Consider the role of war in reflecting, shaping and reshaping American society between 1865 and the present. In your answer, discuss the causes, conduct, and consequences of at least three wars
Compare the first Reconstruction period following the U.S. Civil War (1865 to 1877) to the second Reconstruction period of the Civil Rights Movement (1945 to 1968).
What were the successes and failures of both periods?
In your answer, consider the era between 1865 and the present, and consider all civil rights movements.
What additional civil rights movements did the civil rights movements for African-Americans
inspire?
How did civil rights laws from the 19th and 20th centuries provide a basis for other movements? Support your answer withevidence or examples from course readings, videos, and lectures. (For
example, you might mention Jourdon Andersons letter or the 1865 Letter from the Citizens of Norfolk, Virginia in your discussion of Reconstructions beginnings.) Be certain to include changes in the law in your discussion of American civil rights movements.
