APUSH Unit 12 Reading Guide

5. Analyze the extent to which the Panic of 1873 was caused by the scandal and
corruption of the Grant administration.
6. Analyze the extent to which ethnic and cultural differences led to the partisan nature of
politics during the Gilded Age.
7. Analyze the extent to which the election of 1876 marked a return to the “Old South” of
antebellum days.
8. Analyze the extent to which economic rivalry was the cause of racial tension between
immigrant groups in California during the 1870’s.
9. Analyze the extent to which Garfield created a bridge between the Stalwarts and the
Half-breeds in the election of 1880.
10. Analyze the extent to which president Arthur spurned both the Stalwarts and Halfbreeds
when he came to office in 1881.
11. Analyze the extent to which the debauched election of 1884 underscored the need for
reform in the political party system.
12. Analyze the extent to which the first Cleveland administration was influenced by
outside lobby groups.
13. Analyze the extent to which William Harrison’s presidency dealt with the pressing
political issues of the day.
14. Analyze the extent to which the railroads of the post-Civil War period drove the
corruption and scandals of the time.
15. Analyze the extent to which railroads impacted the political, economic and social life
of America after the Civil War.
16. Analyze the extent to which organized agrarian groups led to railroad reform at a
federal level by 1890.
17. Analyze the extent to which inventions and immigrations combined to create a strong
nation after the Civil War.
18. Analyze the extent to which trusts controlled the economy during the Gilded Age.
19. Analyze the extent to which anti-trust legislation was an attempt by lawmakers to
quiet public criticism.
20. Analyze the extent to which the Bonsack cigarette-making machine in 1881 brought
the South back from economic ruin after the Civil War.
21. Analyze the extent to which the rise of industry impacted social groups (migrants,
immigrants, women, blacks, farmers) in the United States.
22. Analyze the extent to which major labor unions (NLU, Knights of Labor, AF of L)
after the Civil War impacted the lives of workers in the United States.