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In a well-considered long essay (4-5 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences), respond to ONE of the following prompts.  Provide as much detail as you remember from lectures, readings, and online materials in support of your answer.  Be sure to respond to the entire question, as each have multiple parts.  Please note which question you are responding to in your answer (simply putting #1, #2, etc. is fine)   1. Describe the fight for women’s suffrage going back to before the Civil War and up through 1920. What were the main issues and organizations? What opposition did suffragists face and how did they finally win the vote? What are unresolved issues of the feminist movement still being debated today?   2. Evaluate Theodore Roosevelt’s performance as president. Consider both his domestic and foreign policies. To what extent do you agree with the contention that TR is the first “modern” American president?   3. Assess the period immediately after World War I and the treatment of underrepresented groups, immigrants, and political “radicals.” Does the post-war period reveal irony in Wilson’s claim that the war was meant to “save the world for democracy”? Explain.   4. Describe the “Roaring Twenties” and the dominant themes and conflicts of the decade, including modern vs. old fashioned, urban vs. rural, science vs. fundamentalism, and so on. Is the pop culture image of the 1920s (like what The Great Gatsby depicts) accurate?  

Choose ONE of the following terms and write a short essay (1-2 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences) using information from readings, textbook materials, professor lectures, and author videos that clearly identifies and explains the term AND gives the significance in proper historical context. Vague or overly brief essays without noted significance cannot receive more than half credit. Civilian Conservation Corps Committee on Public Information Hoovervilles League of Nations Red Summer Volstead Act

Choose ONE of the following terms and write a short essay (1-2 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences) using information from readings, textbook materials, professor lectures, and author videos that clearly identifies and explains the term AND gives the significance in proper historical context. Vague or overly brief essays without noted significance cannot receive more than half credit. Alfred Thaher Mahan Equal Rights Amendment Gilded Age Lewis Hine Platt Amendment Square Deal

Choose ONE of the following terms and write a short essay (1-2 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences) using information from readings, textbook materials, professor lectures, and author videos that clearly identifies and explains the term AND gives the significance in proper historical context. Vague or overly brief essays without noted significance cannot receive more than half credit. Dust Bowl Eleanor Roosevelt Gibson girls vs. Flappers KKK of the 1920s Over There Zimmerman Telegram

In a well-considered long essay (4-5 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences), respond to ONE of the following prompts.  Provide as much detail as you remember from lectures, readings, and online materials in support of your answer.  Be sure to respond to the entire question, as each have multiple parts.  Please note which question you are responding to in your answer (simply putting #1, #2, etc. is fine)   1. What military strengths and weaknesses did the United States display in the Spanish American War? Is it correct to say that this war marked the emergence of the U.S. as a great world power? Explain your answer.   2. How did William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson’s administrations respond to pressures from the Progressive Movement? One could argue that Theodore Roosevelt was the most progressive candidate in 1912, yet he does not win. Why not? What leads to Wilson’s victory?   3. Describe Woodrow Wilson’s plans to make sure the Great War was “the war to end all wars.” What did his Fourteen Points say and how are they implemented in the final Treaty of Versailles? Why does the United States fail to ratify the treaty and what impact does that have on its lasting influence? How does the treaty sow the seeds for World War II?   4. How did the Great Depression impact American families, men, women, industrial workers, farmers, and underrepresented groups?

According to research, which of the following statements about brain development in early childhood, Children are born with a set of abilities that we refer to as executive function.

In a well-considered long essay (4-5 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences), respond to ONE of the following prompts.  Provide as much detail as you remember from lectures, readings, and online materials in support of your answer.  Be sure to respond to the entire question, as each have multiple parts.  Please note which question you are responding to in your answer (simply putting #1, #2, etc. is fine)   1. Discuss the U.S. response to the developing crises in Europe from 1939 through 1941. Why do most Americans want to remain out of the war and what is their justification? What arguments do critics of America’s official isolationist/neutral policy make and are they convincing? What factors bring the U.S. closer and closer to war?   2. How did the Cold War shape American domestic life in the 1950s?  How did the fear of the atomic bomb become all-consuming for the general population and how did they combat it?  We discussed the “Great Fear” of the 1950s and 1960s, but fear of what?  Is it just of the atomic bomb or is there something else?   3. John F. Kennedy is a much-beloved president for many who helped advance Black civil rights and stood up to the communists. Discuss this legacy and whether he deserves that credit. Evaluate Kennedy’s perception of himself as a strong, masculine, “Cold warrior,” as well as devoted husband and father.   4. The Black freedom struggle is filled with stories of sorrow and injustice, as well as triumph and heroism. Using the four major themes we discussed (education, leadership, violence, and activism), give examples of each, explaining how the ebbs and flows of the movement kept it going. How is civil rights often oversimplified in American history and American memory to the point of getting the story wrong?   5. 1968 was one of the most pivotal and terrible years in all of American history. What all occurred in this single year that made many question whether our nation would survive? Be sure to discuss both foreign and domestic events and the impact they had on society, describing at least three in significant detail.

Choose ONE of the following terms and write a short essay (1-2 full, robust paragraphs with a paragraph defined as at least 5 sentences) using information from readings, textbook materials, professor lectures, and author videos that clearly identifies and explains the term AND gives the significance in proper historical context. Vague or overly brief essays without noted significance cannot receive more than half credit. Bonus Army (1st and 2nd) Fourteen Points Palmer raids Schlieffen Plan Tulsa Massacre Works Progress Administration

Teachers need to understand children’s preferences, interests, backgrounds, and cultures through speaking with family members and other caregivers and observing and assessing on a regular basis. 

Type “yes” as confirmation that you understand that exams are open book and open note, but you may not use other people to complete it. You also understand that the exam is designed so that you still need to study (a lot) since you will not have time to look up everything in the time allotted.