LONG ESSAY: In a well-considered long essay (4-5 full, robu…
LONG ESSAY: 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) Discuss World War II on the home front. What sacrifices did Americans have to make and how did the American government convince them this was a war worth supporting? What are the experiences of women and African Americans? Why was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary? What obstacles still stood in African Americans’ way in the mid-1960s that kept them from voting? How had they been denied this right in the past and why did it matter? Describe the fight by civil rights activists to get this piece of legislation on the table/passed and explain what it accomplished.
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