Using ONLY the textbook and other sources IF NECESSARY, answer four of the following questions. Each question should be at least two typed pages long, double-spaced, with 1″ margins and in no larger than 12′ font. Each answer is worth a maximum of 25 pts.
***I attached my American History Class TextBook****
Part One: (2 Pages Reqired for this Section)
• The role of business, consumption and overall cultural attitudes of the 1920s is famous (infamous?). Explain what led up to this decade, causing it to be what it was, and then describe what the “world” of the 1920s was like. Do you think it was typical or not typical of America?
Part Two: (2 Pages Required for this Section)
• Explain why those who regard the 1950s as a “giant malt shop world” and a time only of songs like “How Much is That Little Doggie in the Window?” are incorrect, writing a comprehensive Explanation of what it was “really like” and why.
Part Three: (2 Pages Required for this Section)
• Discuss how the Peace Corps and Green Berets represent different yet similar, legitimate themes of The New Frontier. Which would you identify yourself with?
Part Four: (2 Pages Required for this Section)
• The theme of conservatism has long been a part of our American culture. Discuss how our culture reacted to 1) the changes in the culture of the 1950s towards a homogenized “suburbia” world AND 2) the changes in the culture of the 1960s towards a more diverse and radicalized, different world.
