History book essay
Book Name: Eric Foner—Give Me Liberty: An American History (Vol.II), a condensed, shortened textbook.
At the beginning of each chapter of Eric Foner’s, Give Me Liberty, Vol. 2), there are a series of Focus Questions. I want you to read the following chapters and answer the following focus questions:
Ch. 25, The Sixties (1960-1968)
1. What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson’s Great Society programs?
2. How did the Vietnam War transform American politics and culture?
3. What were the sources and significance of the rights revolution of the late 1960s?
Ch. 26, The Triumph of Conservatism (1969-1988)
1. What were the major policies of the Nixon administration on social and economic issues?
2. What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s?
3. How did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad?
Ch.27, Globalization and its Discontents (1989-2000)
1. What were the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration in the aftermath of the Cold War?
2. What forces drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s?
3. What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s?
• You may use question-answer format—that’s nine short essays.
• Use quotes and page citations (in parentheses at the end of the sentence).
• Your essay should be a five-page minimum (of actual essay). There’s no maximum length, feel free to write lots.
• Your answers should come from this book.
