Part A: 3 TERMS (60 minute) choose any five (5). Sketch the context for, define, and tell the significance/after-effect of each, in terms of late-19th & early-20th-century American history & culture:
McCarthyism (1950s)
Korean War (specifically the U.S. part of the U.N.-led “police action” in Korea, 1950-53)
atom-bomb shelters (1945-1960s) & “duck and cover” drills (1951-1960s), vs. “overkills” (1960s-80s)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (passed 1964, repealed 1970)
anti-war protests (1967-71) and the “counter-culture”
Vietnamization (July 1969, or the “Nixon Doctrine” 1969-90)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (dedicated 1982) [not covered in book; see http://virtualwall.org/]
Persian Gulf War (1990-91; NOT the same as the “Iraq War” [2003-11])
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan (Nov. 2001 Aug. 2021)
“Axis of Evil” (2002) & WMDs (2003)
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Part B: Long Question (30 minutes):Answer 2 (two) of your choice:
1. In what ways was or was not the “Cold War” (1947-90) either “cold” or a “war”?
2. Citing specific examples either from the book or class, discuss how Englehardt’s concept of “victory culture” was reflected in war toys, films & TV series, in the 3 periods noted in his book, namely, the peak (1950s-60s), fall (1970s) and potential revival (1980s+) of “victory culture” (i.e., before, during and after the Vietnam War).
3. Compare & contrast the U.S. military action in, and U.S. domestic popular support of American intervention in Vietnam (1965-75) & Iraq (2003-11).
