Ryan Austin
Concordia College
U.S. History
U.S. History teacher | Experienced educator in USA
I hold a degree in U.S. History from Concordia College. With a passion for unraveling the complexities of America's past, I bring a deep understanding of historical events and their implications. As a dedicated educator, I strive to foster critical thinking and ignite curiosity in my students. Let's embark on a journey through the annals of U.S. history together.
Questions
- What were some of the effects of the women's movement in regard to jobs?
- Do you think that Ford made a good decision in pardoning Nixon?
- Why did imperialists support the Spanish-American War?
- Who was the leading evangelist of the Second Great Awakening?
- Why did the pilgrims settle in the New England colonies?
- How did the Union army gain control of the Mississippi River?
- Why did Grant decide not to return to Washington but to instead continue attacking Lee after the Battle of the Wilderness?
- What was (and is) the Ku Klux Klan?
- Did most wealthy immigrants go to Ellis Island?
- What was the last big victory for Germany in World War 2?
- How did Civil War technology differ from earlier military technology?
- From 1790 to 1820, how much did the U.S. population grow?
- During the Prohibition Era, where did people purchase and consume alcohol?
- How did fundamentalist beliefs lead to the Scopes trial?
- According to the Union, when were the slaves in the Confederacy officially freed?
- Why did American colonists have trouble redeeming continentals, representative money backed by the Second Continental Congress?
- How did the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s affect American society?
- How is America impacted by the superficial prosperity of the 1920s?
- What led Mark Twain to label the late nineteenth century the "Gilded Age"?
- What were the efforts by the Truman administration and Congress to stop Communist influence?