Q1
Read the Share Our Wealth information by Huey Long. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What were the most radical aspects of Long’s plan?
· Did any of his ideas become reality?
· Upon whose law did Long base his ideas?
· Do you think this assertion increased or diminished support for his ideas?
· What did Long predict would be the consequences if the nation failed to adopt a program such as his?
Q2
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
· What role did race play in the fundamentalist orientation of conservative Americans in the 1920s?
Q3
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
· How did leading voices on the left criticize the limitations of the New Deal?
· How did Franklin D. Roosevelt change the meaning of liberalism during his presidency?
Q4
Read the Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· Why does Molotov believe a “second front” should be opened in 1942?
· If such a front is opened, what does Molotov predict?
· If such a front is not opened, what does he fear might occur?
· Given that the second front in France was not opened until June 1944, what do you think the effect of that delay may have had on the longer-term U.S.–Soviet relations?
Q5
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
· How did women’s lives change during World War II?
Q6
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
Why did World War II spur the growth of the civil rights movement?
