History of US Since Civil War

History of US Since Civil War

 

To what extent did the emancipation of slaves actually transform southern society after 1865? How did emancipation alter the organization of southern politics and labor? How did slaves try to shape their own lives and how did white southerners try to limit them?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 15

 

How did U.S. policymakers seek to stimulate the economy and integrate the trans-Mississippi west into the nation, and how did this affect people living there?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 16

 

What new opportunities and risks did industrialization bring, and how did it reshape American society?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 17

 

How did the changes wrought by industrialization shape Americans’ identities, beliefs, and culture?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 18

 

How did the rise of large cities shape American society and politics?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 19

 

In the Progressive Era, how and why did reformers seek to address the problems of industrial America? To what extent did they succeed?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 20

 

As the United States became a major power on the world stage, what ideas and interests did policymakers seek to promote in international affairs?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 21

 

What conflicts in culture and politics arose in the 1920s, and how did economic developments in that decade help cause the Great Depression?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 22

 

What new roles did the American government take on during the New Deal, and how did these roles shape the economy and society?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 23

 

How did World War II transform the United States domestically and change its relationship with the world?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 24

 

In the first two decades of the Cold War, how did competition on the international stage and a climate of fear at home affect politics, society, and culture in the United States?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 25

 

Why did consumer culture become such a fixture of American life in the postwar decades, and how did it affect politics and society?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 26

 

How did the civil rights movement evolve over time, and how did competing ideas and political alliances affect its growth and that of other social movements?

 

 

 

HIS104 History of US Since Civil War

 

Discussion Board Chapter 27

 

What were liberalism’s social and political achievements in the 1960s, and how did debates over liberal values contribute to conflict at home and reflect tension abroad?