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Focus Question: What internal issues confronted the USA after
WWII and how were they "resolved"? |
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What three major themes have characterized the postwar American experience?
What was Truman's foreign policy, domestic policy? Why was Truman's social policy frustrated? What type of president was Eisenhower in comparison to Roosevelt and Truman? What event marked the beginning of the of the use of civil disobedience to fight racial discrimination in the United States.
What two pieces of legislation mark the greatest achievements of the Civil
Rights Movement? In what area do Black Americans and Latino Americans lag behind white Americans? Who was the last president to establish major social programs in line with the initiative of Franklin Roosevelt? |
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Focus Question: What major challenges did the United States face during the 1960s and 1970s? |
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Which was the longest of America's wars? What impact did the Vietnam War on America's domestic scene? Why didn't President Johnson run for another term in 1968? How does Nixon's election mark the beginning of a new era in American politics? What was President
Nixon's most important foreign policy initiative? Who was the only
American president to resign from the presidency? What was the chief
cause of inflation during the 1970s? How successful were Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter in battling inflation? What were President Reagan's
goals? What was the consequence of Reagan's defense spending and
tax policy? George H.W. Bush undertook what major military venture? In what area was his administration "stumble"? In terms of policy in which direction did President Clinton move the Democratic Party? Under what conditions was George W. Bush elected in 2000? What event on September 11, 2001 transformed American political life? How did the USA react? |