Honors Great Movements

I.  1950s: Building the American Dream

-To what extent were the 1950s a time of peace, progress, and prosperity?

-How did internal and external Cold War threats affect Americans during the 1950s?

-How did the growth of the U.S. economy after World War II help many people achieve the American Dream?

-In what aspects of American life was conformity most/least visible?

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II.  Vietnam War  

-How did the United States' involvement in the Vietnam conflict evolve from 1954-1975?

-What experiences did American soldiers undergo in Vietnam?

-How did the American public feel about the war in Vietnam, and how did these feelings change over time?

-What were the causes and effects of American withdrawal from Vietnam?

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III.  The Civil Rights Movement

-In what ways is the story of the civil rights movement in the United States one of progress?

-What kinds of opportunities and what kinds of obstacles were experienced by African Americans prior to the civil rights movement of the 1950s & 1960s?

-What were the differing viewpoints and methods used by civil rights leaders to secure equal rights for African Americans? What were the consequences of these actions?

-To what extent did the civil rights movement of the 1950s & 1960s expand democracy for all Americans?

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IV.  An Era of Protest & Change

-How did the culture of protest that characterized the 1960s impact American society?

-What factors contributed to student involvement in the New Left and the counterculture?

-What factors influenced the rise of other social protest movements?

-What resulted from the social revolutions of the 1960s?

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