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Click on the link above, compose a minimum 600-word response to ONE of the questions and upload your completed essay here as a word processing document.

AMH 2020 Modern American History Essay (10% of final grade) Choose ONE major topic from the choices below and develop a 600-word minimum response using the Textbook Chapter as your source. You must re-read the relevant sections in the Chapters and compose a clearly written response IN YOUR OWN WORDS, being sure to cite the textbook page #s each time you make use of the textbook. Your task is to analyze the evidence in the chapter rather than trying to summarize everything. Determine which factors were most crucial in each event/theme. You will be graded on clarity, analysis, organization, completeness, use of the textbook, specificity, and proper use of citations. Choose ONE from the following: 1. Explain the different visions of freedom pursued by former slaves and slaveholders in the postwar South (Chapter 15). 2. Explain the competing visions for Reconstruction and the effects of Radical Reconstruction in the South (Chapter 15). 3. Explain how the American West was transformed during the late 19 th century (Chapter 16). 4. What were the central causes and effects of Industrialization in America (Chapter 16)? 5. What were some of the central causes and effects of the Populist movement in America (Chapter 17)? 6. Explain how American freedom was severely limited/threatened during the last three decades of the 19 th century (Chapter 17). 7. Explain some of the reasons for and examples of American Expansionism and the rise of American Empire in the early 20 th century (Chapter 17). 8. Explain the rise of Progressivism and give some specific examples of Progressive reforms (Chapter 18). 9. Explain some of the key causes and effects of American involvement in World War I (Chapter 19). 10. Who were the winners and losers of the 1920s American economy (Chapter 20)? 11. Explain the rise and meaning of fundamentalism and pluralism in 1920s America (Chapter 20). 12. What were some of the key causes and effects of the Great Depression, and how did the New Deal impact the Nation? (Chapters 20 and 21) 13. Explain how the U.S. was involved in World War II and the effects of this involvement on the Homefront (Chapter 22). 14. Explain the major features of the Cold War and its effects on American life (Chapter 23). 15. Explain the nature of American affluence during the 1950s (Chapter 24). 16. Explain both President Kennedy’s “New Frontier” domestic program and President Johnson’s “Great Society” domestic policy (Chapter 25).