1- What were the key factors that validated the “depression” element of the Great Depression and did the nation (think along the lines of individuals, communities, and the government) respond to this crisis appropriately?
2- Did America’s actions in World War II and the start of the Cold War justify the claim that that nation was embarking on the start of the “American Century”?
3-When comparing political, social, and economic conditions in the American South with those in Detroit during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, what was the main similarity and what was the main difference AND which of those do you think was most important or meaningful for understanding that movement? 4-Was the return of a consumer culture and the emergence of the Baby Boom generation in the decades following World War II a key influence in the subsequent rise of the New Right in American politics?
