History 1302 Exam 2 Fall 2023 Instructions: Answer the following sections in a word document. You may answer the sections in whichever order you wish. Turn in your exam via the link on D2L by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 28
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. Section I. Short Answer
: In a short paragraph (four to five sentences), identify and explain the historical significance of four
of the following items (20 points each, 80 points total): Zimmerman Telegram Bonus Army Double Victory Campaign Bracero Program 19
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Amendment Herbert Hoover Frederick Winslow Taylor Social Security Act War Production Board Woodrow Wilson Lend-Lease Act 1918 Influenza Pandemic Four Freedoms The Holocaust Section II: Essay
: Answer one of the following questions in essay form. Organize your essay, use specific examples, and incorporate materials from the readings and videos (if applicable). Your essay must be at least
two pages in length. (120 points): 1.
What caused the Great Depression and how did it affect the lives of Americans in the 1930s and early 1940s? Discuss how the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt responded to the crisis, and in what ways his New Deal policies exemplified a broader conception of the role of government in ensuring American liberty, opportunity, and prosperity. 2.
When discussing the history of how race has shaped 20
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society, most Americans tend to ascribe it to personal, individual relationships rather than institutions of power. Using Japanese American Internment and the experiences of Black and Mexican-Americans in the World War II era, explain how analyzing racism as a structural problem - reinforced through policy –
helps us better understand its impacts on America then and now.
