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American Presidents Sample Clips -- Themes
The Young Nation, Part 1
As the first
constitutional president with no established
guidelines to
follow, what standards did Washington
set which have
very significant influence on future
presidents of
the U.S. down to our time?
The Young Nation, Part 2
During
Madison's presidency what is the surprise ending
of the
disastrous War of 1812 which lets the U.S.
ignore its
lessons that come back to haunt the U.S. in
later
generations?
Sectionalism, Civil War, &
Reconstruction
Why is
Lincoln's election in 1860 a fluke, and how does
President
Buchanan's ineptness in the period before
Lincoln takes
office profoundly affect the nature
of the Civil
War?
Early Industrial Era
How is the
election of 1876 stolen from Samuel Tilden,
and why the
Compromise of 1877, which is part of the
deal, all but
ends the moral issue of concern for the
ex-slaves?
Progressive Era, Part 1
After winning
"that splendid war," the Spanish-American
War, how did
the terms, "concentration camp" and
"pacification"
first emerge in the brutal 2 year Filipino
guerilla war
against U.S. occupation?
Progressive Era, Part 2
At the outbreak
of World War I, why does President
Wilson's call
for U.S. neutrality in thought as well
as action can
be seen as somewhat dishonest and
questionable?
Depression & World War, Part 1
What tarnishes
President Hoover's large reputation
as a
humanitarian in his role as head of the distribution of
food to
starving Europeans after World War I?
Depression & World War, Part 2
Why does the
statement that it is only the start of World
War II that
ends the Depression, have profound
meaning for
that time, and for all time of history from
that day to
this?
Hot War, Cold War, Part
1
What is the
argument, which has profound moral implications, that
President Truman used the atomic bomb against Japan for other than
military reasons?
Hot War, Cold War, Part 2
In Vietnam,
what does President Kennedy do that
President
Eisenhower would not do, and
what is the turning point early in
the war
that leads to escalation?
America as Superpower
Why are the
1980s, associated with the Reagan
presidency,
a vital turning point in U.S.
history, and why its events continue to
color
our nation to the present and
into the future?
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