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American History Q#1
Please answer one of the following essay prompts in a double spaced, 3-4 page paper. In answering one of these questions you must reference at least one specific example from Death of a Salesman OR A Raisin in the Sun. You must also incorporate no less than 3 key terms from lectures, being sure to explain what the term means, when it took place, and why it is historically significant. Again, please bold your key terms so that they are easier for us to identify.For this paper, as before, you must have an argument. Arguments often answer a “how?” “why?” or “so what?” question. Arguments can also be argued against. Also, please remember that it is better to write deeply than broadly, that is, it is better to gointo a detailed description of a few examples than to try to write about many examples in vague/abstract terms.Also, for this paper please note that the two plays we’re reading are fictional, even though they speak to real people’s experiences and reflect historical events. In other words, you should not discuss the Lomans or the Youngers as if they were historical figures. Rather, the best papers will analyze what these plays reveal about this period in American history and culture, and what their authors were trying to convey through them.
Reminders:
●Please specify in your heading whether you are answering prompt #1 or #2.
●Please use Times New Roman, 12pt font and one inch margins.
● As before, I prefer Chicago Manual of Style citations, formatted as endnotes. No bibliography is necessary.
Question #1: What do American government policies during and after WWII tell us about which groups of people were most valued in this nation in the postwar period?
Question #2: The post-WWII period is often remembered as the moment when the American dream became a reality. To what extent is this memory of the postwar era true?
Expert Solution
The period following World War II saw a rapid
transformation of American society. After the war, the United States became the
most powerful nation in the world, but its newfound status also posed a number
of challenges. One of the key issues was how to deal with the influx of
immigrants who sought to make a new home in the U.S. This period was marked by
a number of government policies that sought to restrict the rights of certain
groups while at the same time granting privileges to others. These policies
were reflective of the values of the American people in the postwar period, and
they illustrate which groups were most valued in this nation. This essay will
explore how government policies during and after WWII shaped the value systems
of the postwar United States by looking at examples from Lorraine Hansberry's
play, A Raisin in the Sun.
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