Discussion 1
READ the information provided regarding the Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· According to Black Elk, what atrocities took place a Wounded Knee? How did President Harrison describe these atrocities?
· Whom did Black Elk blame for the Wounded Knee Massacre? Whom did Harrison blame?
· According to President Harrison, what was the future of Native Americans? How did Black Elk's vision of the future compare to Harrison's vision?
Discussion 2
READ as well as the If I Were a Man information by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What things most surprised Mollie-as-Gerald?
· What point was Gilman making in this story?
· What did she identify as the gender inequalities of the day?
· Do the stereotypes concerning women that Gilman illustrates in this piece exist today? If so, provide an example.
Discussion 3
READ the Happiness in Marriage information by Margaret Sanger. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What changes did Sanger describe in married relations in recent generations?
· What changes did Sanger hope would come about if unplanned pregnancies could be prevented?
· Do debates concerning birth control and unplanned pregnancies still occur in the United States?
· Are Sanger's points still relevant? How?
Discussion 4
READ the Share Our Wealth information by Huey Long. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What were the most radical aspects of Long's plan?
· Did any of his ideas become reality?
· Upon whose law did Long base his ideas?
· Do you think this assertion increased or diminished support for his ideas?
· What did Long predict would be the consequences if the nation failed to adopt a program such as his?
Discussion 5
READ the Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· Why does Molotov believe a "second front" should be opened in 1942?
· If such a front is opened, what does Molotov predict?
· If such a front is not opened, what does he fear might occur?
· Given that a second front in France was not opened until June, 1944, what do you think the effect of that delay may have had on longer-term U.S.-Soviet relations?
Discussion 6
READ The Southern Manifesto. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What is the basis of the opposition to the Brown decision as expressed in this document?
· According to the manifesto, whose power would the federal government usurp by implementing Brown?
· What role did "habits," "customs," and "traditions" play in the arguments presented in the document?
Discussion 7
READ Dissenting Opinion on Vietnam by George Ball. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· What specific problems does Ball identify that ultimately would make U.S. escalation in Vietnam unsuccessful?
· What is Ball's advice concerning an appropriate U.S. policy toward Vietnam? What does he suggest is the best solution?
· Does the memo accurately predict the outcome of the Vietnam War?
Discussion 8
READ George H.W. Bush's Gulf War Address. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
· Although most of this speech focuses on Iraq and Kuwait, what domestic issues does President Bush also address? How are those issues linked to the situation in Iraq?
· Which counties does Bush identify specifically as working closely with the United States? Why might he focus on these countries?
· Ultimately, according to Bush, why is intervention in Kuwait necessary?