Write a summary about the key individual from the 1920's that
you chose. How did they impact or change 1920's culture? Were their
impacts positive or negative in the short and or long term? Find a
primary source (poem, book, piece of art, speech) about or related
to the individual of your choice and summarize that as well. Don't
forget a question at the end of your original post.
6. How did images and popular culture shape Americans' ideas
about the Soviet Union and the atomic bomb? Use the films embedded
in the learning module. 7. What defense measures did Americans take
against a possible nuclear attack in the 1940's and 1950's? 8. What
was the Lavender Scare? Why were people targeted in this "scare"?
9. Why did Joseph McCarthy become so popular in America? What led
to his downfall? 10. What was life like for those in America...
How
did the Marshall Plan contribute to the rebuilding of Western
Europe’s economy and how did this rebuilding help bring the spread
of Communism in Europe to a halt? How was NATO supposed to stop the
spread of communism?
What were the causes of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, and how did
government policy contribute to the sustenance of hyperinflation in
Zimbabwe? If you were the president of Zimbabwe what would you have
done differently to put a stop to the hyperinflation? Explain your
answer.