Tasks:
- Use information from foreign policy project to complete an essay outline to the following prompt:
- Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Truman and Eisenhower, analyzing the reasons for similarities and differences in the foreign policies of the United States between 1945 and 1960.
- Keep in mind a few things:
- A complex thesis identifies degree OR direction, and includes specifics in the argument.
- Prompt = direction - you must argue whether Truman and Eisenhower are more alike or more different
- Specifics = points of comparison - This is a comparison prompt; therefore, you will want to compare the presidential actions using points of comparison.
- Use class time to complete essay outline.
Reminders:
- APUSH Exam Review - Thursday March 17 from 12:00 - 2:30pm in room 058
- One Book, One Leyden Assignment - distributed in class today (3/16). Email me if you need the pages in PDF format.
- "The Fifties" by Alan Brinkley due Monday 3/21.
- Assignment = Make an outline of Brinkley's argument; you will want to identify the different arguments he makes about the "powerful changes" in American life during the 1950s
- Example of how to start your assignment can be found here.
