U.S. History Final Exam — In‑Class EssayEssay PromptWrite a…
U.S. History Final Exam — In‑Class EssayEssay PromptWrite a chronological essay explaining how the United States developed from the Gilded Age through the early 2000s. Tell the story of modern U.S. history while analyzing the causes, consequences, and significance of major events. You may use your notes. If you took notes electronically, you must print them out before using them on this exam.Your essay must:Present a connected narrative.Analyze in some way each required topic below.Be typed directly into the submission box.Be completed within a 2‑hour time limit.No specific format is required—just write clearly and historically.Make sure that your essay has an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion! This is not an English or Literature class, so I will not be looking too closely at grammar, or spelling, or how “good” your essay is in terms of writing style. Just do your best and you’ll be fine.Required Topics (chronological order)Gilded AgeProgressive EraAge of U.S. ImperialismWorld War IRoaring TwentiesGreat Depression & New DealWorld War IIEarly Cold WarMajor Cold War ConflictsCivil Rights & Social Movements1970s–1980s AmericaReagan Era & Rise of Conservatism1990s AmericaKey Terms to help guide your essay (these are not mandatory. They are just to help guide you when writing your essay.Gilded AgeLabor UnionsGreat Railroad Strike of 1877Robber BaronsSocial DarwinismIndustrial Working ConditionsKnights of LaborHaymarket AffairThe People’s PartyProgressive EraEugene DebsChinese Exclusion ActMuckrakersJane AddamsUpton Sinclair’s The Jungle1912 Presidential ElectionW.E.B. Du BoisU.S. ImperialismU.S.S. MaineYellow JournalismSpanish‑American WarPhilippine‑American WarTheodore RooseveltPanama CanalWorld War ISedition Act of 1918Russian RevolutionTreaty of VersaillesRoaring TwentiesFirst Red ScareNational Origins ActSacco and VanzettiHarlem RenaissanceBonus ArmyGreat Depression & New DealCivilian Conservation Corps (CCC)Social Security ActThe New DealWorld War IIIsolationismJapanese InternmentCold War BasicsMarshall PlanTruman DoctrineContainmentNATOBerlin AirliftDomino TheoryHUACMcCarthyism / Second Red ScareMajor Cold War ConflictsCuban Missile CrisisBay of Pigs InvasionSputnik / Space RaceGulf of Tonkin ResolutionVietnam WarPentagon PapersCivil Rights & Social MovementsCivil Rights Act of 1964Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)Counterculture Movement1970s–1980s AmericaWatergate ScandalEnergy CrisisDeindustrializationEPA (Environmental Protection Agency)Iran Hostage CrisisReagan EraReaganomicsIran‑Contra ScandalRise of ConservatismDétente1990s AmericaPersian Gulf War (1991)Dot‑Com BoomBaby BoomEarly 2000sSeptember 11 AttacksWar on TerrorTHE USE OF AI ON THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC 0. DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES AS A 0 ON THIS EXAM COULD RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE FOR THE CLASS.
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