- Explain the evolution of the Federal Government, from U.S. involvement in World War I through the end of the Cold War (1917-1990). What major events allowed for the growth of the U.S. Federal Government in general, and the role of the Presidency specifically?
2 – The government has the job of protecting both civil liberties and civil rights. In modern U.S. history the government has both failed in to protect these and expanded to protect these. Explain this evolution within the years 1917-1990. When has government supported or denied civil liberties, and when has it supported or denied civil rights? (your answers should demonstrate an understand of the differences between civil liberties and civil rights)
3 – World War I was a significant turning point for the United States, changing our nation politically, socially, economically, etc. Looking the current state of the U.S. and the American people today, what events, between the years 1917-1990, shaped our nation into the 21st century?