United States History in the twentieth and twenty-first century

Based on your understanding of United States History in the twentieth and twenty-first century, how would you
analyze, or assess, events, issues or movements affecting the American people over the past fifty (50) years?
Discuss the topic that you choose in some detail, citing specific examples from the past to support your
contemporary observations.
Different ways to approach this essay could be comparing and contrasting topics of the recent past with today,
or perhaps examining how a topic from the last 50 years of U.S. History has envolved to the present. There are
a number of subject areas one can consider for this essay, but in general the essay can be focused along such
lines as political, social, economic and cultural history.
Be sure to highlight four to five specific examples about your topic in the historical analysis.