Essay Questions

Answer the following questions. Each answer should be two and doubled spaced.

1. Discuss the causes and consequences of the Cold War. What were the principles of the Containment policy and give at least three examples of its application after World War II?
2. Describe the growth in the postwar American economy. What factors might account for this growth? Explain how television and Rock and Roll influenced American thought and culture in the 50s and 60s?
3. Discuss the significance of Brown vs. the Board of Education. Examine at least three major events of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s, which caused civil rights legislation to be passed?