Zoe Anderson

Macalester College

U.S. History

U.S. History teacher | Tutor for 8 years

I hold a degree in U.S. History from Macalester College. My passion for unraveling the intricacies of America's past drives my dedication to teaching. With a commitment to fostering critical thinking and a deep understanding of historical context, I strive to empower students to engage with the complexities of our nation's history. My approachable demeanor and enthusiasm for the subject make learning an enjoyable and enriching experience. Let's explore the fascinating narratives of the past together.

Questions

What two Presidents have been impeached?
Why do you think America still has troops stationed in South Korea?
Studying entrepreneurs and wondering is it likely that someone else in Cornelius Vanderbilt's era could have accomplished a commensurate degree of success in his business areas, had he not been in the picture?
How did the U.S. government change its response to the Great Depression after the election of Franklin Roosevelt?
How did the New Deal affect women?
Why do you think President Truman believed that poverty and suffering created conditions in which communism might spread?
What event put the U.S. on the brink of nuclear war in the early 1960s?
What was an advantage of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election?
Why were U.S. and South Vietnamese troops unprepared for the Tet Offensive?
In what year did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?
What led to the Los Angeles riots in 1992?
What cultural contribution did the Beat generation make?
What did the government seek to do by following the Termination Policy?
In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, what did the Supreme Court say about separate schools for whites and African Americans?
What led Adolf Hitler to order German submarines to attack American ships?
Why was Thomas Jefferson so opposed to Alexander Hamilton's plan for a National Bank?
Why did many Americans not support joining World War II when it began in 1939?
Who was the first black person to win the congressional Medal of Honor?
Why is a free press important to a democracy?
Was the Declaration of Independence an important document?