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Essay Section Pick 3/4 Questions and use the essay format available on the "Essay Writing Tips and Tricks" Page on this WikiPage to complete your essays. If you use outside sources from the SLS Library Site, please cite them correctly as an ** __MLA Citation__. YOU WILL BE DOCKED POINTS IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS RULE!!!!! **

1. How did the American Revolution define American ideals? Use an Amendment/Listing from the 3/5 articles/documents: Olive Branch Petition, Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Common Sense (Thomas Paine), Monroe Doctrine, and Manifest Destiny.
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2. Choose Option A or B

A. In order for the American Civil War to be successful, it had to be marketed in a certain way to the common people. For the North (Union), the war followed Lincoln's moral doctrine that the nation Using evidence to support your opinion, what was the more effective message: "this war is meant to keep the nation unified" or "this war is meant to free the slaves"? B. Many historians who study US History believe that the Civil War shifted the fundamental structure of the United States that had been created by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the Forefathers; that Lincoln was responsible for creating an entirely new United States; that much of today's government's domestic policies based on race, social reform, and economic reform originated during the Civil War; and that the Civil War's origins lie in the American Revolution when the Forefathers debated over the issue of slavery, battled Great Britain with whom many Southerners remained loyal to throughout the Civil War for both economic and social reasons. Prove or disprove what historians say by answering this question and backing your answer with EVIDENCE: Did the Civil War create a new United States? What makes you think so?

TAKE-HOME 3. Did the World Wars help the United States export its ideals abroad? I. Intro: Give a full and detailed definition and summary of 3 American Ideals and who directed it. A. Thesis: Yes/No B. Overview one of the suggested evidence events: Treaty of Versailles, Formation of the UN, Germany or Japan Occupation Policies II. Body: A. Expand on some of the specific details of the Evidence you selected (Treaty of Versailles, Formation of the UN, Germany or Japan Occupation Policies) B. Utilize quotes, statistics, and policies to help define and explain your evidence. C. Analyze your evidence by explaining its importance in DETAIL. D. Evaluate by explaining how your evidence supports your thesis. III. Conclusion: Is Americanism a global ideal? 4. How did the Cold War create today's world? I. Intro: Summarize and describe the competition between the United States and the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, Soviet Union). A. Thesis: Why is competition important to the United States effectiveness? B. Identify an element of the Cold War that exists in today's world: find an original example in your reading other than Globalization. If you use Globalization, cite a specifc component of it. II. Body: A. Give details and examples of that element. B. Give 3-5 specific examples of how that element is utilized today. C. Analyze: How did the Cold War help the US to remain legitimate in today's society? D. Evaluate: Relate evidence to thesis III. Conclusion: Is there a second Cold War happening now?