Define what you think the term “total war” means and using specific examples, discuss the implications of total war for civilian society.
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The midterm consists of 4 short-essay questions. Each question is to be answered with at least 2 double-spaced pages. Writing more on one question will not make up for a lack of 2 pages on another question. The Burning: Massacre, Destruction and The Tulsa Race Riot by Tim Madigan is the book question #1 is referring to. The other three questions are just from lecture information. Style: size 12 Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri font. Citation Style: Basic in-text Example: Bob Smith, in How I Wrote This Book, said that “in-text citation is easy to learn” (Smith, pg 12). or According to Lecture 13, the Dust Bowl was created by dust and wind (Williams, Lecture 13). Question 1: Using specific examples from The Burning explain what was meant by “Black Wall street” What wwas it? Why was it important? Then discuss the origins of the massacre that took place. How did it start? Why? Lastly, give your own opinion about the longterm impact of this event in history. Question 2: In 1932, FDR promised America a New Deal. But of course “America” has never been a homogenous group; it was and is divided along lines of gender, race, and class. Explain the New Deal, FDR’s reasons for them (there was more than one) then choose one of the New Deal programs and examine it by assessing its positive AND negative effects on women, people of color, and/or rural populations. Question 3: Both World War I and World War II have been described as “Total War.” Define what you think the term “total war” means and using specific examples, discuss the implications of total war for civilian society. What new dangers did total war provide? In what ways did the age of total war shatter old securities and re-shape perceptions of war/peace/justice/nation, etc? You may not find the term total war used in your lectures but you need to think about it, define it using your own analysis and examples from readings and lectures. Question 4: It took every American, including women for the US to emerge from WWII sucessful. How did women both African American, white, and Japanese American experience the War and in what ways did they participate in the war effort. Finally what do you think were the longterm effects of women’s participation in the war?
