Assignment
Choose one of the prompts below to write a one full-page essay. You must cite your sources using Chicago/Turabian style and you will need to provide a bibliography or works cited page. DO NOT double space your essay, and use parenthetical citations where needed. It will go through a plagiarism checker when you submit your work.
i. What would you argue is the origin of the contemporary conservative movement? When would you start a history of the conservative movement? What key moments would you highlight in its rise to dominance?
ii. Many of the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s can be described as going through two phases: an initial phase where they offered legislative solutions and a second where they attempted to effect broad cultural change. Which of these phases do you believe had a greater effect on America?
iii. Explain how U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam-two key moments when the Cold War turned hot-followed from foreign policy doctrines the U.S had established during the Cold War.
iv. Is it fair to characterize the contemporary period (from the 1980s to the present) as a "Second Gilded Age"? Consider political, economic, and social factors in your response.
v. In 1941, Henry Luce called for Americans to embrace the fact that the twentieth century "must be to a significant degree an American Century." Looking back, do you think America rose to this challenge as Luce defined it? If not, what kind of century to do you think it was?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.