CLASS:

Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic using the resources above.

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Public Health and Medicine in the Cold War Era (1960–1970s):

The 1960s and 1970s were an era of political and social turbulence that witnessed the continuation of breakthroughs in medicine and public health. Describe public health as a social movement.
Assess the impact of Rachel Carson’s work Silent Spring (1962) on environmental health hazards.
Evaluate the outcome of Jean Heller’s report in the 1970s regarding unethical medical practices surrounding the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. How do you think this was a significant move toward the National Research Act of 1974?
Analyze the Supreme Court’s rulings in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), and Roe v. Wade (1973). What changes do we see, if any, regarding these Supreme Court cases today? Defend your answers with documented examples.
Reflecting on the breakthroughs in health and medicine during the 1960s and 1970s aids medical practices and scientific research in the new millennium.

The Vietnam War and Agent Orange

Briefly summarize why and how the United States became involved in the Vietnam War.
Analyze how the Vietnam War heightened the United States’ social, political, and economic tensions. Focus your answer on the period of 1964–1975.
Explain how the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War were connected.
Assess if waging war is an effective way to spread democracy. Do you think the Vietnam War can be justified?
Evaluate the use and effects of Agent Orange influenced the Vietnam War.

The Civil Rights Act (1964), the Voting Rights Act (1965), and the Fair Housing Act (1968)

Briefly describe how Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) impacted civil rights and liberties in the United States among minority groups. What did the social fabricate look like?
Contrast the social forces that rose in opposition to combat legal segregation. Who were some of the main leaders, and what did they advocate?
Differentiate the main arguments of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from the Voting Rights Act (1965) and Fair Housing Act (1968).
Analyze how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affected and improved conditions for minority groups within American society.
Assess significant milestones achieved to span Civil Rights to make America inclusive and uphold diversity.

The Rise of Information Age – Science and Technology:

Describe the technical and political dilemmas experienced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in its efforts to meet Kennedy’s goal of putting an astronaut on the Moon before the end of the 1960s.
Assess technological advances during the Cold War in space exploration and military initiatives.
Differentiate how civilian science led to the prominence of biotechnology and other medical research from the government.
Examine how the technological advances in the 20th century revolutionized medical science and opened the way for computers and the internet.
Distinguish how the United States during the 20th century became one of the most scientifically oriented societies in the world today.

Health and Medicine in the 20th Century

Describe the rise of medical professionalization and health regulation in the 20th century.
Assess how America’s geography, climate, and racial and economic diversity led to differing outlooks on health and medicine.
Explain why national health insurance was blocked in the mid-20th century.
Analyze what the principles and obligations of American democracy have brought to the character of American medicine.
Based on your experience as a healthcare professional, appraise if the healthcare industry is more politicized today than in the 20th century. Defend your answers with solid arguments and evidence.

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