American History

Please choose one of the following questions.

Your essays should be approximately 2-4 pages. Please use one-inch margins and double-space. Use the following guidelines to shape your essay. Make sure the title of your essay clearly refers to the specific question you’re addressing. In writing the essay make sure you have a clear introduction, main body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Make sure that you support all main points with specific examples. You should look at the General Guidelines for Papers to ensure that you’re writing the best essay possible.

Final Exam Essay (SLOs 1, 2 and 3)

1) President Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested a series of initiatives/programs to save the country from the national emergency created by the Great Depression. These programs, known as “The New Deal,” attempted to transform the economy and prevent such a collapse from happening again. It changed the nature and direction of the government forever.

Please write your essay on the impact of the New Deal. What was the greatest impact of the New Deal? Your response should consider the long-term implications in terms of changes to the role of government in American society, social changes in terms of race, class and gender, and the conservative backlash in the following decades.

2) World War II, the Cold War and the Vietnam War impacted America forever. Please write your essay on the domestic impact of these Wars on one hand and the change in U.S. foreign policy on the other hand.

3) The U.S is experiencing a variety of issues today: the economics of globalization and its discontent, cultural wars, divisive political partisanship, the gap between the rich and poor, immigration, prison industrial complex, the position of women, the war on terror and its impact on American liberties. Please put these issues into their historical contexts and explain the social, political, cultural, and economic impacts of these crises. What historical events have led to this point?

Good luck!