Writing Question
Part I – Identifications Terms
Drawing from the list of 15 and choose 5 to respond to on the. A complete response will include details of the term, the historical context, consideration of change over time (or cause and effect), and historical significance of the event/person/law. You will want to synthesize lecture notes, assigned readings, and homework or in-class assignments to construct your response. Any information that appears reproduced from Wikipedia, any website, or plain copies the text will not be acceptable.
Settlement House Movement
Committee on Public Information
Nineteenth Amendment
Social Security
Manhattan Project
The Progressive Party
House of Un-American Activities Committee
Containment
Executive Order 8802
Domino Theory
“Court-packing”
Wagner Act
Women’s Trade Union League
The Great Migration
An identification response must include 1) basic four types of information: who or what the term was, when it occurred, where it occurred, and why it was important; and 2) Offer explanation of historical context, how the item effects change over time, and the historical significance of the event/person/law. If you omit any of these, then you lose points. Distinguish between what something was and why it was important. Was it important for a political reason, an economic reason, did it create a certain type of social climate? Just telling what someone did is not necessarily what makes the important—the consequences of the action are what make the action/event significant. General statements such as: “this was the first step toward equality” or “it changed African American history forever” will not count as a statement of historical significance.
.Part II
– Essay Assessment:
Historians use primary sources to construct historical arguments. For your essay, you will need to marshal primary sources that you have read for class to craft an argumentative essay. Marshal as much evidence and be as specific as you can. No outside resources permitted.
In 1941, publisher Henry Luce said the twentieth century would be remembered as the “American century.” In an argumentative essay, answer the following prompt: Does the history of the United States between 1900 (the progressive era) and 1960 (the cold war) justify Henry Luce’s argument? How would you summarize this period of American history?
Requirements: 2 to 3 pages.
the book titled “American Yawp” + for part 2 (essay) make sure to only use primary sources that can be found in American Yawp
Chicago style format for part 2 only. Part 1 no need for any citations
Short paragraph for each term in part1 (Only five of them)
that is for the primary sources to be used for part 2
For part one its also should be derived from American yawp but no citations needed. Just make sure to not copy directly
Answer preview
The 19th Amendment is a constitutional law that Congress ratified in 1920, allowing citizens to vote regardless of their sex. The 19th Amendment was significant, considering that black women could not vote before. For almost a decade, women of color had protested the discriminatory actions they faced at the polls and when trying to register as voters. Hence, the Amendment’s ratification paved the way for African American women to seek political identity opportunities, education, and employment.
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