HIS 204 WEEK 5 Final Paper

Final Paper
Understanding history can be more difficult than many people imagine. Historians concern themselves not only with what happened but with why it happened. They analyze and assess a variety of sources, including primary sources (ones created during the time period the historian is examining) and secondary sources (ones written by other historians after the period), to create their own interpretations of the past. For the Final Paper, students will not only learn about the past, but also experiment with the interpretive, analytical methodologies of the historian.
Choose from one of the topics below and review its history from 1865 to the present. Select six specific events or developments that span the years covered by this course, based on their impact on the topic and write a thesis. Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you drew while researching your topic and that you will support by creating a logical argument based on evidence (sources). In your paper, make sure to connect each of the events or developments you have chosen back to your main thesis
For example, a paper about African Americans might choose the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Power Movement as two of its events. In that case, the paper would provide basic information about the two movements. It would explain what each one revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in, respectively, the 1920s and the late 1960s, explain how and why the roles of African Americans in the 1920s differed from their roles in the late 1960s, and explain how events in the 1920s may have contributed to developments in the later decade.
Choose one of the following topics:
Native Americans African Americans Immigrants Women The paper must be four to five pages in length and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The paper must include an introduction, a thesis statement, and a conclusion that synthesizes and summarizes the findings of the body paragraphs. You must use at least six scholarly sources other than the textbook to support your claims. Of the six scholarly sources, at least two must be primary sources and at least four must be from the Ashford University Library. Many sources have been provided for you throughout the course; feel free to use those in your paper. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
The paper
Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student- name Course name and number Instructor- name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least six scholarly resources, including a minimum of two primary sources (such as those within the course). Your secondary sources must come from the Ashford University Library. You may use a maximum of two videos. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Required Text
Bowles, M. (2011). A history of the United States since 1865. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
This text is a Constellationâ„¢ course digital materials (CDM) title.
Required Resources
eBook Chapters
Crosby, E. (2005). A taste of freedom. In, A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi (pp. 15-27). Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved from the ebrary database.
Sinclair, U. (1905). Chapter Nine. In The jungle. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5727/
Terkel, S. (1970). Honor and humiliation. In Hard times: An oral history of the great depression (pp. 478-500). New York: Pantheon Books. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
Walker, M. (2004). French Carpenter Clark. In, Women- Diaries and Letters of the South: Country Women Cope with Hard Times: A Collection of Oral Histories (pp. 57-62). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. Retrieved from the ebrary database.
Articles
(n.d.). Lyrics of the freedom songs. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/soundtrack-lyrics/
(n.d.). Mavis staples lyrics - Eyes on the prize. Retrieved from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mavisstaples/eyesontheprize.html
Ashford Writing Center. (n.d.). How to research primary sources. Retrieved from https://awc.ashford.edu/research-papers-primary-sources.html
Ashford Writing Center. (n.d.). How to research secondary sources. Retrieved from https://awc.ashford.edu/research-papers-secondary-sources.html
Bliven, B. (1925, Sept. 9). Flapper Jane. New Republic. Retrieved from http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113130/bruce-bliven-interviews-flapper
Carter, D. T. (2003). The rise of conservatism since World War II. OAH Magazine of History, (2). 11 doi:10.2307/25163574
Gutiérrez, J. A. (2011). The Chicano movement: Paths to power. Social Studies, 102(1), 25-32. doi:10.1080/00377996.2011.533043
Hanchett, T. W. (2001). The other ‘subsidized housing.’ Journal of Housing & Community Development, 58(1), 18. Retrieved from the Business Source Elite database.
Hardenbergh, M. (1923, August 12). Taking the hand off the cradle to catch devil-fish. The Atlanta Constitution [Atlanta], 2-3. Retrieved fromhttp://http://americainclass.org/sources/becomingmodern/modernity/text2/colcommentarymodernwoman.pdf
Hartt, R. L. (1921). “The new Negro”: “When he- hit, he hits back!” Independent, 76, 59-60. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5127
Marshall, C. C. (1927). An open letter to the honorable Alfred E. Smith. Atlantic Monthly, 139, 540-544, 548-549. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5074
McDougald, E. J. (1925). The task of Negro womanhood. In A. Locke (Ed.), The New Negro: An Interpretation. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5126
Slatta, R. W. (2010). Making and unmaking myths of the American frontier. European Journal Of American Culture, 29(2), 81-92. doi:10.1386/ejac.29.2.81_1
Smith, E. (1924). Debate on Immigration Act of 1924. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5080
U.S. Supreme Court. (1923). U.S. v. Bhagat Singh Thind. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5076
Multimedia
BeamLibrary. (2009, September 23). Primary, secondary, tertiary sources [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/L5DdedR_iF8
Burns, K. (Producer), & Ives, S. (Producer & Director). (1996). Ghost dance: The west, a film by Stephen Ives [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Coontz, S. [UChannel] (2010, September 29). The way we never were: American families and the nostalgia trap [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/MIeAnU7_7TA
Cronin, G. (2010). Civil Rights virtual field trip. Retrieved from http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/croninv/502/Virtual_Field_Trip/Virtual_Fieldtrip.html
Hawksworth, R. (Producer & Director). (2001). The American industrial revolution [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Kunhardt, P. W., & Sheppard, S. (Producers). (2002). What is Freedom?—Freedom: A History of US [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Library of Congress. (n.d.). Primary source analysis tool. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/primary-source-analysis-tool/
National Museum of American History. (n.d.). Keeping history: Plains Indian ledger drawings [Virtual gallery]. Retrieved fromhttp://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/ledger_drawing_1.html
Online Classroom TV (Producer). (2009). Credibility: Critical thinking [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
The progressive era: America in the 20th Century [Video]. (2003). Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R, & Spencer, S. (Producers). (2009). The post-war years: America in the 20th Century [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Smith, L. M. (Producer, Director, & Writer). (2003). The house we live in: Race—the power of an illusion [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Valdés, M. J., (Producer) & Sandoval, C. (Writer). (2009). A class apart [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Wood, S. (Producer & Writer). (2010). To conquer or redeem: Manifest Destiny [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database
Websites
O'Malley, M. (2004). Alien menace. Retrieved from http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/alienmenace/assignment.php
The Political Compass. (http://www.politicalcompass.org/)
Recommended Resources
Book
Vargas, Z. (1999). Proletarians of the North: A history of Mexican industrial workers in Detroit and the Midwest, 1917-1933. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
eBook Chapters
Cole, S., & Ring, N. J. (Eds.). (2012). Identity, marriage, and schools: Life along the color line/s in the era of Plessy v. Ferguson. In The folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the segregated South (pp. 17-53). College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
Honey, M. K. (1999). Segregation, racial violence and Black workers. In Black workers remember: An oral history of segregation, unionism, and the freedom struggle (pp. 15-43). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
May, E. T. (2008). War and peace: Fanning the home fires. In Homeward bound: American families in the Cold War era (pp. 58-88). New York, NY: Basic Books. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
Rowland, D. (2004). A woman- worth: Less is still less. In The boundaries of her body: The troubling history of women- rights in America (pp. 381-392). Naperville, IL: Sphinx Pub. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library eBook Collection.
Articles
Bartlett, B. (2007). ‘Starve the beast’: Origins and development of a budgetary metaphor. Independent Review, 12(1), 5-26. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Foner, N. (2006). Then and now or then to now: Immigration to New York in contemporary and historical perspective. Journal of American Ethnic History, 25(2/3), 33-47. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Hudson, L. M. (2008). Entertaining citizenship: Masculinity and minstrelsy in post-emancipation San Francisco. Journal of African American History, (2), 174-197. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Lan, S. (2007). Beyond Black and White. Chinese America: History & Perspectives, 83-89. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Zecker, R. M. (2009). “Let each reader judge”: Lynching, race, and immigrant newspapers. Journal of American Ethnic History, 29(1), 31-66. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Zylstra, G. D. (2011). Whiteness, freedom, and technology: The racial struggle over Philadelphia- streetcars, 1859-1867. Technology & Culture, 52(4), 678-702. Retrieved from the EBSCOHost database.
Multimedia
ABC News. (Producer). (2011). A hidden America—children of the plains [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Burns, R. (Producer, Writer, & Director), Ades, L. (Producer), & Sanders, J. (Writer). (2003). New York, 1865-1898: Sunshine and shadow [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Chicago Historical Society. (2001). The stockyards [Virtual exhibit]. Retrieved from http://www.chicagohs.org/history/stock.html
Cohen, D. (Producer & Writer). (2005). The presidents: 1977-2004 [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R., & Spencer, S. (Producers & Writers). (2009). Cold war [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Jacobs, R. (Writer), & Paley, C. (Director). (1994). World War II: Breadlines to boomtimes [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Schillinger, C. (Producer), & Bowley, A. (Director). (2005). Save our history: Voices of civil rights [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.
Pearson Education. (2010, January 1). Civil rights in America [Activity]. Retrieved fromhttp://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/shared_hss_assets/political_science/polisim_3/burnstimeline1.html
Petrow, R. (Producer & Writer), & Moyers, B. (Writer). (1984). The twenties [Video]. Retrieved from the Films on Demand database.