American History Paper

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I have a couple of prompts that you can choose from:  1. ”Reconstruction was bound to fail.  Entrusting a slave from the field in electoral politics was like turning a monkey loose in the treasure room of democracy.  When the valiant embattled White Southerner tired of this mockery of justice, he at last rose up to restore the South to its position of preeminence. Do you agree or disagree with this interpretation of Reconstruction?  Based on your reading and lecture notes please explain why Reconstruction failed.  What was the legacy of the failure of Reconstruction? How did the failure of Reconstruction affect race relations from 1877-1964.  What, if anything, do YOU think should have been done to help the program succeed?     2.   Imagine the date is July 4th, 1896.  The nation is celebrating its 120th birthday.  People throughout the United States are making speeches.  Imagine that you are one of these three characters:   Nate Shaw, a Black sharecropper from Georgia, Ben McDonald, a farmer from Nebraska who is a member of the Populist Party, Ivan Stoyanvich, a steelworker and a radical labor organizer who immigrated from Poland (who is really smart and speaks English pretty well.)   Congratulations!  Your character has been chosen to deliver a Fourth of July speech on “America, a Golden Land of Opportunity for Everyone.”  Your paper should be in the form of a speech.  Your speech must be sincere.  You need to discuss both the life experiences of your character as well as the visions they might have for their future and the future of the country.     3 The United States of America has a right to defend itself against all enemies foreign AND domestic.  The nation of Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S.  In an effort to protect the innocent people of the U.S., President Roosevelt rightly ordered the evacuation and relocation of Japanese people living along the West Coast of this country.  A nation has the right to protect itself from its enemies.  Just like Roosevelt was justified in removing the Japanese from sensitive areas of the West Coast, President Trump is just as justified in ordering a ban on Muslims immigrating into this country.  A nation has a right to protect itself.  In a dangerous world, sometimes harsh measures are necessary to preserve the American way of life. Do you agree or disagree with this interpretation of the Japanese Internment?  Please discuss the Japanese Internment and the balance between Civil Rights and National Security.  Do you think something like the Japanese Internment could happen in the United States again? From these 3 prompts, i would need at least two sources. Could anyone help me?  Thank you in advance!