1. What were the major problems facing President Truman, both foreign and domestic? How did he attempt to address them?
2. What were the major domestic developments of the Eisenhower Presidency? Which did the president regard as most significant
3. Describe the successes and failures of the brief Kennedy presidency.
4. Describe the principle pieces of legislation in Johnson's Great Society program? His War on Poverty program?
5. List chronologically the major events in the unfolding of the civil rights movement
6. Trace the evolution of American involvement in Vietnam? What were the costs of that war? And what was the outcome?
7. What were the domestic achievements of the Nixon presidency? What were the foreign affairs achievements?
8. Describe how the energy issue was handled during the Ford-Carter era and include its effects on politics and the economy. Evaluate Carter's handling of foreign affairs
9. What were Reagan's political, social and economic views? Give examples of how they were implemented. What were the effects of his policies?
10. Give examples of how both presidencies attempted centrist solutions to problems they were facing. How successful were they in doing so?