Write a response of 3 to 5 sentences (must) for each question.
1) In Hellen Keller’s “Strike Against War,” what is Keller saying the Great War in Europe is really about? Who is the war benefiting? Instead of “military preparedness” what should average Americans demand from the government?
2) Using Alain Locke’s “New Negro” in Module 3: Who is the “New Negro” according to Alain Locke? Use specific examples from the reading.
3) How do the the readings “Sleepy Lagoon,” the “Zoot Suit Riots,” and “Discrimination of Mexican-Americans in the War Industry” demonstrate racial prejudice against the Latino community in the United States? Use specific examples from the readings.
4) How the spread of communism discussed in the Truman Doctrine, J. Edgar Hoover’s testimony before HUAC, and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s speech to the State Department? Is there fear or paranoia in these pieces? Use specific examples from the readings.
5) According to the SDS Port Huron Statement and Fred Hampton’s “Power Anywhere There’s People” speech, how do the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Black Panthers express the idea of “Participatory Democracy”?
6) Compare and contrast how Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan use the concept of freedom. How do they utilize fear to mobilize their constituencies? What needs to be chosen according to Reagan in his “A Time For Choosing” speech? What does Goldwater mean in his acceptance speech when he says, “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice”?
