mona Many historians feel that Harry Truman as much as Joe McCarthy gave force to the postwar “Red Scare.” Explain why you agree or disagree.
How did World War II change the attitudes of women and minorities toward their status in American society?
Describe the major war aims of the Allied Powers in World War II.
Compare and contrast the Depression experiences of Mexican- and African-Americans. In your opinion, which group fared better?
How did popular culture—whether in the form of best-selling novels, games, films, or radio programs—reflect and respond to the ravages of the Great Depression?
In what ways were mobilization and the war effort a fulfillment of the progressive legacy? In what ways did the war deny the basic tenets of progressivism?
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of progressivism.
Why was it so difficult to resolve such issues as the spoils system, the tariff, and bimetallism, which consumed congressional energies in the late nineteenth century?
How did some urban housing reforms of the late nineteenth century eventually add to urban blight?
How successful were business people in overcoming the problems that confronted them in the last third of the nineteenth century?