American​ ​History:​ ​1877​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Present

      Description       write a 4 page essay on the following: Along with a thesis-With the coming to power of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States rebounded from the Great Depression and experienced the highest rates of economic growth in U.S. history. Yet, as the United States recovered from the Great Depression, it faced unrest both at home and abroad. Beginning with World War II, and covering the period through the Vietnam War, explain how the United States responded to various global crises it faced during this period. Be sure to include in your answer debates over whether the United States should play a more assertive role in the world, and it so, using what sort of strategy? While America fought World War II and then the Cold War, conflict existed on the home front as well. Why did the Cold War become a domestic political issue in the 1950s? Why did African Americans begin protesting racial conditions, and how did the federal government, southerners, and other African Americans respond to events related to civil rights?