Reconstruction after the Civil War

Did Reconstruction after the Civil War do what it was intended to do?

Consider your evidence and your personal beliefs about this answer.  Post a comment on how YOU would answer this question.  Be sure to sight specific examples of why you think what you do.

Vietnam Era Music
Take your song and analyze the lyrics.  Go line by line and connect the song to what was going on in the War at the time.  Explain whether your song was a pro-war or anti-war tune.  Give me your opinion of how this may affect American public opinion.

Cold War "Crazies"

After reading about McCarthyism in class, seeing anti-communist propaganda, and reading about the money poured into Europe in an attempt to keep them from falling to communism, what strikes you as the most absurd?  Why do you think America was this concerned about communism?  Does America have a new concern now--if so, what do you think would ever drive us to this point of heightened anxiety again?

World War II--The Homefront

This video should give you insight into how life was changed for so many Americans during WWII.  Post a comment about one social group and how WWII changed their social status from that point of history on.  Which social group do you think made the most gains?  Why?

Atomic Bomb Debate:

What did you not get to say during the debate on the atomic bomb?  Make a comment about anything that got left unended or unanswered with your class debate.

When, if ever, is involvement justified???

This is a loaded question, but one you will discover meaning to this unit.  To answer this question, you must first consider a few things:
1.  Who it is being involved--This could be on an individual basis, on a national basis, or even an international basis.
2. What involvement means--Does this include diplomacy, economic aid, an altercation, war?
3.  What perspective justified is coming from--Is this justified from a youth's perspective, an American perspective, a minority perspective?

As we continue this semester embarking on some of America's greater conflicts--World War II, The Cold War, The Korean War, and Vietnam--Please consider this question to grow, learn, and formulate your own opinion about it.  You may even then get to apply this opinion to current events and involvements.

World War Two

What do you know about World War II?  What are you interested in--weapons? battles? minority contributions? women's contributions? the sheer gravity of the War?  Post a comment of what you already seem to know about this War and also what you might be interested in learning about it.  Please be as specific as possible with your answers.

I'm smarter about the New Deal!

Please post a comment about how you got smarter about FDR's New Deal today.  Post a link to the website that you researched and learned something from.