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Advanced Placement United States History
Mrs. Holmes
Text:
Tindall, G, & Shi, D. (2006). America: A Narrative History (7thEd.). New York, New York: Norton.
Supplemental Texts:
We Were There Too, 1st Edition
Phillip Hoose
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present,
Howard Zinn
Out of Many, 4th Edition
Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, Armitage
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in
American History, Volume 2, 10th Edition
Larry Madaras, James M. SoRelle
The Advanced Placement American History course is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and
factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in American history. The course
work prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them
equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Student responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
Reading – You will read an all-inclusive textbook in order to gain the basic facts and knowledge necessary to
proceed with other activities and readings. In addition, you will read primary source documents and other selected
readings in history.
Discussion/Lecture – You will be asked to participate in this activity in two important ways. From time to time,
you will present material to the class. Also, you should always be prepared to take an active role in discussion.
Tests – Three types of exams will be utilized to help you prepare for the Advanced Placement test. Objective
(multiple choice) exams will be administered periodically (about every week to ten days). Document-Based Essay
Questions (DBQ’s) and free response exams will be written (approx. 2 per month).
Written Work – You will be expected to complete several written assignments during the year. Attached you will
find a page of essay topics. For each unit you will write one of those essays on your own, as well as one in class. As
stated above, DBQ analysis and writing will be a consistent component of class.
Homework Quizzes- Homework and reading assignments will generally be given for each class. The homework
questions will generally not be collected, however you will generally be quizzed on one or more of the homework
questions the following class. I may ask you to see your homework in order to be eligible to take the homework
quiz. Please see the assignment sheet attached.
Grading
Tests/Projects/Quizzes
Class work/Homework
EOCT (Students who entered HS 2010-2011 or before)
Final Exam
50%
30%
15%
5%
Students entering 2011-2012
Tests/Projects
Classwork/Homework
EOCT
Final Exam
50%
25%
20%
5%
One important theme to remember over the course of the year is this:
CHANGE OVER TIME
The following eras will be discussed in American History, you will be responsible for know and be able to explain
important details, important humans, important legislation and most importantly, transitions from period to period.
Era
Pre-Colonial/Colonial
Revolutionary
Constitutional
Good Feelings
Jacksonian Democracy
Antebellum
Civil War
Reconstruction
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
World War I
The Roaring 20's
The Great Depression
World War II
The Cold War
The 1950's
The 1960's
The 1970's
The Reagan Revolution
Following the fall of the Wall
Begins
1776
1789
1812
1824
1840
1860
1865
1877
1890
1914
1920
1929
1941
1946
1950
1960
1970
1980
1989
Ends
1776
1789
1812
1824
1840
1860
1865
1877
1890
1914
1918
1929
1941
1945
1989
1959
1969
1979
1989
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In addition to the listed eras, specific topics will be discussed throughout the eras. These topics include,
but are not limited to:
Demographics, Economics changes, the Environment, Globalization, Reform, Religion, War and Diplomacy,
Slavery and its economic, political and cultural
You will also be asked to examine, compare and contrast ideas across time periods. These will include
but not be limited to:
Part 2 Essay
1. What was the lasting impact of the Marshall Court?
Part 5 Essay
1. Does the Gilded Age of politics mirror our current political/social environment?
Part 7 Essays
1. Compare and contrast current and past immigration policy
2. Was World War II the beginning of the modern era?
3. How did America’s role as superpower impact foreign policy from 1900-present?
4. Trace the development of Federalism from 1789
Advanced Placement United States History Essay Topics
Part 1
1. Was colonial America 3 societies or 1?
2. How did the policy of salutary neglect lead to the Revolution?
3. How was mercantilism the reason for British success and the catalyst for its downfall?
Part 2
1. Jefferson’s vision of America was more democratic but Hamilton’s was more practical. Assess the validity
of this statement.
2. How did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the Constitution and the development of
political parties?
3. What was the lasting impact of the Marshall Court?
Part 3
1. How did Manifest Destiny present itself in both foreign and domestic policy?
2. Jacksonian Democracy was supposed to bring politics to the common man, is this a truism?
3. Why was the “Era of Good Feelings” not a proper term for the period following the War of 1812?
Part 4
1. The South never had a chance to win the Civil War. Assess the validity of this statement.
2. How did the industrial revolution increase sectional tension?
3. Was Reconstruction a failure?
Part 5
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Were business leaders Robber barons or captains of industry?
Is the term “Gilded Age” an appropriate term for the period from 1877-1900?
Does the Gilded Age of politics mirror our current political/social environment?
How can we account for the growing division between rural and urban communities from 1877-1914?
Part 6
1. Did the domestic goals of the Progressives contradict the actions of our foreign policy during the period
from 1890-1914?
2. How did militarism, expansionism, imperialism, and nationalism impact both the beginning and end of
World War I?
3. How did the excesses of the 1920’s lead to the Great Depression?
4. Was the New Deal a failure or success?
5. What was the impact of American isolationism from 1930-1942?
Part 7
1. Did America use an appropriate response to stop the spread of Communism?
2. How did the scandals of the Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton presidencies impact American attitudes towards
politics?
3. Compare and contrast current and past immigration policy
4. Was World War II the beginning of the modern era?
5. How did America’s role as superpower impact foreign policy from 1900-present?
Advanced Placement United States History Chapter Questions
Part I
Chapter 1
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What factors contributed to England’s establishment of its first successful North American colonies?
What problems did the English have to overcome before their North American colonies could be established on a permanent and
successful basis?
What features were common to all of England’s southern colonies, and what characteristics were peculiar to each one?
Discuss similarities and differences in the colonizing experiences of Spain and England.
How did the encounter of Native American peoples with Europeans affect each society? How did the differences in the nature of
the encounter contribute to the differences between Spanish and English colonization?
Chapter 2
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Compare and contrast the New England and middle colonies in terms of motives for founding, religious and social composition,
and political development.
How did the Puritans’ religious outlook affect the development of all the New England colonies?
What efforts were made to strengthen English control over the colonies in the seventeenth century, and why did they generally
fail?
Discuss the development of religious and political freedom in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania. How
did the greater degree of such freedoms enjoyed by Rhode Island and Pennsylvania affect life in those colonies?
What economic, social, and ethnic conditions typical of the early southern colonies (Chapter 1) were generally absent in the New
England and middle colonies? What characteristics did these northern colonies have that were not generally present in the South?
Chapter 3
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How did the factors of population, economics, disease, and climate shape the basic social conditions and ways of life of early
Americans in both the South and New England?
Why did the initially successful indentured-servant system of labor undergo a crisis, and why was it increasingly replaced by
African slavery?
How did the numbers and condition of women affect family life and society in New England, among southern whites, and among
African-American slaves? Compare and contrast the typical family conditions and ways of life among various members of these
three groups.
How did the harsh climate and soil, stern religion, and tightly knit New England town shape the “Yankee character”?
What factors contributed to the growing numbers and wealth of the American colonists in the eighteenth century?
What were the causes and consequences of the Great Awakening?
What were the features of colonial politics that contributed to the development of popular democracy, and what were those that
kept it from being more truly democratic?
How did the various churches, established and nonestablished, affect colonial life, including education and politics, in the
eighteenth century?
What made American society far more equal than England’s but seemingly less equal than it had been in the seventeenth century?
Chapter 4
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How were the British and their American colonial subjects able to win the contest with the French for control of North America?
In what ways were the American colonists involved in the mother country’s struggle with France?
How did the development and final outcome of the imperial struggle affect relations between the colonists and Britain and alter
relations among the colonies themselves?
How did the events in France, England, and elsewhere in Europe affect the history of North America in this period?
Compare France’s colonizing efforts in the New World with Spain’s and England’s colonies. What factors might explain France’s
relatively weak impact on the New World compared with England’s and Spain’s?
Chapter 5
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How did the American colonies move from loyalty to protest to rebellion in the twelve years following the end of the French and
Indian War?
How and why did the Americans and the British differ in their views of taxation and of the relationship of colonies to the empire?
What was the theory and practice of mercantilism? What were its actual effects on the colonies, and why did they resent it so
much?
What methods did the colonists use in their struggle with British authorities, and how did the British try to counteract them?
Given the history of the colonies’ founding and British “benign neglect” during much of the time from then until the period just
before the Revolution, was the American Revolution inevitable? Or could the thirteen colonies have remained peacefully attached
to Britain for many years, as Canada did?
Part II
Chapter 6
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga such a key to American success in the Revolutionary War?
What were the causes and consequences of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776?
What role did Washington, Paine, Jefferson, Arnold, Franklin, and Jay each play in bringing about the success of the American
cause?
Who were the Loyalists, what role did they play during the Revolution, and what happened to them afterward?
What role did France play in winning America’s independence? How does the American Revolution fit into the series of “world
wars?”
Chapter 7
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How did the problems of the post-Revolutionary period and the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption
of a new Constitution?
What were the basic features of the new Constitution, and how did they differ from the government under the Articles of
Confederation?
Who were the federalists and the anti-federalists, what were the issues that divided them, and how did the federalists win?
What changes in American politics and society were caused by the Revolution, and how did the developments arising out of those
changes arouse conservative fears of anarchy?
In Chapters 3 & 4, the basic structure of early American society and economy was described. How did that structure affect the
political developments during the period from the Revolution to the Constitution? How did the Revolution and the Constitution
affect issues of social structure, economic quality, and the distribution of power?
Chapter 8
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What were the most important issues facing the new federal government and how were they addressed?
What were Hamilton’s basic economic and political goals, and how did he attempt to achieve them?
What were the basic goals of Washington’s and Adams’s foreign policies, and how successful were they in achieving them?
How did divisions over foreign policy create the poisonous domestic political atmosphere that produced both the Alien and
Sedition Acts and the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions?
Although Federalists and Republicans engaged in extremely bitter political struggles during this period, they both retained their
basic commitment to republican government, and at the end of the decade, the Federalists peacefully handed over power to the
Republicans. What characteristics of American politics and society enabled them to keep their conflict within bounds?
Chapter 9
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How were the two major events of Jefferson’s presidency – the Louisiana Purchase and the embargo – related to events in
Europe?
How did Jefferson end up modifying some of his Republican beliefs in strict constructionism, limited federal government, and
militarism in the face of events during his presidency?
How did the conflict between Federalists and Republicans over the judiciary lead to a balance of power among political interests
and different branches of government?
Why did Jefferson impose the embargo, and why did it fail?
What was the significance of the Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” in relation to the new republican experiment and the fierce
political battles of the 1790s?
Part III
Chapter 10
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What were the causes of the War of 1812?
Why were the New England Federalists so strongly opposed to the War of 1812, and what were the results of their opposition?
Why was the American military effort generally unsuccessful, especially the numerous attempts to invade Canada?
What were the broad consequences of the War of 1812?
The War of 1812 is called the “second War for American Independence.” In what ways was like the “first” War for Independence
(see Chapter 7), and in what ways was it different?
What were the most important signs of the new American nationalism that developed in the period 1815-1824?
How did the forces of nationalism compete with sectional interests in the economic and judicial struggles of the period?
How did American nationalism display itself in foreign policy, particularly in the Florida crisis and in American policy toward
Europe and the Western Hemisphere?
Why did the issue of admitting Missouri to the Union precipitate a major national crisis? Why did the North and South each agree
to the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Chapter 11
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What was the “New Democracy,” and why did it arise in the 1820s?
How did the election and administration of John Quincy Adams arouse Jacksonian wrath and provide fuel for the new antielitist
forces in American politics?
How did Jackson and his “Revolution of 1828” represent the spirit of the “New Democracy,” and how did they apply it to the
federal government?
Why did Calhoun and the South see the Tariff of 1828 as such an “abomination” and raise threats of nullification over it?
From 1810 to 1815, New England was the hotbed of “sectionalism” and “nullification,” while the South and Southwest were
strongly nationalistic. What accounts for the switch in positions in the 1820s, with the North becoming nationalistic and the
South threatening nullification? How were the arguments about nationalism and states’ rights reflected in the Webster-Hayne
debates?
Chapter 12
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How did President Jackson use his power and strong public support to overcome both the South Carolina nullifiers and the Bank
of the United States?
What were the economic issues in the Bank War, and how did they contribute to the panic of 1837?
Who were Jackson’s political opponents, and how was American politics affected when they united to form the Whig party?
How did American settlers in Mexico create an independent Texas, and why did Jackson refuse to incorporate Texas into the
United States?
Chapter 13
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What major changes in American religion occurred in the early nineteenth century, and how did they affect American culture and
reform?
What were the causes and effects of the various reform movements of the early nineteenth century?
How did the first American feminists propose altering the condition of women, and what success did they have?
What were the major features of the American literary flowering of the early nineteenth century?
In what ways were the movements of American religion, reform, and culture an outgrowth of the American Revolution and
American independence, and in what ways did they reflect qualities of American life reaching back to the Puritans?
Chapter 14
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What led to the rise of the spirit of “Manifest Destiny” in the 1840s, and how did that spirit show itself in the American
expansionism of the decade?
How did rivalry with Britain affect the American decision to annex Texas, the Oregon dispute, and other lesser controversies of
the period?
Why did the crucial election of 1844 come to be fought over expansionism, and how did Polk exercise his “mandate” for
expansion in his attempt to obtain California?
What were the causes and consequences of the Mexican War?
How was the “Manifest Destiny” of the 1840s – particularly the expansion into Texas and Mexico – related to the sectional
conflict over slavery?
Part IV
Chapter 15
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Describe the complex structure of southern society. What role did plantation owners, small slaveholders, independent white
farmers, poor whites, free blacks, and black slaves each have in the southern social order?
How did the reliance on cotton production and slavery affect the South economically, socially, and morally, and how did this
reliance affects its relations with the North?
How did slavery affect the lives of African-Americans in both the South and the North?
What caused the growth of abolitionism after 1830, and what were its effects on both the North and the South?
In what ways did slavery make the South a fundamentally different kind of society from the North? Could the South ever have
abolished slavery gradually on its own, as the North did after the American Revolution?
Chapter 16
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What urgent issues created the crisis leading up to the Compromise of 1850?
How did the Compromise of 1850 attempt to deal with the most difficult issues concerning slavery? What were the actual effects
of the compromise?
Why were proslavery southerners so eager to push for further expansion in Nicaragua, Cuba, and elsewhere in the 1850s?
What were the causes and consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
How did each of the crisis events of the 1850s help lead toward the Civil War?
What role did violence play in increasing the sectional conflict?
How did the political developments of the period work to fragment the Democratic party and benefit the Republicans?
What were the causes and consequences of Lincoln’s election in 1860?
Chapter 17
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How did the Civil War change from a limited war to preserve the Union into a “total war” to abolish slavery?
How did careful Union diplomacy manage the Civil War crisis with Britain and end British flirtations with the Confederacy?
How did the North and the South each handle their economic and human-resources needs? Why were the economic
consequences of the war so different for the two sides?
What impact did the draft, the use of black troops, and Lincoln’s suspension of civil liberties have on the conduct of the war?
How did the military stalemate of 1861-1862 affect both sides in the Civil War?
What were the primary military strategies of each side, and how did each side attempt to carry them out?
How did military and political events combine to turn the war into a total assault on slavery and the South?
What were the effects of the political dissension over the war, and how did Lincoln manage to overcome them?
Were the costs of the Civil War worth the results to the nation as a whole? What issues were settled by the war, and what new
problems were created?
Chapter 18
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What were the major problems facing the South and the nation after the Civil War? How did Reconstruction address them, or fail
to do so?
How did freed blacks react to the end of slavery? How did both southern and northern whites react?
How did the white South’s intransigence and President Johnson’s political bungling open the way for the congressional
Republican program of military Reconstruction?
What was the purpose of congressional Reconstruction, and what were its actual effects in the South?
Why did Reconstruction apparently fail so badly? Was the failure primarily one of immediate political circumstances, or was it
more deeply rooted in the history of American sectional and race relations?
Part V
Chapter 19
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What made politics in the Gilded Age extremely popular – with over 80 percent voter participation – yet so often corrupt and
unconcerned with issues?
What were the causes and effects of the political scandals of the Grant administration?
What did Republicans and Democrats each gain from the Compromise of 1877, and why were southern blacks the real losers in
the deal?
How did civil service come to partially replace the political patronage system, and what were the consequences of the change for
politics?
In what ways did the politics of the Gilded Age still partially reflect the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction? How did
the issues of that earlier era gradually disappear?
Chapter 20
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What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century?
How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy?
What early efforts were made to control the new corporate industrial giants, and how effective were these efforts?
What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to
respond to the new conditions?
How did the industrial transformation after the Civil War compare with the earlier phase of American economic development?
(See Chapter 15.) Why were the economic developments of 1865-1900 often seen as a threat to American democracy, and those
of 1815-1860 were not?
Chapter 21
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How did the dramatic growth of the industrial city affect American society in the late nineteenth century?
How did the “New Immigration” differ from the “Old Immigration,” and how did Americans respond to it?
How was American religion affected by the urban transformation, the New Immigration,?
How did American education and culture reflect the new urban environment and social problems?
How and why did women assume a larger place in American society at this time?
Chapter 22
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What were the economic and political effects of the Republicans’ high-tariff, high-spending policies of the early 1890s?
How did Cleveland’s response to the depression of 1893 create labor and farmer unrest and divide the Democratic party?
What caused the Populist free-silver agitation to become so politically powerful in the 1890s, and how did the Democrats
effectively steal the issue from the Populists?
What were the major issues in the crucial campaign of 1896? Why did McKinley win, and what were the long-term effects of his
victory?
Some historians have seen Bryan as the political heir of Jefferson and Jackson, and McKinley as the political heir of Hamilton and
the Whigs. Are such connections valid? Why or why not?
Part VI
Chapter 23
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What were the causes and signs of America’s sudden turn toward international involvement at the end of the nineteenth century?
How did the United States get into the Spanish-American War over the initial objections of President McKinley?
What were the surprising results of the Spanish-American War, and how did various Americans react to them?
Why did McKinley decide to keep the Philippines, and why did this decision create such a strong debate in the Senate and the
nation? What arguments did each side offer for its position?
How was the U.S. overseas imperialism in 1898 similar to and different from earlier American continental expansion, or
“Manifest Destiny”?
What were the effects of America’s new East Asian involvement in both the Philippines and China in 1899-1901?
What were the essential principles and applications of Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy?
How did Roosevelt’s policies in Latin America demonstrate American power in the region, and why did they arouse opposition
from Latin Americans?
What were the central issues in Japanese-American relations, and how did Roosevelt successfully deal with them?
Chapter 24
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What caused the progressive movement, and how did it get under way?
What did the progressive movement accomplish at the local, state, and national levels?
How did Theodore Roosevelt effectively use the government as an instrument of moderate progressive reform?
What caused the Taft-Roosevelt split, and how did it reflect the growing division between “Old Guard” and “progressive”
Republicans?
How was progressivism a response to the development of the new urban and industrial order in America?
Chapter 25
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What caused American entry into World War I, and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade?
How did America demonstrate its traditional preference for voluntary methods in its war mobilization?
What was America’s material and ideological contribution to the Allied victory?
How was Wilson forced to compromise during the peace negotiations, and why did America in the end refuse to ratify the treaty
and join the League of Nations?
Chapter 26
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How and why did America turn toward domestic isolation and social conservatism in the 1920s?
How did some of the events of the 1920s reflect national conflicts over social, cultural, and religious values?
How did the automobile and other new products create a mass-consumption economy in the 1920s?
How did changes in both technology and values affect American culture and ways of life in the 1920s?
In what ways were the twenties a social and cultural reaction against the progressive idealism that held sway before and during
World War I?
Chapter 27
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What basic economic and political policies were pursued by the conservative Republican administrations of the 1920s?
What were the effects of America’s international economic and political isolationism in the 1920s?
What weaknesses existed beneath the surface of the general 1920s prosperity, and how did these weaknesses help cause the Great
Depression?
What were the effects of the Great Depression on the American people, and how did President Hoover attempt to balance his
belief in “rugged individualism” with the economic necessities of the time?
How did some of the economic policies of the 1920s and 1930s help cause and deepen the depression?
Chapter 28
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What qualities did FDR bring to the presidency, and how did the display them during the New Deal years?
How did the early New Deal legislation attempt to achieve the three goals of relief, recovery, and reform?
How did Roosevelt’s programs develop such a strong appeal for the “forgotten man,” and why did the New Deal arouse such
opposition from conservatives, including those on the Supreme Court?
What goals did the New Deal as a whole attempt to achieve, and how successful was it in achieving them?
How was the New Deal a culmination of the era of progressive reform, and how did it differ from the pre-World War I
progressive era?
Chapter 29
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How and why did the United States attempt to isolate itself from foreign troubles in the early and mid-1930s?
How did the Fascist dictators’ continually expanding aggression gradually erode the U.S. commitment to neutrality and
isolationism?
How did Roosevelt manage to move the United States toward providing effective aid to Britain while slowly undercutting
isolationist opposition?
What were the immediate and long-range causes of American entry into the war against both Germany and Japan?
How did the process of American entry into World War II compare with the way the country got into World War I? How were
the Neutrality Acts aimed at the conditions of 1914-1917, and why did they prove ineffective in the conditions of the 1930s?
Chapter 30
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How did World War II affect American society at home?
What strategies did the United States use to stop and then reverse the Japanese advance in the Pacific?
How did the United States and its allies develop and carry out their strategy for defeating Italy and Germany?
What were the costs of World War II, and what were its effects on America’s role in the world?
Compare America’s role in World War I – domestically, militarily, and diplomatically – with its role in World War II. What
accounts for the differences in America’s participation in the two wars?
Part VII
Chapter 31/32
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How and why did the American economy soar from 1950 to 1970?
How have economic and population changes shaped American society after World War II?
What were the immediate conflicts and deeper causes that led the United States and the Soviet Union to go from allies to bitter
Cold War rivals?
How did America move to counter perceived Soviet threats, and how did these efforts come to form part of the general policy of
“containment”?
Chapter 33
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What were the essential qualities of Eisenhower’s leadership?
How did Eisenhower balance assertiveness and restraint in his foreign policy in Vietnam, Europe, and the Middle East?
What were the dynamics of the Cold War with the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and how did Eisenhower and Khrushchev combine
confrontation and conversation in their relationship?
How did America’s far-flung international responsibilities affect the U.S. economy and society in the Eisenhower era?
What were the advantages and disadvantages of the Eisenhower style of leadership? How does Eisenhower’s performance
compare with that of the other four American presidents with military-hero backgrounds – Washington, Jackson, Taylor, and
Grant?
Chapter 34
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What successes and failures did Kennedy’s New Frontier experience at home and abroad?
How did the civil rights movement progress from difficult beginnings to great successes in 1964-1965 and then encounter
increasing opposition from both black militants and “white backlash” after 1965?
What were Johnson’s domestic achievements, and why did they come to be overshadowed?
How did the Vietnam War, and the domestic opposition to it, come to dominate American politics in the 1960s?
What led the United States to become so deeply involved in the Vietnam War?
Chapter 35
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What policies did Nixon pursue in Vietnam and Cambodia, and what were the consequences of those policies?
How did the Nixon-Kissinger policy of détente flourish in the early seventies and then decline at the end of the decade?
How did Nixon fall from the political heights of 1972 to his forced resignation in 1974? What were the political consequences of
Watergate?
How did the administrations of the 1970s attempt to cope with the interrelated problems of energy, economics, and the Middle
East?
In what ways were the foreign-policy and economic issues of the 1970s similar to those of the whole post-World War II era, and
in what ways were they different?
Chapter 36
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What caused the rise of Reagan and the “new right” in the eighties, and how did their conservative movement affect American
politics?
What were the goals of Reagan’s “supply-side” economic policies, and what were their short-term and long-term effects?
What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s and to its decline and disappearance by 1990?
What were the effects of Reagan’s policies in Central America and the Middle East, and why were those policies so controversial?
Some historians have compared the “Reagan revolution” with the New Deal because of the way it radically transformed American
economics and politics. How valid is this comparison? Is it right to see Reagan as attempting to overturn the New Deal?
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How was the American economy transformed in the 1970s and 1980s?
What new forces affected the American family in the late twentieth century?
What has been the changing role of women and ethnic minorities in recent decades?
What social problems have most seriously affected American cities in recent decades, and why?
What changes have American culture and art undergone since World War II?
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