World Systems Theory, what is it? Hegemony, what is it? why is it important?
Why does depression happen? How did FDR's New Deal respond to the economic crisis.
Know WWII and the ways in which it transformed the American economy and the nation's standing in the world.
Know the Vietnam War, why the Vietnamese fought, why the Americans fought, the importance of Tet, the soldier's rebellion, and the shortcomings of US military intervention.
Know why the civil rights movement emerged - know the social, economic, demographic, and political forces that led to its emergence.