Essay #1 : 50 points. Choose ONE of the following essay topics to write about. Your essay should be 4-5 paragraphs in length. You need to include an introduction AND a conclusion. You may use information from the textbook and the lecture notes/videos ONLY. DO NOT use outside sources. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated.
Watergate scandal.
Why was Cuba such an area of concern for President Kennedy? What were his policies toward Cuba, and what were the results?How did the actions of the United States in Vietnam cause controversy at home and abroad? The year 1968 has been called the most turbulent year of the 1960s.
Explain why some people believe this.Identify the prescribed roles and aspirations for women during the social conformity of the 1950s. Discuss, in detail, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “militant nonviolence.” How did this philosophy inspire others to challenge segregation in the South? How did some civil rights leaders oppose this philosophy?
Essay #2 : 50 points. Choose ONE of the following essay topics to write about. Your essay should be 4-5 paragraphs in length. You need to include an introduction AND a conclusion. You may use information from the textbook and the lecture notes/videos ONLY. DO NOT use outside sources. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated.
significance of Watergate scandal.
Describe the basic events and the larger significance of the Watergate scandal. Describe the different visions of America’s role in the post-Cold War world as identified by President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton.
Why was there a growth in economic inequality in the 1980s?Identify the groups and their agendas that combined to create the new conservative base in the 1970s and 1980s. How did (do) national debates over Confederate monuments illuminate the complexity of representing history? How did they once again raise the question of who is an American?
