Why was there rationing of things like sugar and shoes during World War II when it’s been established that American production levels were sky-high during the conflict?   Surely a nation that could build thousands of airplanes could make enough shoes for everyone.  What did lectures say about this?

The election of Donald Trump in 2016 is believed to have reflected widespread irritation with and mistrust for professional politicians.  According to the lectures, what single event in the 1970s is believed to have set the stage for this election by severely damaging the faith and trust American citizens had in their politicians?  Why?

The Five Power Naval Treaty of 1922 is associated with the Washington Naval Conference.

Why on earth did Japan attack the US Navy Base at Pearl Harbor?

When World War II erupted, what actions did the United States take in the late 1930s and early 1940s?

Name the presidents who have been assassinated while in office since the Civil War, in order.

While the 1970s certainly advanced civil rights causes in the United States, environmentally it was a disaster, as incidents like the Love Canal Catastrophe illustrate.  

Lectures noted that after World War II, racial segregation only existed in the south, not in the north. 

Since 1877, the social and/or political development of the United States has been shaped by what factors?

The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was in charge of controlling the price of gasoline in the 1980s.