Answer the following Question :
1. In the image "America as a Symbol of Liberty" what themes stick out to you? What is the purpose of this image?
2. Please read the House Divided Speech and think about the following: what were the major themes of this speech? How did Lincoln address the issue of slavery and freedom in the US? do you think this speech is radical? Why? How Might southerners have reacted?
3. In Woodrow Wilson's speech, he calls on the United States to "make the world safe for democracy." What do you think about this goal? How has this defined America's role in world affairs? Are there issues with this goal? Contradictions?
4. How does the idea of the "Four Freedom's" tie into the broader question of American place during this period? --or-- To continue on the discussion of last week's post, what is up with America's desire to go to war to preserve democracy? Is it necessary? What do you think in the context of WWII?