The 21st century -- due April 25

What has been the defining moment for America in the 21st Century? Explain. Try to think deep on this one.

9/11 - due April 18

How successful was America in punishing the attackers of 9/11? Was America's "war on terror" a success or failure? Why or why not.

Watergate -- due April 4

Could any of Nixon's achievements in office compensate for his Watergate crime? What should history say about the Nixon presidency?

The 1950s -- due March 26

Was the 1950s a time of American triumph abroad ad affluence at home, or was it a period that actually suppressed many problems of race, women's roles and cultural conformity? Explain.

Red Scare -- due March 21

Were there legitimate concerns behind "red-hunting" in the late 1940s and 1950s? How were McCarthy and other able to turn the search for spies and subversives into an assault on free thinkers and others deemed "different" in some way?

New Deal - due by March 14

Which of Roosevelt's measures were most effective in fighting the depression? Why?

!920s - Week 26

To what extent did the policies of the booming 1920s contribute to the depression? Was the depression inevitable, or could it have been avoided? Why or why not?

WWI

Was it necessary to suppress dissent in order to win WWI? Explain.

Teddy Roosevelt--Week 23

Why was Roosevelt such a popular progressive leader? In what was did he sound like a more ardent reformer than he really was? Explain.

Imperialism -- Week 22

Was imperialism justified during the 1890s? Cite specific examples.

Frontier -- week 21

Why was the "passing of the frontier" in 1890 a disturbing development for
many Americans? Was the frontier more important as a particular place or as
an idea?

Robber Barons -- Week 19

Should industrialists like Vanderbilt, Carnegie and Rockefeller be viewed as "robber barons" or "captains of industry?" Explain.