History Answers

Connection Questions
How did the Anschluss (the “union” of Germany and Austria) lead to a refugee crisis?


How did other countries respond to the refugee crisis? What reasons did they give? What determined whether or not countries were willing to accept Jewish refugees?


How would you interpret the Fortune poll taken in July 1938? What does it suggest about the United States’ universe of obligation at the time?


What is the significance of being a “stateless person”? What does it mean for a nation to withdraw nationality from a group? What are the consequences for individuals when they no longer belong to any nation?

5. What responsibility do countries have to refugees coming from outside their borders? What factors should the leaders of countries consider when deciding how to respond to a refugee crisis?

How were the Shawnee leaders different in their response to Americans expanding into their territory?
What causes minorities to respond to authority figures differently in light of these readings?
What inspired slaves and natives to be content and loyal within their captivity?
How did Andrew Jackson differentiate his racism from his spirituality?
Do you think conquering other people and land requires conquerors to dehumanize their captives, or can captives still be viewed as equals?

Within one year after Pearl Harbor american factories were out producing what and what combined?

What made warfare in the Pacific different from warfare in Europe

Why do you think it would be important which country reached newly discovered areas first

What are Eric Foner and Larry Schweikart views of the US in the 1950s from a liberal and conservative historians view?

#4 Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Dodd-Frank law. Do you agree with critics that the government should have broken up the big banks? Why or why not?

#3 In 2008, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) proposed that $300 billion of the $700 billion TARP funds should have gone to bail out individual borrowers like John and Maria. Would McCain’s proposal have prevented all the consequences of the Great Recession listed in the article? Why or why not?

#2 Explain the housing bubble and its role in causing the Great Recession.

divergent paths of the American west, explain Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions and their attitudes toward slavery.