Q - Over the course of the last semester we have traced American History from the end of Reconstruction through the Great Depression, through Two World Wars, a Cold War and finally we are concluding with the final decades of the 20th Century. As you have probably noted, we Americans have changed significantly over the last one hundred and sixty-odd years. In a well thought out and thorough entry please explain to me THREE surprising things you learned during our journey through Modern American History. Please provide me with a little bit of background information about your events as well as explain to me why you found each event surprising.