HIST 314 Lecture 8: Reading Prompts Week 8
18 Nov 2015
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World war and transformations in american society and culture: 1914-1921. As you read in preparation for this week"s session i would like you to consider a couple of things: What are some of the changes which occurred in american culture during the first world. Did these changes occur solely because of american participation in the war or were these transformations latent in american culture and were merely hastened by the war. Some of the areas you might focus on include the effects of the war on different groups of. Americans including recent immigrants, african-americans and indigenous peoples. Consider also how the war brought the nation together and how it exposed divisions as well. We will also be discussing the roles played by the federal state through its committee on. Public information (cpi) and by the press (immediately after the war) in the creation of public opinion:
