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Assignment:

1. Explain how the last sixty years of American history have shaped the present-day United States.

Documents: Be familiar with the following documents

1. Rosa Parks on Life in Montgomery, Alabama (1956-1958)
2. Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (1968)
3. Pat Buchanan on the Culture War (1992)
4. Pedro Lopez on His Mother's Deportation (2008/2015)

2. In 1941, publisher Henry Luce said the twentieth century would be remembered as the "American century." Argue how the history of the United States between the end of World War II and the early 1960s justifies or refutes Henry Luce's argument. How would you summarize this period of American history?

Documents: Be familiar with the following documents

1. The Truman Doctrine (1947)
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower, "Atoms for Peace" (1953)
3. Richard Nixon on the American Standard of Living (1959)
4. Barry Goldwater, Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech (1964)

Answers must utilize appropriate historic terminology, and provide specific examples from the documents to support your arguments.