• How did the populist and progressive movements bring about an overall more democratic culture in politics, gender roles, and the economy? • Why did the post-WWI years bring economic growth and cultural revival, as well as tension and conflict?
• What factors led to a massive expansion in the size and scope of the federal government in the inter-war years? What new roles did the government take on?
• How did conflicts in Europe and Asia in the first half of the 20th century lead to an expansion of America’s role in the world?
• How did World War I and World War II bring change to the African American community and lay the groundwork for the future civil rights movement?

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