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Question #1

When did World War II occur and who were the presidents that led America through that conflict? Identify three nations that were members of the Axis during that war, and identify three countries that were members of the Allies during the war. Finally, address the role that the United States of America played in the war both militarily and economically. Be sure to incorporate your knowledge of the Lend-Lease agreement, the Invasion of Normandy, Island Hoping, the Enola Gay, and the Marshall Plan into your answer.

Question #2:

How did the Cold War reshape the ideas of American freedom? What effects did the anticommunism of the Cold War have on American politics and culture? What are some of the events and ideological conflicts that defined the Cold War?

Question #3:

What were the main characteristics of the affluent society of the 1950s? What were the major achievements of the civil rights movement during this period? What was the significance of the election of 1960?

Question #4:

What were the major events in the civil rights movement of the early 1960s? What were the major crises and policy initiatives of the Kennedy presidency? What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson’s Great Society program? How did the civil rights movement change in the mid-1960s? How did the Vietnam War transform American politics and culture?

Question #5:

How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? In what ways did the opportunities of most Americans diminish in the 1970s? What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s? How did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad?

Question #6:

What forces drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s? What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s? How did divisive political partisanship affect the election of 2000?

Question #7:

What were the major policy elements of the war on terror in the wake of September 11, 2001? How did the war in Iraq unfold in the wake of 9/11? How did the war on terror affect the economy and American liberties? What events eroded support for President Bush’s policies during his second term?

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World War II started in the year 1939 and lasted for fours ending in 1945. The members of the axis included Germany Italy and Japan who formed the treaty in early 1941.The members of the allies included the United States of America, the Great Britain, and France who formed an alliance where America offered a lend-lease to the Soviet Union to fight its future enemy in cold war (Winsor, 1889). By then, America was…

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