Assignment task: Please answer the following questions from the Johnson reader (American Past). Please provide sufficient examples and details.
Part I:
- What is the significance of Debs slogan "Vote as you strike and strike as you vote?
- Why did Debs object to Wilson's pledge that the war would make the world safe for democracy?
Part II:
- What was the soldier most afraid of? Why? What did he mean by the term, "the cause"?
- To what extent did the soldiers' combat experiences seem different from his prewar life? Did his prewar experiences and expectations seem to influence his life as a soldier?