The United States was certainly effective in World War II, and this had lead at least one popular author to label the war period as one of the “greatest” in US history, manned by the “greatest generation.” One should be careful using labels in history. What things about the wartime United States do statements like these overlook?
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Speeches have at times played major roles in American histor…
Speeches have at times played major roles in American history. Significant speeches from this class (and their proper dates) include Henry Grady’s “New South” oration (1886), William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech (1896), Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural (1933), and Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” address (1963).
In recent history, surprise attacks have twice provoked the…
In recent history, surprise attacks have twice provoked the United States into war. The first happened when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and drove the United States into World War II. The second occurred September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the American homeland and drove the United States into the War on Terror.
What event brought the United States into World War II?
What event brought the United States into World War II?
Why did lectures note that it might not have been the best i…
Why did lectures note that it might not have been the best idea to have the United States’ as the world’s largest creditor nation after WWI?
When oxygen diffuses from the systemic capillaries to the ti…
When oxygen diffuses from the systemic capillaries to the tissues in the body, this is considered to be part of:
Lectures linked our modern manners system, with its emphasis…
Lectures linked our modern manners system, with its emphasis on blending into the environment, keeping to oneself in public, and careful, subtle people watching, to the urban environments that rose during the Gilded Age.
What is the key difference between mitosis and meiosis I in…
What is the key difference between mitosis and meiosis I in a eukaryotic organism.
During DNA isolation, what was the purpose of the cheeseclot…
During DNA isolation, what was the purpose of the cheesecloth?
In ferns, meiosis occurs in this structure.
In ferns, meiosis occurs in this structure.