The book it America The essential learning edition (combined volume) by David Emory shi.
Therefore, when you draw on sources for examples in your exam, please cite them:
Citing from your textbook should look like this: (Shi, Page Number)
Citing from a primary source should look like this: (Document 12) or whatever number is relevant
Citing from one of my lectures should look like: (Lecture, Date or Title)
You should cite when drawing upon a specific example to support a larger point you want to make. These
specifics help prove the larger claim you wish to make in answering the question.
The Exam Itself
Part A
Choose ONE of the following prompts and respond in at least five paragraphs. Worth 100 points.
Choose one of the social movements identified in Chapter 28 and compare it to the African American Civil
Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. Look at their origins, strategies, goals, and relative achievements.
Be sure to draw upon your primary sources, lectures, and textbook for support.
OR
What was the Cold War? As part of your answer, describe at least two important American policies or
interventions that shaped the emergence and continuation of the Cold War. Finally, address the way this
conflict ended. Be sure to draw upon your primary sources, lectures, and textbook for support.
Part B.
Respond to TWO of the following short questions with 1-2 paragraphs a piece. Worth 50 points total (25
each).
- Who was Stokely Carmichael and how did he define "black power"?
- Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War and what was its strategy to win?
- What was the New Right and how did help get Ronald Reagan elected?
Exam Three assesses your understanding of the concepts, people, and events we have discussed since
the beginning of the course (covering Ch 25-29 and relevant lectures and primary sources).