Choose one of the prompts below to write a one full page essay. You must cite your sources usingChicago/Turabian style (https://www.citationmachine.net/turabian (Links to an external site.)
and you will need to provide a bibliography or works cited page. Make sure you format your documentwith one inch margins, 12pt Times New Roman, DO NOT double space your essay and use parentheticalcitations where needed. It will go through a plagiarism checker when you submit your work.
1. Should the civil rights movement in the twentieth century be considered a "Second Reconstruction"?Compare and contrast the movement with Reconstruction and discuss the outcomes of both.
2. What allowed for the rise of McCarthyism? What explains its rapid fall?
3. America in the twentieth century—and especially after World War II—is often described as having a"consumer culture." What consumer good do you think best captures the century? Pick one consumableobject discussed this semester and explain the themes in twentieth century American history that itembodies.
4. Compare and contrast the New Deal and the Great Society. What were their stated goals? What werethe different approaches the FDR and LBJ administrations took in attacking poverty?
5. How did suburbanization in the 1950s affect the social movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s?
Essay Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
Response to the QuestionThe essay question has been fully answered and all arguments are supported withevidence.
50 ptsFullMarks
0 ptsNoMarks
50 pts
Intro and ThesisEssay has a well developed thesis statement that gives a roadmap to the essay and acomplete intro to the essay.
25 ptsFullMarks
0 ptsNoMarks
25 pts
Formatting and ResourcesPaper is formatted following the instructions and all information has been properlycited and there is a works cited or bibliography page.
25 ptsFullMarks
0 ptsNoMarks
25 pts
Total Points: 100