AMRICAN HISTORY - SHORT ESSAYS 03

1. Select one policy or doctrine that helped the United States shift from isolationism to a Superpower during the middle of the 20th century. Discuss the policy and how it helped the US achieve this change. (Your response should be a minimum 75 words in length.)

2. You are a journalist in the present. You have just been assigned to write a news story that evaluates the role of the United States during the Cold War era, specifically in Korea. Since your newspaper has a broad audience, you will need to include analysis of other shifts in this time period, including social, political, and economic changes in the Civil Rights movement as well as policies the U.S. takes that shape its role during the Cold War. (Your response should be a minimum 200 words in length.)