Unit Assignments  Unit I Essay  Within this unit, you have learned many things regarding the Gilded Age, while getting a quick peek into the Progressive Age. Based on this knowledge from the lecture and readings, identify the one event introduced in this post-Civil War era that you feel best represents Twain’s imagery of the “Gilded Age.” Explain your reasoning for this selection.  The essay should focus on, but not be limited to the following:   Events surrounding the Native American assimilation efforts, specifically the Dawes Act.   Allude to how opportunities in mining and trade out West impacted values during the Gilded Age, or were impacted by values of the Gilded Age.   Examine the values that you learned within this unit regarding the Gilded Age, and evaluate how they impacted, or were impacted by, Manifest Destiny.   Your response should be at least 500 words in length a minimum of 2 pages in length. You are required to use only source material deemed academically permissible for your response. All sources used, including textbooks, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.  Unit II Essay  The list below includes some provocative discussions related to the events in this unit’s reading. In an essay of a minimum of 500 words, take a first-person perspective of the bulleted descriptions below. Develop an argument in your own words, and justify academically the side of the argument you choose. The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being anachronistic, and your argument must come from the standpoint of a first generation immigrant and encompass each of the four elements below.   Are you treated as equal by earlier generations?  Would you feel pressured to pledge your loyalty to a political machine?  Would you agree to engage in a strike? HY 1120, American History II 3  Do you feel leisure opportunities are divided by social class?  As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly suggested that at least one selection from the provided source book is used as research of the event and views of the time. All sources and their use must be appropriately identified per 6th edition APA format.  Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.  Unit III Essay  In a minimum of 2 pages, characterize the pre-war to post-war experience on the home-front. Write from the perspective of a real-life person that would have experienced this era, such as a home town, family member, local landmark, religious institution, or civic leader.  Your essay must discuss the relationship of this person’s experience to the time period/event, and must include:   reaction to British v. German naval battles;  what changed because of the movement from isolationism;   the experience of the local populations and varied demographics, inclu.

1. Unit Assignments
Unit I Essay
Within this unit, you have learned many things regarding the
Gilded Age, while getting a quick peek into the Progressive
Age. Based on this knowledge from the lecture and readings,
identify the one event introduced in this post-Civil War era that
you feel best represents Twain’s imagery of the “Gilded Age.”
Explain your reasoning for this selection.
The essay should focus on, but not be limited to the following:
specifically the Dawes Act.
mining and trade out West impacted values during the Gilded
Age, or were impacted by values of the Gilded Age.
the values that you learned within this unit regarding the Gilded
Age, and evaluate how they impacted, or were impacted by,
Manifest Destiny.
Your response should be at least 500 words in length a
minimum of 2 pages in length. You are required to use only
source material deemed academically permissible for your
response. All sources used, including textbooks, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying APA citations.
Unit II Essay
The list below includes some provocative discussions related to
the events in this unit’s reading. In an essay of a minimum of
500 words, take a first-person perspective of the bulleted
descriptions below. Develop an argument in your own words,
and justify academically the side of the argument you choose.
The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time to
avoid being anachronistic, and your argument must come from
the standpoint of a first generation immigrant and encompass

2. each of the four elements below.
feel pressured to pledge your loyalty to a political machin
Would you agree to engage in a strike?
HY 1120, American History II 3
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not
accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly
suggested that at least one selection from the provided source
book is used as research of the event and views of the time. All
sources and their use must be appropriately identified per 6th
edition APA format.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Essay
In a minimum of 2 pages, characterize the pre-war to post-war
experience on the home-front. Write from the perspective of a
real-life person that would have experienced this era, such as a
home town, family member, local landmark, religious
institution, or civic leader.
Your essay must discuss the relationship of this person’s
experience to the time period/event, and must include:
because of the movement from isolationism;
of the local populations and varied demographics, including
relevance of your subject’s concerns about the war’s impact on
To complete this assignment, a minimum of two (2) reputable
sources must be used, cited, and referenced, only one of which
can be an assigned or provided text or source. Inappropriate
resources, or failure to use resources that are available in CSU’s
online library, can lead to deductions.

3. CSU librarians can help you with your research for this
assignment.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit IV Article Critique
Pick a research topic that is of interest to you. Make certain that
the topic is notable enough to locate at least one published
article. Some examples of effective topics could relate to: home
town, a prominent family member, place of worship, annual
(local) cultural event, locally specific profession/interest, or
local leader. After you have selected your topic, locate at least
one peer-reviewed article about your selected topic's experience
in the years between the world wars (1920-1936) and write a
minimum 500 word article discussing the perception of the
experience from your topic's point of view. Make certain to
include the following:
n from war, and return to war, affected families
migrations of numerous social and economic groups during this
pact that social movements,
such as Flapper Culture, Lost Generation, or the Harlem
any New Deal programs which may have affected your topic.
If you are unfamiliar with the expectations of this assignment,
the supplemental resources in the study guide include a
tutorial. Failure to use appropriate resources or resources that
are available in the university library, or if your source(s) do
not meet the expectations of this assignment, it can lead to
deductions. Articles used for this project need to be accessible
to the class and professor; CSU provides service to elaborate
databases for your search. To locate these databases, press the
"MyLibrary" tab within the course, or enter the library via the
Student Forum, and scroll down to the heading "Research

4. Databases." From there you should find links to multiple
databases, including "Academic OneFile" and "Academic Search
Complete" (aka Ebscohost). If you are having difficulty
navigating the databases, or would like help with your search,
library and librarian contact information is available at the top
of the page; our dedicated staff are aware of this assignment,
and can be a valuable resource. All other questions should be
directed toward your professor.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
HY 1120, American History II 4
Unit V Essay
The list below includes some provocative discussions related to
the events in the unit’s reading. You will choose one to write an
essay, in a minimum of 2 pages, in which you will take a first-
person perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your
own words, and provide a justified and academically defended
argument for one side or the other. The essay will need to
reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being
anachronistic, and your argument must relate to one of the
viable outcomes from that time.
-generational American citizen, in the wake of
Pearl Harbor, do you support the internment of your Japanese
female high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going into
crisis in Europe something that
the U.S. should join in; or should the U.S. remain isolated? (Use
possibility of ending the Depression reason enough to join the
war?
Whichever first-person topic above you select, you must
consider the influence of the below factors and conditions
which are relevant to all the topics and provide historical detail

5. relevant to your topics:
economic conditions.
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not
accurately address what the question is asking for. To complete
this assignment, a minimum two (2) reputable sources must be
used, cited, and referenced, only one of which can be an
assigned or provided text or source; it is strongly suggested that
the one selection is from the provided source book and used as
research of the event and/or views of the time. Inappropriate
resources, or failure to use resources that are available in CSU’s
online library, can lead to deductions. All sources and their use
must be appropriately identified per 6th edition APA format.
CSU librarians can help you with your research for this
assignment.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Essay
The list below includes provocative discussions related to the
events in the unit’s reading. You will choose one and write a
500 word minimum essay in which you will take a first-person
perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your own
words, and provide a justified and academically defended
argument for one side or the other. The essay will need to
reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being
anachronistic, and to demonstrate that your argument is
appropriate for that time.
stereotype of the wife and mother on popular television shows?
-season Brooklyn Dodgers ticket holder
parent to male teenagers, what is your perspective of the Korean

6. what are your thoughts
level politician in the know, do you feel the American public
deserves to be told about NSC 68?
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not
accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly
suggested that at least one selection from the provided source
book is used as research of the event and views of the time. All
sources and their use must be appropriately identified per 6th
edition APA format.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
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Unit VII Essay
Cultural Media Perspective
As you have learned from this unit, the views and opinions
within culture began evolving during the 60s and 70s. Taking
this into consideration, choose an individual subject, title, or
artist from the list of eligible media genres below. Next, assess
the role that your topic played as a response to the cultural
evolution surrounding the Cold War, Vietnam, and reform in the
United States. Finally, synthesize the outcome of the topic you
choose in regards to role it played on leisure and culture within
the United States then, and how your selected message or artist
is viewed today.
Choose an individual subject, title, or artist from the list of
eligible media genres below:
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War/Protest o “Pop-
sion shows
The final product should be a 500 word minimum essay which
identifies your topic, selection, and medium. In addition, a
minimum of two (2) reputable sources must be used, cited, and
referenced in APA format–only one of which can be an assigned

7. book (text or source). Appropriate selections can include music,
poetry, literature, cinema, television, theatre, articles (from a
distinguished publication), or other major media which
highlight the original subject.
Encyclopedias (online or print), message boards, or any source
that can be amended without educated review are not considered
appropriate. Failure to use appropriate resources, or resources
that are available in CSU’s online library, can lead to
deductions. CSU librarians can help you with your research for
this assignment.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Scholarly Activity
Trace the evolution of your, or another chosen, profession, field
of study, or branch of service, during the eras of American
History covered in this course. For some, this may mean looking
at the technology or opportunity that would evolve from as far
back as the 1860s into what is used today. Be sure to follow the
themes of the Market, Transportation, and Technological
Revolutions and describe how necessity would breed
innovation; also, highlight how events, like reform, war,
economic, and progress may have directly impacted your
profession.
Your final product should be a minimum of 500 words. To
complete this assignment, a minimum two (2) reputable sources
must be used, cited, and referenced–only one of which can be an
assigned book (text or source).
Encyclopedias (online or print), message boards, or any source
that can be amended without educated review are not considered
appropriate. Failure to use appropriate resources, or resources
that are available in CSU’s online library, can lead to
deductions. CSU librarians can help you with your research for
this assignment.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for

8. this assignment is provided below.
APA Guidelines
CSU requires that students use APA style for papers and
projects. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting,
paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.
Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide in the myCSU Student
Portal by clicking on the “Citation Resources” link in the
“Learning Resources” area of the myCSU Student Portal. This
document includes examples and sample papers and provides
information on how to contact the CSU Success Center.
This question is for prof-sanz only