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link to A People’s History Of The United States
by Howard ZinnA People’s History Of The United States
by Howard Zinn
Chapter 11:
Pick two examples of inequality or conflict described in the chapter and connect them to today. How are these struggles similar and how are they different. Be specific.
Chapter 12:
What were the major political impacts of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine American War according to Zinn? Why might we spend more time teaching American children about The Spanish-American War compared to the Philippine War?
Chapter 13:
How did capitalist structures evolve since chapter 11 and how did the working class respond to them?
How did businesses respond to labor demands? What were the consequences of failures to respond to labor demands and government reform efforts?
Chapter 14:
Zinn focuses heavily on the economic and imperialist origins of the war but does not focus heavily on the political origins of the war. How might this bias impact his narrative of the U.S. entrance to the conflict?
What were the impacts of the war on American Democracy?
“Searching For Gold Mountain”:
What were the social consequences of traditional cultural attitudes and American immigration policy for Chinese immigrants ?
Why do you think the Chinese were able to find niche economic positions in comparison to other marginalized ethnic groups?
Chapter 15:
Describe government’s reasoning behind the social and economic reforms of The Great Depression according to Zinn. Were these reforms meant to change American society? We still have many of them today, are they as mild as Zinn portrays them to be?
Mexicano Farmworkers on Strike
How did Mexican farmworkers mobilize to respond to horrible pay and work conditions?
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