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United States History Since 1877
Give a 10-sentence response to each of the following question.
CHAPTER 1 Due NOW
1. What were the most important ways in which the development of Industrial Capitalism changed the country? Give examples and be specific.
CHAPTER 2 Due November 1
2. Which do you think had a bigger impact on the country between 1890-1920: Domestic events such as labor unrest and Progressivism? Or international events such as US imperialism and World War I? Be specific and give examples.
3. The United States was not just fighting to defend freedom and democracy in Europe in World War I. In what ways did the US benefit from the war? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 3 Due November 6
4. What do you think were the most important cultural changes in America in the 1920s? Explain why. Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 4 Due November 10
5. What do you think were the most important differences between the First New Deal and the Second New Deal? Explain why. Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 5 Due November 14
6. In what ways did World War II represent an advance or a setback for women and minorities? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 6 Due November be announced
7. In what ways did the United States expand its power and influence around the world after World War II? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 7 Due November be announced
8. What do you think were the most significant cultural responses to the rigid social conformity of the 1950s? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 8 Due November be announced
9. What do you think the key differences were between the Civil Rights movement led by people like MLK and the Black Power movement led by people like Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 9 Due November be announced
10. Do you think the United States could have taken a different approach in Vietnam? If so, what could the US have done differently? If not, why not? Be specific and give examples.
CHAPTER 10 Due November be announced
11. What was the idea behind Reagan's "trickle-down" economic policy and what were its most important results? Be specific and give examples.