1. What does it mean to be an American? (Roman?, Greek?, Egyptian?)

2. Why study history?

3. What does diversity contribute to a culture?

4. What is an appropriate balance of an individual’s rights and the rights of a society?

5. How does the environment affect a culture?

6. What happens when cultures interact?

7. What is the purpose of government?

8. Does might make right?

9. How does a society manage its resources to meet its needs?

18 The Reconstruction Era

• What were the political, social, and economic effects of the Civil War?

• What happened to the South after the Civil War?

• What were the long-term economic, political, and social implications of Reconstruction?

• How do new ideas change the way people live?

19 Opening the West

• Why do people make economic choices?

• How does geography influence the way people live?

• Why does conflict develop?

• How do governments change?

20 The Industrial Age

• How does technology change the way people live and work?

• What are the causes and effects of scarcity?

• What goods and services shall be produced and in what quantities?

• How shall goods and services be produced?

• For whom shall goods and services be produced?

21 An Urban Society

• Why do people move?

• How do new ideas change the way people live?

• Is there an American culture?

• How is cultural diversity both a benefit and a problem?

• How did massive immigration lead to new social patterns and conflicts?

• Why do some people view the same event differently?

• Why was the United States a magnet to so many people?

22 The Progressive Era

• Why do societies change?

• What are the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice?

• What specific social, economic, and political problems needed reform in the late-19th century?

• How can an individual help to bring about change in society?

• What is the amendment process?

• How did the federal government help the reform movement through amendments and legislation?

• Do these problems exist today? To what extent?

23 Rise to World Power

• What are reasons for expansion?

• What are the positives and negatives of Imperialism?

• Does the U.S. have the right to bring our system of government to other nations?

24 World War I

• Why does conflict develop?

• What are the costs and benefits of neutrality and foreign intervention?

• Can propaganda be effective?

• How did the role of the United States in foreign affairs change at the turn of the century?

25 The Jazz Age

• How do new ideas change the way people live?

• How does technology change the way people live?

• What were the economic, political, and social changes of the 1920s?

• How was Prohibition an outgrowth of the earlier temperance movement?

• How did the role of government change from the 1920s to the 1930s?

26 The Great Depression

• What are people’s basic needs?

• How might a depression change the way people live?

• How did the stock market crash effect people who didn’t own stock?

27 America and World War II

• Why does conflict develop?

• How did the Versailles Treaty lead to World War II?

• How could the use of the first atomic bomb be considered a turning point in United States history?

• Why is World War II considered a “total war” affecting all aspects of American life?

28 The Cold War Era

• What are the consequences when cultures interact?

• Why do people make economic choices?

• Why does conflict develop?

• How do new ideas change the way people live?

• How and why did the leadership role of the United States differ after World War II and World War I?

• How and why did the United States help the nations of Europe after World War II?

• What was the Cold War? How was it different from previous wars?

29-31 The Civil Rights Era, Vietnam, 1960’s-2017

• Why does conflict develop?

• How do new ideas change the way people live?

• To what extent was the Civil Rights Movement effective in securing equal rights for those Americans whose rights had been denied or limited?

• What motivates people to act?

• Why does conflict develop?

• How were World War II and the Vietnam War different?

• How were the Vietnam War and the Gulf War different?

• How has our relationship with Latin America changed?