Part 1- The Sixties (1960-1968)

1. What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson's Great Society programs?

2. What were the sources and significance of the rights revolution of the late 1960s?

3. In what ways was 1968 a climactic year for the Sixties?

Part 2- The Triumph of Conservatism (1969-1988)

1. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in government?

2. What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s?

3. How did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad?

Part 3- Globalization and its Discontents (1989-2000)

1. How did Bush and Clinton transform America's world role?

2. What forces drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s?

3. What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s?