5-6 page essay on what the most important factors in working people’s efforts to reshape the meaning of democracy? What elements held them back? How much agency did ordinary Americans have to shape their lives at midcentury.

During the period from 1914 to 1945, two world wars, the worst economic depression of their time, and social and cultural changes all contributed to a profoundly different United States of America. More ordinary people felt they could shape their lives through collective action. More Americans of all social classes looked to the federal government to provide protections from the ravages of capitalism. Asian, African, and Mexican Americans sought to gain more access to citizenship rights. Women won the right to vote and fought for a voice in all aspects of U.S. life. What were the most important factors in working people’s efforts to reshape the meaning of democracy? What elements held them back? How much agency did ordinary Americans have to shape their lives at midcentury?

Write a 5-6 page essay that address the essay prompt. Must be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font. Name goes inside the page header. Page numbers should be inside the page footer. Title should be centered at the 1-inch mark. Do not use MLA style.

IMPORTANT!!

Book Link: https://we.tl/t-Ph3zTVXDEn

I’M ATTACHING LINK OF A BOOK FROM WETRANSFER. PLEASE GET REFERENCES FROM PAGES 275-549.

Do not use outside sources (USE ONLY THE BOOK IM ATTACHING, PAGES 275-549). Use author lastname, page number in parenthetical citations. For example, (Rosenzweig, 56).

EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESSAY

Grading Focus: Strong, argumentative (analytical) thesis.

Supported with key evidence.

Your voice as a author.

Following technical instruction.

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS(when answering prompt be sure to keep these in mind)

Change over time

Human agency

Describe economic, social, political conditions in U.S. during late-19th century

Factors that caused change (with emphasis on human agency from workers’ perspective)

What it looked like by 1940s

What is YOUR best evidence and YOUR perspective

Essays are your thoughts and opinions supported by reasoning and evidence – not a summary of readings or class discussion

More than “what happened,” but your understanding of why it happened and the implications of that understanding…how do we use it?