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1. World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history. It changed everything, including domestic relations in the United States. That is the focus of this essay.
Discuss the impact of World War II on the lives of different groups of Americans on the Home Front. Were all Americans impacted in the same ways by World War II on the Home Front, or were differences? Discuss the experiences of at least three different groups, explaining how the war impacted their lives before and after the war.
2. President Eisenhower, in the speech you were asked to read in this section, told his audience in 1953 that “the shadow of fear again has darkly lengthened across the world.” World War II was over. The Cold War had begun, and would last for several decades.
Discuss the impact of the Cold War on the lives of different groups of Americans. Were all Americans impacted in the same ways, or were differences? Discuss the experiences of at least three different groups, explaining how the period impacted their lives. Why does President Kennedy think sending humans to the moon is an important thing to do in this climate?https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
