Please upload your Final Exam by the due date using a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx). Please note that “Pages” files are not compatible and must be converted into a Word document before submitting.
Each student will write two, 3-page essays totaling six written pages plus a cover page and bibliography page. Each paper shall be typed, double-spaced, using 12-point type size, one-inch margins, and a cover page and bibliography page. The paper must be properly formatted, and all sources must be cited using Chicago Style formatting. Each essay must include a minimum of three citations from three separate in-class sources (cited in the body of the paper and added to the bibliography).
The Chicago Style Guide can be found on the Marriott Library website http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/styleLinks to an external site., or hard copies are available in book form in the Knowledge Commons (Level 2) of the Marriott Library or at the Reserve Desk. If you require additional help, please schedule an on-line or in-person appointment with the University Writing Center https://writingcenter.utah.edu/Links to an external site. prior to the due date. College level writing is expected. Please check grammar and spelling prior to submission.
Papers without citations and a bibliography will not be accepted.
Each prompt must be answered with clarity, detail and address each part of each question. Your sources should include the textbook, primary and secondary source documents from the course, the additional readings in the weekly modules, and lecture notes only. Outside sources are not permitted. Quotes should be limited to direct quotes from historical figures/documents and no more than 1-2 sentences. Please see me or email with any questions.
All papers will be run through a plagiarism / AI detection tool. Any instances of plagiarism or AI/ChatGPT will result in an automatic “0” for the assignment and will be reported.
Upload your Final Exam to Canvas by 11:59 pm MST on the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Using lecture notes, the text and “Kennan and Containment” (Module 14), McNamara’s “In Retrospect,” LBJ’s “Why Vietnam,” Walter Cronkite’s “Mired in a Stalemate” and SDS “March on Washington” (Module 15) write an essay discussing the following prompt:
What was the Cold War and what conditions led to its existence? Describe the Containment Theory. How did the war in Vietnam exemplify Cold War policies and how did those policies shape U.S. commitments and actions throughout the war? Describe some of the lasting effects or legacies of the Cold War?
Using Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Address and W.E.B. Dubois “The Conservation of Races,” (Module 9), Marcus Garvey’s “Declaration of Rights,” (Module 12), “Brown v. Board of Education” and Davidson & Lytle’s “Sitting In,” (Module 14), “The SNCC Statement of Purpose and Black Panther Party Platform” (Module 15) write an essay addressing this prompt:
African Americans’ pursuit of civil rights has a long history, and activists have disagreed about the best way to pursue their interests. Some have advocated integration as the best path to black equality, while others have argued that separatism and black nationalism are more likely to serve African American interests. In your essay, draw on readings and lectures to make the best case you can for each of these positions. Then make an argument for the position that you consider to be most persuasive.
Kennan and Containment, 1947. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/kennan
