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Discussion #5: How progressive was the Progressive Era?

Discussion #5: How progressive was the Progressive Era? The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage, and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban […]

Discussion #6: Did America really practice isolation and neutrality during WWI?

Discussion #6: Did America really practice isolation and neutrality during WWI? In 1914 Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality, and asked the American people to remain “impartial in thought as well as deed.” At the end of the war, some members of the government pushed to expand American influence but to also remain free of any […]

Discussion #7:  Where should we place the blame for the Great Depression?

Discussion #7:  Where should we place the blame for the Great Depression? Where should we place the blame?  Economists believe the Great Depression was caused by the weaknesses in the 1920s economy, but the person whose name will be forever linked to the depression is President Herbert Hoover.  Personally blaming him for the crisis, Americans started to […]

Discussion #8: The decision to drop the atomic bomb

Discussion #8: The decision to drop the atomic bomb 3030 unread replies.3333 replies. Critics have charged that the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II. Were the United States’ actions justified? In order to prepare for this discussion forum:  Review and identify relevant sections of Chapter 22 […]

Discussion #9: How has the automobile impacted American society? 

Discussion #9: How has the automobile impacted American society? 2828 unread replies.3737 replies. In the 1950s the United States enjoyed a broad-based, unprecedented level of prosperity. Rising purchasing power, expanding credit, and a rapidly growing advertising industry stimulated consumerism. One industry that rapidly developed and expanded was the automobile industry. During the 1950s, Americans purchased […]

Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights

Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights 2929 unread replies.3636 replies. Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which spread to […]

Discussion #11: The Fall from Grace-Watergate

Discussion #11: The Fall from Grace-Watergate 2121 unread replies.3232 replies. Richard Nixon served as Vice-President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and as President from 1969 to 1974.  He was the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and Vice Presidency.  In 1969 Americans had joined together in pride over the […]

Discussion #12: Assessing Ronald Reagan

Discussion #12: Assessing Ronald Reagan (Graded) Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, has been described as having had a very engaging personality. Even people who disagreed with his policies, found themselves drawn to his attractive and carefully honed public image. Surrounded by tough, energetic administrators who insulated him from many of the […]

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4B: Mission “Not” Accomplished

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4B: Mission “Not” Accomplished On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait. The US response was swift and effective. On January 16, 1991, the U.S. and other U.N. members began daily bombing raids, and on February 23, 1991, the ground assault began. Within one hundred hours Kuwait was liberated and the first President […]

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4A: Completing the Revolution

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4A: Completing the Revolution In some ways, the Civil War completed the American Revolution. The ideals boldly proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, that “all men are created equal”, were now being somewhat realized. The reality was that at the end of Reconstruction the United States was still, in fact, an “unfinished nation,” […]