history paper 1 Flashcards
(210 cards)
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What was the significance of the 1920s Republican policy of isolationism?
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The U.S. avoided foreign entanglements, imposed tariffs to protect domestic industries, and did not join the League of Nations.
Also mention individualism and liassez faire.
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What was Woodrow Wilson’s approach to foreign policy during WWI?
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How did Warren G. Harding’s “return to normalcy” shape post-war America?
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What were the main aims of FDR’s New Deal?
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Reform, relief, and recovery
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How did Herbert Hoover respond to the Wall Street Crash of 1929?
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What was the impact of Calvin Coolidge’s laissez-faire economic policies?
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How did FDR change the role of the federal government?
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What was Truman’s Fair Deal and its significance?
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How did Eisenhower handle the issue of McCarthyism?
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What domestic policies did JFK promote under the New Frontier?
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What was the Great Society and who implemented it?
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How did LBJ escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
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What was the impact of the Watergate scandal?
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How did Gerald Ford handle economic stagflation?
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What were Jimmy Carter’s major foreign and domestic policy challenges?
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What were the main tenets of Reaganomics?
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How did Reagan handle the Iran-Contra affair?
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How did Bill Clinton aim to modernize the Democratic Party?
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How did presidential powers expand between 1917-96?
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How did the public perception of the presidency change over time?
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What was the role of the media in shaping presidential image?
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How did the Cold War influence domestic presidential policy?
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What was the impact of televised debates starting in 1960?
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How did the Republican Party evolve from 1917 to 1996?
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How did the Democratic Party evolve during the same period?
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What role did third parties play in presidential elections?
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How did the New Right shape Republican policy in the 1980s?
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What was the significance of Nixon's Southern Strategy?
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How did presidential elections reflect shifts in American society?
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What were the key features of the 1992 presidential election?
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What was the significance of the NAACP in the 1920s and 30s?
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How did WWII contribute to the civil rights movement?
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What legal precedent was set in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
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What role did Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott play?
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What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?
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How did Martin Luther King Jr. influence the movement?
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What were the key aims of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
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What methods did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) use?
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What was the role of the Freedom Rides?
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What happened during the March on Washington, 1963?
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What did the Voting Rights Act (1965) achieve?
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How did the Selma marches impact public opinion?
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What was Malcolm X's role in the movement?
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What were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam?
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How did the Black Panther Party differ from earlier civil rights groups?
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What was the impact of the Watts Riots (1965)?
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How did civil rights activism change in the 1970s?
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What were the successes of affirmative action programs?
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What were the successes of affirmative action programs?
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How did civil rights issues evolve in the 1980s?
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What was the impact of Reagan-era policies on African Americans?
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How did Jesse Jackson influence politics?
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What role did music and culture play in civil rights awareness?
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How did the FBI respond to civil rights activists?
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What was the role of women in the civil rights movement?
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How did the Supreme Court rulings support civil rights?
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How did the movement influence global human rights activism?
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What criticisms were made of the civil rights movement?
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How was civil rights activism remembered in the 1990s?
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How did civil rights affect political realignment in the South?
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What was the impact of the 19th Amendment in 1920?
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How did women's roles change during WWII?
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What were the limitations for women in the 1950s?
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How did Betty Friedan influence the feminist movement?
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What were the aims of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?
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What was the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and its impact?
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What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964's significance for women?
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What arguments were made for and against the Equal Rights Amendment?
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What led to the failure of the ERA?
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How did Title IX (1972) influence gender equality in education?
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What role did Gloria Steinem play in the feminist movement?
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What was Roe v. Wade (1973) and how did it affect abortion rights?
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How did second-wave feminism differ from first-wave feminism?
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What opposition did the feminist movement face in the 1970s?
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How did Phyllis Schlafly campaign against feminism?
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What was the impact of the women’s liberation movement on pop culture?
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How did the feminist movement address racial and class issues?
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What was the role of the Women's Strike for Equality (1970)?
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How did working conditions for women change 1945-1996?
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How did Reagan’s policies affect women’s rights?
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What was the impact of the gender gap in voting?
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How did media portrayals affect the feminist movement?
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What was the influence of the third wave of feminism in the 1990s?
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How did female political representation change from 1917-96?
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What role did women play in grassroots activism?
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What contributions did African American women make to the movement?
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How did the feminist movement influence international debates on gender?
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What were the goals of radical feminists?
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How did abortion debates evolve between 1973-1996?
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How was feminism commemorated or criticized by the end of the 20th century?
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What was the impact of the Indian Citizenship Act (1924)?
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How were Native Americans affected by the New Deal?
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What was the termination policy of the 1950s?
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What led to the rise of Native American activism in the 1960s?
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What was the significance of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
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What happened during the occupation of Alcatraz (1969-71)?
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How did the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act change federal policy?
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What was the role of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)?
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How did Native American education change by 1996?
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What were key legal victories for Native Americans?
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What was the Bracero Program and its long-term effects?
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How did the Chicano Movement grow in the 1960s?
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Who was Cesar Chavez and what was his legacy?
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What role did Dolores Huerta play in Latino labour activism?
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What was the significance of the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
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How did Latino youth participate in civil rights protests?
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How did immigration policy impact Hispanic communities?
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What was the impact of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act?
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How did urban Latino identity evolve in the U.S.?
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What was the Stonewall Riots’ significance to LGBTQ+ activism?
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How did the Gay Liberation Front organize protests?
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What was the outcome of the first gay pride marches in 1970?
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What role did Harvey Milk play in LGBTQ+ rights?
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How did the AIDS crisis affect activism in the 1980s?
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How did government respond to LGBTQ+ advocacy?
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What legal challenges did LGBTQ+ people face before 1996?
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How did media representation affect LGBTQ+ visibility?
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What organizations supported LGBTQ+ rights?
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How did intersectionality play a role in minority activism?
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What gains and setbacks did minority groups face by 1996?
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Why did the U.S. enter WWI?
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What were the effects of WWI on civil liberties in the U.S.?
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How did the war economy change American industry?
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What was the Red Scare and its causes?
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How did the U.S. respond to the end of WWI?
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What were the causes of U.S. involvement in WWII?
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How did WWII affect women in the workforce?
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How were Japanese Americans treated during WWII?
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What was the impact of WWII on African Americans?
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How did WWII contribute to the postwar economic boom?
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
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How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain communism?
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What triggered the Korean War?
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How did Truman and Eisenhower manage the Korean conflict?
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What was the impact of the Korean War on the Cold War?
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Why did the U.S. become involved in Vietnam?
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How did the Vietnam War escalate under LBJ?
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What were Nixon’s policies for "Vietnamization"?
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What was the impact of the My Lai Massacre?
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How did media coverage shape public opinion of Vietnam?
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What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
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How did the war affect veterans and public trust in government?
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What were the long-term impacts of Vietnam on foreign policy?
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How did the Cold War affect domestic policies?
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What role did NATO and the Warsaw Pact play?
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What was the Berlin Airlift and its importance?
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What impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis have?
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How did Reagan’s arms race policies escalate tensions?
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What was détente and when did it end?
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How did the Cold War end and what was its legacy?
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What were the immigration quotas of the 1920s?
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How did the Red Scare affect immigration policy?
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What was the National Origins Act (1924)?
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How did immigration policy reflect racial attitudes?
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What was the role of immigrants in the labor force?
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How did WWII affect immigration patterns?
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What was the impact of the Displaced Persons Act (1948)?
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How did the McCarran-Walter Act (1952) affect immigration?
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What was Operation Wetback (1954)?
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What changes did the Immigration Act of 1965 bring?
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How did immigration shift geographically after 1965?
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What role did refugee policies play during the Cold War?
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How did economic migrants affect urban development?
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What backlash did immigrants face in the 1970s and 1980s?
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What was the 1980 Refugee Act?
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How did media portray immigrants in the 1980s?
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What was the purpose of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)?
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How did immigration influence culture and language?
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How did Asian immigration grow after 1965?
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What were sanctuary cities and how did they arise?
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How did immigration debates play out in presidential politics?
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What was Proposition 187 (1994) and its effects?
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How did immigration affect educational systems?
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What was the role of immigrants in agriculture?
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How were undocumented immigrants treated legally?
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What legal protections existed for immigrant workers?
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How did immigration shape American identity?
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What was the role of advocacy groups for immigrants?
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What patterns of chain migration emerged?
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How did immigration policy reflect Cold War priorities?
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How did cinema grow in popularity in the 1920s?
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What was the Hays Code and its effects on film?
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How did radio influence American society in the 1930s?
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How did the Great Depression affect entertainment?
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What was the role of jazz in shaping youth culture?
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What impact did WWII have on leisure activities?
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How did television transform family life in the 1950s?
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How did Elvis Presley and rock’n’roll influence teenagers?
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What role did sports play in post-war culture?
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What was Beat culture and how did it challenge norms?
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How did cinema reflect Cold War tensions?
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What was the significance of drive-in culture?
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How did Woodstock symbolize generational change?
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What was the counterculture of the 1960s?
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How did leisure reflect class divisions?
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How did advertising influence consumerism?
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How did sitcoms reflect suburban ideals?
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What was the role of feminism in popular media?
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How did hip hop emerge in the 1970s and 1980s?
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What was the influence of MTV?
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How did Reagan's presidency influence patriotic culture?
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What was the rise of video games in the 1980s?
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How did film portray Vietnam and its aftermath?
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How did talk shows shape public discourse?
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How did fitness culture grow in the 1980s?
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How did Hollywood portray race and gender?
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What was the impact of cable television?
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How did leisure activities become more commercialized?
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How did leisure reflect American identity?
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How was leisure shaped by technological innovation?
