What descriptions or characterizations about historical figures or movements surprised you the most as you read A Young People’s History of the United States? Why were you surprised?

Zinn doesn’t go into much detail about women’s history in the US. What patterns or moments does he emphasize, and what could bear more explanation? If you set out to author a book about women’s history in the US, what information might you extract from Zinn’s book to include in it?

The last era that Zinn covers is the Iraq War. Think about American history since then, including the presidents elected, domestic and foreign policy initiatives, social movements, and trends in popular culture. If you added two or three follow-up chapters on subsequent eras to fit the themes and tone of A Young People’s History, what would you cover in those chapters, and what would you name them?