According to the quote of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” That phrase is not only popular and catchy, but also true.
Assignment: Select one of the five topics below for your paper:
1. In depth. compare and contrast immigration in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era to immigration today, include politics, social and cultural aspects and economics.
2. Thoroughly compare and contrast the state of the United States (economic, political, social and cultural) after the pandemics, the 1918 influenza pandemic and COVID 19.
3. Discuss the significance of the 1925 Scopes Trial, and, in depth, compare it with the debate over the controversy today of teaching of slavery and other cultural topics in schools.
4. How does Putin’s desire of expansion compare and contrast with the Iron Curtain of the Cold War, discuss ? How does the Russia Ukraine War impact the United States and the world economically and politically, give examples?
5. Discuss five events in United States history since 1877 that significantly impacted (select one group to research: African Americans, Native Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and women) in either a positive or negative way. In your research, include politics, social and cultural impact, economics.
Requirements and Instructions: Your paper must be at least 800 words written in the MLA style or the Chicago style with at least four sources, excluding the textbook and Wikipedia. A bibliography is required. The bibliography should include: the title of the source, the author’s name, the name of the company that published the source, the date the source were published. That means, do not give an internet address URL as a source, and no more than one internet source is allowed. The bibliography is not included in the word count.