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HIST 1103 Fall 2018

1. What was the impact of World War One on the United States and abroad? How did the First World War affect the United States at home as well as American society? What was the military role of the United States in World War One, and what impact did it have on the overall Allied victory? Be as specific as possible in your answer. What were President Wilson’s goals for the Versailles Peace Conference, and how successful were they?

2. Analyze the Great Depression and the American attempts to end it. What caused the depression, and what factors made it the worst in U.S. History? How did both Presidents try and solve the depression, and how successful were they? How did Franklin Roosevelt approach the problems of the Great Depression differently than his predecessor? What finally ended the Great Depression? Be as specific as possible with your answer.

3. Discuss the origins of the Cold War. How did the Second World War influence the start of the Cold War? Why did it start? What made the conflict potentially more destructive than any previous war? How did it affect the Civil Rights movement, and why did it cause people to be against reform? What was America like in the 1950s? What conditions did African-Americans live in during this time, and was America truly “the land of the free?”