...YOU NEED A BLUE BOOK FOR THIS EXAM...
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 20 of 22 These will be taken
from lectures since the midterm. (40%)
II. SHORT ESSAY: (10%)
The books we read this quarter were How the Other
Half Lives, Down and Out in the Great Depression, Desert Exile, and Rumor of War. How they are
connected? In a short essay (around a page), find some points of synthesis
between these four works. In other words, what are some themes that are
relevant to all four books? (for this one, you do not need to write out full
names of authors or full book titles. use jump right into your answer, as in
the following: "One concept that cuts across all four of our books this
quarter is the notion of the deployment of power through a political and extra
political bodies. This can be found in Riis when he writes that...."
III. LONG ESSAY: (50%) One of the following will be on the exam.
1. How did the U.S.
change as a result of war? You must discuss at least three of the following: the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, or the War in
Vietnam? Judging from the nation’s experience of war, can you make some
generalization regarding the impact of war on a country?
2. Progress is
fundamental to the traditional narrative of American history. Considering the
history of the U.S. from 1865 to 1980, is that accurate?
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