TERMS AND NAMES

Lend-lease                             Rosie the Riveter                             Internment of Japanese-Americans
Manhattan Project               Containment                                     Marshall Plan
NATO and Warsaw Pact     HUAC                                               McCarthyism
Massive Deterrence             Brown vs. Board of Education     Brinksmanship
Rosa Parks                             SCLC                                                 Massive Resistance
CORE                                     the "Beats"                                       Greensboro Sit-In
SNCC                                     Civil Rights Act of 1964                  Cesar Chavez
Malcolm X                            NOW (Natl. Org. for Women)       American Indian Movement (AIM)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  War on Poverty                               Port Huron Statement
Kent State                             Bay of Pigs                                       El Norte
Cuban Missile Crisis           Fidel Castro                                      Tet Offensive
Vietnamization                     Henry Kissinger                               Levittown
Woodstock                          Détente                                              Watergate
Roe v. Wade                         Iranian Revolution                           Freedom Summer
Betty Friedan                       OPEC Oil Embargo                           Creative Tension
 
 

POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS

1. Populism, Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Great Society represented important reform movements of the past century. Compare the movements in terms of causes, membership, goals, and achievements. Do you view the movements as representing one continuous pattern of reform, or do you find sharp differences between the movements?
2. The struggle for black equality began as soon as the slaves were emancipated. Trace the course of this struggle, describing the goals of African Americans over the course of time (how do they change?), the leaders of the fight, the opponents of equal treatment, and their successes and failures. Cover the period from 1865-1968, focusing especially on Reconstruction, the turn of the century, World Wars I and II, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
3. Daily life in America changed dramatically over the period between the Civil War and 1972. Describe how changes in the workplace, economic prosperity, moral values, gender relations, and the shift from the countryside to the cities have affected daily life.
4. From 1945 through the 1980s, the Cold War played an important role in shaping Americans' view of themselves and the world at large. Discuss how Cold War tensions affected American diplomatic relations, politics at home, and cultural and social attitudes.
5. Discuss the ways in which the movies The Graduate and Roger and Me reflect the changing social mores and economic values of the United States during the 1960s and 1980s.

NOTE: The final exam will cover material from all three study guides, with the majority of the exam covering material since the last test. The format will be multiple choice questions (75 points) and one out of two essays (25 points).