1. Examine 1 (ONE) of these examples of American foreign policy: the decision to go to war in World War I OR the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s OR the decision to go to war in World War II.

2. Discuss major issues that reveal what happens to farmers in 1 (ONE) of these periods: farmers from 1900 through the 1920s OR farmers in the Great Depression OR farmers in the New Deal

3. Discuss major issues that reveal what happens to workers in factories in 1 (ONE) of these periods: workers from 1900 through the 1920s OR workers in the Great Depression OR workers in the New Deal

4. Discuss major issues that reveal what happens to African Americans in 1 (ONE) of these time periods: the Great Migration OR the Harlem Renaissance OR the New Deal

5. Examine 1 (ONE) of these presidencies and how it deals with big business: Theodore Roosevelt and trusts OR Woodrow Wilson and trusts OR Calvin Coolidge and big business OR the New Deal and big business

6. Discuss 1 (ONE) of these labor events as it reveals the period in which it occurs: Triangle Shirtwaist fire OR the 1902 coal strike OR the General Motors strike in 1937 (This 1937 strike is by an industrial union—one made up of both skilled and unskilled workers. Tip: in the index, try the United Automobile Workers.)

7. Examine 1 (ONE) of these governmental topics as it reveals the period in which it occurs: the Pure Food and Drug Act OR the Federal Reserve OR the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OR the Securities and Exchange Commission

8. Examine 1 (ONE) of these examples of how major events changed America: what happened to America in World War I that helped the Allies win the war OR what happened to America that led to the Great Depression OR what happened to America in World War II that helped the Allies win the war

9. TRY THIS LATERExamine 1 (ONE) of these key events that have the unintended consequence of leading to World War II: war guilt clause in the Treaty of Versailles OR selfcreation of many small nations from the Austria-Hungary empire


Examine 1 (ONE) of these governmental topics as it reveals the period in which it occurs: the income tax in Woodrow Wilson’s administration OR the income tax and Andrew Mellon in Coolidge’s administration OR the Securities and Exchange Commission