Days 8 and 9 Groupwork

Class Group Activity--Days 8 and 9
Please answer the following for the class on the blog and present to the class on Tuesday.

Group 1 (Andre and Chris): Trace different countries’ views towards the national government’s role in providing for social welfare policies from the days of the Great Depression to today. Which country or countries’ do you think are “getting it right”?

2. (Mason, Mike, Smitty) To what extent was the push for African-American rights in the developed or First World from the 1950s through the 1970s a continuation of a century-long struggle for full citizenship, and to what extent was it a unique outgrowth of the post-WWII period?

3. (Josh and Jeremy)Since the end of World War II, the Cold War has shaped the history of the United States and the world. What caused the Cold War, and how did it affect Americans at home and abroad from the end of the Second World War through the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1986?

4. (Tyler and Alex) Some events in American history have produced controversies that have sharply divided Americans. Construct an essay that analyzes how the New Deal, McCarthyism, and desegregation all created deep rifts in American society, and the terms on which the controversies they created were resolved.
5. (Kyle) Discuss the effects of technological advaces since 1990.
6. (Brian and Eric) Hindsight is 20/20. What have we learned about isolationism versus interventionism from studying world history in a revisionist vein since 1900?