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Choose one of the prompts below to write a one full-page essay. You must cite your sources using Chicago/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 document with one-inch margins, 12pt Times New Roman, DO NOT double space your essay, and use parenthetical citations where needed. It will go through a plagiarism checker when you submit your work.

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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?

Essay Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

Response to the Question The essay question has been fully answered and all arguments are supported with evidence.

50 pts Full Marks

0 pts No Marks

50 pts

Intro and Thesis Essay has a well-developed thesis statement that gives a roadmap to the essay and a complete intro to the essay.

25 pts Full Marks

0 pts No Marks

25 pts

Formatting and Resources Paper is formatted following the instructions and all information has been properly cited and there is a work cited or bibliography page.

25 pts Full Marks

0 pts No Marks

25 pts

Total Points: 100