Overview
Part 1
Provide a brief, 2-4 sentence description for 5 the following and explain why they are significant to our study of U.S history. Do not answer all 11. (2-4 sentences total, for the description and significance.)
1. Bretton Woods System
2. Containment
3. NSC-68
4. UN Declaration of Human Rights
6. Port Huron Statement
7. Ella Baker
8. The Great Society
9. The Young Lords
10. Stagflation
11. The 1981 PATCO Strike
Part 2
In 3-6 sentences each, answer 4 of the following questions. Do not answer all 7
1. Describe the context for the origins of the Cold War in the late 1940s.
2. Explain the historical development of military Keynesianism? What does this concept identify? How did it manifest?
3. How did the U.S. come to enter the Vietnam War? Be sure to explain (1) the general context and (2) the precipitating events.
4. Explain at least two of the manifestations of resistance to the Vietnam War, and the impacts of such actions.
5. Why and how did policymakers seek to curtail the welfare state and social citizenship during and after the 1970s?
6. Describe at least two key features of the historical context for the rise of neoliberalism in the 1970s.
7. Describe at least two ways that President Reagan’s policies impacted the U.S. economy.