Why did the US enter WW II and its implications? What fueled the prosperity of the

1950s? How did this prosperity affect American society and culture? What was the

Great Society? Explain Eisenhower’s foreign policy and its implications by providing

and analyzing two examples. What was the concept of black power? Explain the

different strategies utilized by African Americans to a achieve equality; make sure to

include Malcom X, MLK, Black Panthers or any other historically known figure or

movement as evidence. Explain the signific
ance of Brown vs Board Education, the

Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. How did Latinos try to

achieve equality during the 1960s? What was the Chicano movement? How gays and

lesbians attempted to achieve equality in the 1960s? What were the different

strands of Feminism and its implications? Make sure you provide examples to

illustrate your positions.