Go to www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/sfeature/sf_haymarket.html and research the Haymarket riot as depicted in the Chicago film. You will not have enough time in class to show it so you will need to go to it on your own.

The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly
military measure designed to force Japan's unconditional surrender.
Evaluate this statement using the documents and your knowledge of the military and diplomatic
history of the years 1939 through 1947.

In what ways were women's lives in the "new middle class"
changing? Be sure to focus your analysis on the period 1875 to 1920.

To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a
continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure?
Use the documents and your knowledge of United States history to 1914 to construct your answer.

Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and
economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the period 1964 to 1975.

Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform
at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the
period 1900- 1920.

Analyze developments from 1941 to 1949 that increased suspicion and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

It was the strength of the opposition forces, both liberal and conservative, rather than the
ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty
of Versailles.
Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1917-1921, assess the validity of
this statement

Analyze the changes that occurred during the 1960's in the goals, strategies, and support of the movement
for African American civil rights.
Use the documents and your knowledge of the history of the 1960's to construct your response