From Business Culture to the Great Depression
For this discussion please address the following questions in your essay:
1. Who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s?
2. In what ways did the government promote business interests in the 1920s?
3. Why did the protection of civil liberties gain importance in the 1920s?
4. What were the causes of the Great Depression, and how effective were the government’s responses by 1932?
5. How would the Great Depression be related to Climate Change? Why or why not?
6. What important historical legislative event occurred in 1920 that benefitted women, but not all women? Why did it not benefit all women?
Please use the Foner book, as well as the additional sources below to help frame your essay:
Redlining was a federal governmental project which valued or revalued homes based on racial occupancy, meaning if African Americans lived there, they would be devalued. Did you know El Paso, Texas was redlined? Was your hometown (if you are not from El Paso, Texas redlined?)
Repatriation was a was a process where Mexicans living in the United States were rounded up and deported to Mexico to make it possible for others to take their jobs.
Your essay should not only be replying to assignment prompts. These questions are guides for your writing, but your essay is a single narrative. You must use concepts from relevant assigned readings. This is not a freestyle writing response, but a well-structured argument of critical analysis. Focus on trends, patterns, turning points of the time period you are writing about. You can make connections to the present, but that should be in the form of historical interpretation and largely based in your introduction or conclusion.
These assignments are about learning to write in academic style usining historical methods, and displaying your knowledge from course materials. This is an evaluation of your knowledge, skills, and abilities as writers of history. Don’t simply chronicle the assigned readings and summarize them in your essays. We want to see you engage with the texts and use your academic skills. Again, this is a history survey course, and we only expect survey level knowledge, but you need to put in the effort to show us that you are doing the readings. These skills will help you in your future courses in any subject. When you take upper level courses then you will have more freedom to be creative in larger projects.
You must use citations and evidence based claims in your essays; especially from the textbook. This is where writing down page numbers from readings when you take notes can save a lot of time. Please read the writing guides. They are downloadable and you can refer to them as you are writing. Again, we don’t expect encyclodpedia prose, but this is a professional college assignment and should be styled as an academic paper. Use you own words, but make sure they advance your argument and inform the reader about the topic. Use outlines to plan your responses. You will be surprised how a little planning can greatly improve the structure of your essay.
Instructions on Submitting Assignment
You need an Introductory paragraph with a clear thesis.
You need transition sentences and separate paragraphs supporting your thesis.
You also need a conclusion. You can state, In conclusion, etc.
You need to use what is called in-text citation, such as (Foner, 136) which means you used the Foner book and the information you found was on page 136. Even if you paraphrase you must cite your source(s). If you don’t cite your sources, it might be considered “plagairism” which can have dire consequences on your college career. Please consult the syllabus for more information.
You also need to write your essays using complete sentences. Please follow proper sentence structure.
Please avoid slang in your writing. Use dates (this is a history class). Be aware of the use of your language when talking about multicultural groups: use African Americans, Native Americans, etc., not Afro-Americans, Indians, etc.
When you write an essay, your sentences must be double-spaced, not triple or more. Check your spacing. If you space your sentences more than double-space, it presents the idea that you want to take up space so you can fill the page so you can write less.
Thank you.
Book: Give Me Liberty An American History by Eric Foner
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