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 World War II on the home front. What sacrifices do Americans have to make and how does the American government convince them this is a war worth supporting? What are the experiences of women and African Americans?   2. How did the U.S. government transition from World War II into the Cold War? This could be how soldiers are brought home as well as foundations for how the U.S. responded to the perceived threat of communism.   3. The Election of 1960 was one of the closest in American history, with a well-known politician on one side and a virtual nobody on the other. What strengths and weaknesses did each candidate have and how can we account for the election’s outcome?  How would you assess the success victor’s presidency (a success, failure, or mixed bag)? Be sure to defend your choice.   4. Why were the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary? What obstacles stood in African Americans’ way in the mid-1960s (both legal and illegal) that kept them from exercising basic rights like access to education, quality facilities, and the vote? How had they been denied these rights in the past? Describe the activism to get these laws on the table/passed and explain what each accomplished.   5. Assess Richard Nixon’s presidency, including his successes and failures. How did he finally achieve political success in 1968, what did he do with his time in office, and how did he see that success slip through his fingers leading up to his resignation? What avalanche of events led to the end of his presidency?

Which of the following scenarios would be least likely to occur when an early childhood educator has studied child development and learning? A. Parker creates a unit about heavy machinery because her students are fascinated by the bulldozer they see outside their classroom window. B. Koshkina sets a goal to have all the children in her preschool class reading simple sentences by the end of the year.  C. Jordan engages in regular relaxed but intentional conversations with Ava because the little girl has a very limited vocabulary. D. Josh notes that Shoji does not want to let Forrest join him in the kitchen center and handles the issue without making a big deal of it.

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?  

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. Explain the U.S. transition from isolationism to imperialism during the 1890s. What gave rise to the “New Manifest Destiny” philosophy? Explain the U.S. involvement in Hawaii, Cuba, and the Philippines in relation to the New Manifest Destiny and offer your assessment of the impact of this period on America’s role in world affairs.   2. Describe the Progressive Movement and its objectives, including political reform, worker protections, consumer protections, and so on. How do Theodore Roosevelt’s 3 Cs embody the Progressive Movement and were they successful?   3. How did World War I alter the home front? Discuss the economy, labor, production, and how the government became involved in all of these. How did the government “educate” every day Americans on the war, what they could do to contribute, and who the enemy was? In an effort to spread democracy, how did the United States curtail that democracy and freedom at home for some?   4. Evaluate the response of FDR’s administration to the Great Depression, and compare his actions to those of Herbert Hoover. Why is it incorrect to say that FDR did everything and Hoover did nothing? Why is FDR considered to be among the best, most emulated presidents in US history and does he deserve this credit? Why or why not? Be sure discuss the major elements of the New Deal, assessing the successes and failures of the New Deal programs.

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. Mary Turner New Manifest Destiny Pure Food and Drug Act Robber barons S.S. Maine Woodrow Wilson and race

Serve and return refers to conversational interchanges between children and caregivers.

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. Ellis Island Interstate Commerce Commission Lewis Hine National American Women’s Suffrage Association Teller Amendment Treaty of Paris (1898)

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 World War II on the home front. What sacrifices do Americans have to make and how does the American government convince them this is a war worth supporting? What are the experiences of women and African Americans?   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. Describe the course of events that brought the U.S. into the Vietnam conflict and how John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon, specifically, deepened our involvement. What was the war’s objective for the United States and was that an attainable goal? In the end, why did we lose and what are the lessons we should remember about one of America’s longest wars?   4. Why were the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary? What obstacles stood in African Americans’ way in the mid-1960s (both legal and illegal) that kept them from exercising basic rights like access to education, quality facilities, and the vote? How had they been denied these rights in the past? Describe the activism to get these laws on the table/passed and explain what each accomplished.   5. The 21st Century has brought with it a host of tensions over immigration, the economy, employment, trade policies, foreign policy (chiefly around the War on Terror), and issues related to social justice, among others. Going from the election of George W. Bush in 2000 through the 2020 election, analyze THREE of these major points of contention and explain the tensions between political parties (and their supporters) have come to a head.

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. Agricultural Adjustment Agency fireside chats Margaret Sanger Scopes Trial Trench warfare War Guilt Clause

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