity plummet by 1940?

4. To what artist is Plowden's photography compared?

5. Which of the following does Plowden not arrive in time to photograph before its demise?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Richter's personality.

2. Why does strip mining continue in many states?

3. What is the purpose of McCullough's words in "Recommended Itinerary?"

4. What are the long term effects of strip mining?

5. Explain the reason for Charles Lindbergh's loss of popularity in the United States.

6. In what areas is life indelibly altered during this period?

7. How is Plowden both photographer and historian?

8. What is the history of strip mining in Kentucky?

9. What are the unifying feelings these aviators have about flying?

10. What is the subject of "Long Distance Vision?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Theodore Roosevelt in his Dakota Badlands days. Why did he go to the region originally? What did he want to accomplish? Why did he later state that the time he spent in the Badlands was critical to his ultimate success?

Essay Topic 2

Frederic Remington was born in a town in New York but made a career out of creating art about the Wild West. Explain how a person can create things that are foreign to their background or heritage. Why was Remington so drawn to the West? How did he feel when the West began to be civilized?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's most acclaimed work, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. What was the impetus for the writing of the piece? What were the reactions to the book? Did the book directly or indirectly affect the Civil War?

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