Q1. Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 considered one of the great moments in the history of American reform?
Q2. How did the baby boom of the late 1940s and 1950s impact the growth of the suburbs?
Q3. What were three major achievements of the civil rights movement during the 1960s?
Q4. In what ways did the West Coast play a prominent role in the youth rebellion of the 1960s?
Q5. Why did music play such a large role in the youth rebellion of the 1960s?
Q6. Why did Lyndon Johnson escalate the war in Vietnam?
Q7. Why was Vietnam sometimes called "a rich man's war and a poor man's fight"? Discuss with reference to the composition of the armed forces in Vietnam.
Q8. Compare Richard Nixon's view of international politics with that of Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.
Q9. Ronald Reagan hoped to execute a foreign policy that made America "stand tall." Discuss how he attempted to implement that goal in the following areas: Grenada, Lebanon, Libya, and Iran.
Q10. In the post-cold war world, should the United States normalize its relations with Cuba? Oppose human rights violations in China? Intervene in ethnic wars as in Eastern Europe?