Give Me Liberty US History II, assignment help

Using a minimum of 200 – 250 words, per question address the following:

• How did Lyndon B. Johnson make the Vietnam War his own?
• How did the U.S. economy end up suffering both from inflation and high unemployment?

ALSO:

Using the textbook and the following resources, trace the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the Black Power Movement. Make sure to present a thesis at the beginning of your essay:

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/civil-rights-movement/essays/civil-rights-movement-major-events-and-legacies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Power

Address the following questions in your essay:

· What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?

· How did civil rights activists bring the movement to national attention?

· Why was the federal government reluctant to fully support the movement?

· What role did the federal government eventually play in the movement?

· What successes were achieved?

· Why did the movement eventually lose momentum?

Essay should be minimum of 700 words. Use MLA style for use of sources and citations.

Grade Criteria:

FOCUS: The essay makes a clear and effective statement (the thesis) about the Civil Rights Movement. /10

DEVELOPMENT: The essay fully discusses all questions about the Civil Rights Movement. /40

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS: Points of are placed in historical context of the time specific time they occurred. /30

COHERENCE: The essay is organized logically. points are clear and uses quotes, paraphrases and citations appropriately. /10

CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: The essay has few errors and is written in a readable style. /10

 

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