The document provides six essay questions for a history exam. Three of the questions ask students to analyze restrictions on freedom during World War I, examples of America becoming more conservative in the 1920s, and how Americans sought to adapt to social and technological changes in the 1920s.

1. Answer three out of the six questions presented below. Each
answer should be a minimum of 250 words, single spaced, and
submitted. Please refer to the
Essay Exam Rubric
for guidelines and expectations.
Examine the restrictions placed on freedom during World War I.
Be sure to analyze Debs’ piece in
Voices of Freedom
, the Committee on Public Information, and “coercive
patriotism.”
After World War I and more than 20 years of reform, Americans
became much more conservative in the 1920s. In fact, Reinhold
Niebuhr stated that America was “rapidly becoming the most
conservative nation on earth.” Give examples that defend this
perception of America as conservative in the 1920s.
The 1920s presents a time when an entire nation was grappling
with massive technological and social change. Americans spent
the decade seeking to adapt to the rise of mass production, mass
culture, and a metropolitan world that had emerged seemingly
overnight. Discuss the decade in these terms, describing the
many ways in which Americans sought to deal with this change.
How did the New Deal transform the relationship between the
federal government and American citizens?
Eric Foner wrote, “The language with which World War II was
fought helped to lay the foundation for postwar ideals of human
rights that extend to all mankind.” Do you agree with this
statement? Why or why not?
World War II is often referred to as the “Good War.” Evaluate

2. that title for the war. Is it appropriate? Why or why not?