1. Each essay should be a minimum of five paragraphs and 500 words, but be sure to thoroughly address the prompt and provide specific examples. For example, you may discuss the historical context generally, but you must provide clear examples from the lecture and the reading.
Treat your response as an essay. Remember to include a thesis with specific examples to prove your claim. Good responses will include the following characteristics:
● A thesis statement that clearly expresses your position.
● Consistent commentary on the significance of your examples in proving your claim and situating your arguments within the context of this course.
● A satisfying conclusion. This is not a mere summary of your points.
Discuss the causes of the “Great Depression.” How did the FDR administration respond to this era? How did his administration change the relationship between citizens and the government? Make sure to discuss at least three specific programs FDR passed as part of the “New Deal.”
2. Pick 3 of these 10 terms and define them in 30-50 word answers for each term. Number each of your answers from 1-3. Each term you define is worth five points. Your task is to define the terms with context, meaning an explanation that provides the significance of the term to US history. Your answer should be written in your own words, and not be taken directly from the PowerPoint or reading.
Terms: 1. Suffragette, 2. Red Summer, 3. Manhattan Project, 4. Containment, 5. Executive Order 9066, 6. Iron Curtain, 7. Committee for Public Information, 8. D-Day, 9. Muckraker, 10. Plessy v Ferguson
2. Colliding Cultures
3. British North America
4. Colonial Society
5. The American Revolution
6. A New Nation
7. The Early Republic
8. The Market Revolution
10. Religion and Reform
11. The Cotton Revolution
13. The Sectional Crisis
14. The Civil War
15. Reconstruction
18. Life in Industrial America
20. The Progressive Era
21. World War I & Its Aftermath
23. The Great Depression
24. World War II
25. The Cold War
a minimum of five paragraphs and 500 words is required for each essay, but be sure to properly answer the subject and provide concrete examples. Even though you may discuss the historical setting in general, you must include instances from the lecture and the reading.
It’s important to treat your response as a piece of academic writing. Thesis statements should include concrete instances to support your point. The following are the qualities of good responses:
A thesis statement that presents your point of view in the most direct manner possible.
Examples that support your assertion and situate it in the context of this course should be cited consistently and conclusively in your essay. This isn’t just a rehash of what you’ve already said.
It’s time to talk about the “Great Depression.” FDR’s administration dealt with this era how? For better or worse, how did his administration alter citizens’ perceptions of their government? Make sure you talk on at least three of FDR’s “New Deal” programs.
2. Choose three of the ten concepts listed above and provide definitions of 30-50 words each. Each of your replies should be numbered 1-3. Five points are awarded for each term you define. It is your job to explain the relevance of the phrase in relation to US history by providing a definition. Your answer should be written in your own terms and not taken directly from the PowerPoint or readings.
Red Summer, the Manhattan Project, and containment are some of the terms you’ll hear in this section. Executive Order 9066, often known as 6. The Iron Curtain, often known as Public Information, 7th Committee 8th of D-Day Censorship Ten. The case of Plessy vs Ferguson
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