Description
The discussion questions listed below are directly related to Module Learning Objectives (MLOs) for this Module and to Course Learning Objectives (CLOs). Discussion Question Response posts must develop an argument that answers the questions posed, relate it to the course material [lecture materials, primary sources and textbook readings] as evidence, engage with your peers’ answer and reasoning, and meet the expectations for spelling, grammar, length, and citations.
All citations in history use Turabian Manual of StyleLinks to an external site., the Chicago citation quick guide for student research papers. The Author-Date citations are sufficient for discussion questions. Please be sure to use the Discussion Board Rubric
as you craft your responses to the questions and to your two (2) classmates. This rubric
will be used to grade your responses.
Submission Instructions:
Please choose a discussion question and post your response to that question. Then respond to two (2) of your peers’ responses. Your response to the question is due on Friday, April 7 at 11:59 PM; your responses to your TWO (2) classmates’ posts are due by Monday, April 10 at 11:59 PM. Please use the rubric
provided as you answer the question and respond to your classmates; it will be used to grade your responses. Be sure to include proper citations to the materials, especially your textbook readings and the lecture PowerPoints, and other resources posted here that you may use. Your posts should meet minimal word counts (250-300 words to answer your question and 150-200 words to respond to your classmates).
Textbook: Foner, DuVal, & McGirr, Give Me Liberty!, 7e, chs. 23-24, pp.902-936 & 944-968.
PowerPoints: Post War Affluence and the Cold War
Instructions:
What major ideological conflicts, security interests, and events brought about the Cold War?
How did the McCarran-Walter Act codify the relationship between communism and citizenship? Why did the clampdown on communism fall disproportionately on those regarded as outside the mainstream?
Explain the meaning of the “American standard of living” during the 1950s.
What are some of the ways in which mass consumption was promoted as a patriotic act?
