Discussions

  

Discussion 8: New Deal

1. What were the possible causes of the Great Depressions?

  

Discussion 9: World War II

1. Was it necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Why?  

Discussion 10: Cold War

1. What caused the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II?  

Discussion 11: Affluent Society

1. What were the major effects of household technologies on women in the 1950s??  

Discussion 12: Sixties

1. What were the major achievements of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s? How do you evaluate the Black Power movement?  

Discussion 13: Conservatism

What were the reasons and results of President Nixon's Detente policy?  

Discussion 14: Globalization

How do you evaluate the intensified battle between Liberalism and Conservatism in the 1990s?  

Discussion 15: New Century

Did the Bush Administration handle the "War on Terror" appropriately? Why or why not? What are the long-term implications for America's place in the world?