Era 8: Themes From The Larger Picture: The Western World and America

A.  the world tensions and conflicts caused by the competing ideologies of fascism, communism, and capitalism

B.  the emerging picture of costs and benefits of using science and technology

C.  the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on American society

D.  economic ties and collaboration in the industrialized and industrializing world

E.  how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state

F.   the origins and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States' role in world affairs

G.  changes in popular culture through movies, radio, the automobile, and advertising

Era 8: New Hampshire Themes

A.  changes in New Hampshire demographics during the Great Depression and World War II [ Focus Questions II, III, VII ]

B.  men's and women's work in New Hampshire during the Great Depression and World War II [ Focus Questions IV, V, VI, VII ]

C.  daily life during the Great Depression and World War II [ Focus Questions III, VII , VIII ]

D.  the effects of the New Deal in New Hampshire in the 1930s [ Focus Questions IV, VII ]

E.  political developments in New Hampshire during the Great Depression and New Deal [ Focus Question IV]

F.   New Hampshire's involvement in and responses to World War II, at home and abroad [ Focus Questions III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII ]

G.  changes in technology such as radio, movies, and advertising that contributed to changes in popular culture in New Hampshire [ Focus Questions V, VIII ]

H.  the creative arts and artists in New Hampshire [ Focus Question VIII ]
 

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