University of California Los Angeles American History Questions Read from chapter 26 and 27 of the textbook. Textbook link- https://openstax.org/books/us-

University of California Los Angeles American History Questions Read from chapter 26 and 27 of the textbook.

Textbook link- https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/26-1-the-rise-of-franklin-roosevelt

Citations must be in Bold with citations from the textbook; for example (Open Stax 25. 1).

Each answer should be near half a page length SINGLE spaced.

Chapter 26

1) President Roosevelt is credited for greatly expanding the role of the Presidency. Explain how the Great Depression affected Roosevelt’s presidency and in effect, how it changed the U.S. moving forward onto the global scene.

Chapter 27

2) Section 27.1 talks about the international issues that led to war…give some examples about what tension was brewing. Following that, what was America’s response to WW2?

3) When America joined WW2 overseas, how did this specifically change the country at home? Talk about the different things that evolved.

4) From section 27.3 and 27.4, first discuss some issues that American soldiers dealt with in World War II; and with the end of WW2, the narrative of the Atomic bomb begins. Science and warfare now converge to bring a completely different kind of weapon. In your opinion, should a nuclear bomb ever be dropped in order to end a war?