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Assignment:
Choose ONE of these to answer. This will be 300 words, minimum. Make sure you consider all four units of this class in your response. The points from this will be added to your multiple choice exam.
1. American foreign policy from the end of the Civil War to the present has witnessed periods of relative isolation as well as periods of vigorous participation in world affairs. Choosing any two of the four periods listed below, discuss the central foreign policy makers of each period and the events and forces that influenced them. What views did they hold of America role in the world? What actions did they take (or fail to take) to further what they perceived to be America interests and why?
a. 1890-1912
b. 1912-1919
c. 1920-1941
d. 1945-present
2. Compare and contrast the "red scares" of the post-Haymarket bombing (1880s) period, the post-World War | years, and the post-World War Il era. Why did they occur? In what ways were they similar/different? What accounts for their differences?
3. From 1877 to the present, liberalism and conservatism in America have followed broken courses. Domestic reform movements were followed by conservative reaction--and vice versa. Focus on at least three ideological turning points in American history when one tendency has given way to another and explain why. Be specific, citing relevant personalities, organizations, programs/legislation, and so on.
4. Compare African Americans' position in U.S. society in the post-Civil Rights Movement era (late 1960s through the present), with their position in the early 20th century -- in terms of economic, political, social, and cultural expectations and achievements. What had changed, and what had not? What factors helped bring about change, and what had limited change?
5. In the last 125 years, the role of government in the lives of Americans has changed dramatically. Discuss what you see as the main changes in the way the federal government has operated in America since the late 1870s. How have citizen expectations and federal government responsibilities changed over this period. Pay special attention to the eras associated with the Gilded Age, Progressivism, "Normalcy," "The New Deal" "the Fair Deal," "The Great Society," and the "Reagan Revolution."
6. Compare women position in American life in the 1980s to women's position in the late 19th century. What had changed, and what had not? Consider factors including economic, political, and social conditions.
7. Considering its social, economic, political, and foreign policy impact, World War Il clearly brought about far more significant changes than World War Evaluate and discuss.
8. Compare and contrast America's post-September 11 patriotism and pro-war sentiment to the atmosphere in the country during and after the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and during the US-Vietnamese War. What helps account for the similarities and differences?