Problem
In our contemporary digital world, facts and data are everywhere. A study of our past is truly valuable when we strive to gain, beyond rote facts, a deeper meaning from what has occurred before our time in order to give understanding to the present. Considering the topics you addressed in Units 1-4, along with topics from Unit 5 (economic challenges of the 1970s and 80s, the end of the Cold War, plans for democracy in the Middle East, and the "two Americas"), analyze three topics in light of their value to our time.