How effective has government been in helping Americans obtain the “good life”? How have grassroots activists sought to improve American society? What strategies have been most or least effective?

HIST 4750 Final Essay

OVERVIEW:

Write one 5-7 page essay, choosing one of the five questions below. Pay careful attention to the rules of evidence. Pages refer to typed, double-spaced pages (about 300 words per page).

QUESTIONS (choose one):

GOVERNMENT:

How effective has government been in helping Americans obtain the “good life”?

ACTIVISM:

How have grassroots activists sought to improve American society? What strategies have been most or least effective?

HAPPINESS:

Have Americans found ways to increase their happiness since the 1960s?

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:

What factors or interests have shaped U.S. foreign policy? Has U.S. foreign policy done more good than harm for Americans and for the rest of the world?

GLOBALIZATION:

How has the United States shaped the process of globalization? What have been the pros and cons of globalization?