(This is an example of what the Final will look like. More topics may be added)

Final Exam

Part I: Main Ideas

How well do you understand the major points of this class? Listed below are major topics or units that were discussed this semester. Select any three topics. For each item, briefly describe its time frame, the area(s) of the world involved (if other than the United States), the major events or developments of the period, and why this period is important. Each response should be expressed as a well-crafted paragraph. Use separate sheets of paper. Clearly mark the number of the topic next to its corresponding response.

1930’s: The New Deal

WWII

Post WWII Foreign Policy / The Cold War

Post-war America

Civil Rights Movements

The New Frontier and the Great Society

Vietnam

Nixon and Watergate

Reagan and Neo-conservatism through Bush 43

Part II: Essay [Five paragraph minimum]

Describe what you believe to be the most serious unresolved problem(s) in the United States today.

Be sure to observe all the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation and logic.

This is not an open book test. You may prepare an outline in advance to use for Part II of the exam.