The LAST Essay Quiz Study Guide!

Ch. 25

  1. To what extent was the United States successful in maintaining an isolationist foreign policy between 1935-1941?
  2. Explain the effect that TWO of the following had on American foreign policy between 1935-1941:

a. The fall of France

b. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c. German invasion of the Soviet Union

  1. Discuss how WWII affected the role of the national government in American life, the relationship between the government and economy and minority groups during the period 1940-1945.
  2. Explain what steps were taken to mobilize the American Homefront in WWII. How was this mobilization similar and different from that of WWI?
  3. How did the WWII conferences attended by the Allied leaders shape war strategy and affect the postwar diplomacy and foreign policies of the Allied nations?

Ch. 26 & 27

  1. To what extent id the decade of the 1950s deserve its reputation as an age of political, social and cultural conformity?
  2. “Although the 1960s are usually considered the decade of the greatest achievement for black civil rights, the 1950s was a period of equally important gains.” Asses the validity of this statement.
  3. Analyze the influence of TWO of the following on American-Soviet relations in the two decades following WWII:

  1. Yalta
  2. Korean War
  3. Cuban Revolution
  4. McCarthyism

  1. How do you account for the appeal of McCarthyism in the era following the Second World War?
  2. Presidential elections in 1948 and 1952 revealed major shifts in political party loyalties. Analyze the reasons for these changes and their consequences in this period.

Ch. 28

  1. Assess the successes and failures of Kennedy Administration with respect to both foreign and domestic policy.
  2. “Although the 1960s are usually considered the decade of the greatest achievement for black civil rights, the 1950s was a period of equally important gains.” Asses the validity of this statement.
  3. Discuss the efforts by the following groups to gain equal rights for the period 1950-1970:

  1. American Indians
  2. Latinos
  3. Women

  1. Assess the successes and failures of Johnson’s Great Society programs.
  2. Analyze the reasons for American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Ch. 29

  1. “1968 was a turning point for the United States.” To what extent is this statement valid? Discuss TWO of the following in your answer:

  1. Politics
  2. Vietnam War
  3. Civil Rights

  1. Discuss the respect to TWO of the following in the view that the 1960s represented a period of profound cultural change:

  1. Education
  2. Music
  3. Gender roles
  4. Race relations

  1. Describe and account for changes in the American presidency between 1964-1974 symbolized by Johnson’s Great Society, the Vietnam War and Nixon’s Watergate scandal?
  2. “Hawks” and “doves” have disagreed on US involvement in foreign wars since 1789. Compare and contrast the “hawk” and “dove” positions and supporters with regard to the Vietnam War.

Ch. 30

  1. “Vice Presidents who have succeeded in the presidency have been less effective in their conduct of domestic and foreign policy than the men they replaced.” Assess the validity of this statement with regard to the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford.
  2. Describe and explain the ways in which Nixon was both a success and failure as president.
  3. Analyze the ways in which the events and trends of the 1970s diminished the nation’s economic power and international influence, challenging America’s confidence in both.
  4. Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements during the period 1945-1985:

  1. Suburbanization
  2. Growth of the Sunbelt
  3. Immigration

  1. Compare and contrast the foreign and domestic policies of Jimmy Carter and Ronal Reagan.
  2. Assess the successes and failures (foreign and domestic) of Ronald Reagan’s presidency.