1. In a well-constructed essay, discuss the competing belief systems of the Big Business Capitalists with that of the workers/Unions during the end of the 19th century. In this essay, make sure to include: (1) the main issues of dispute between these two groups; and (2) three examples of the major events that occurred as a result of these disputes.
2. During the 1880's and 1890's a new system of segregation emerged in the South to keep African Americans in a state of subjugation and terror. In a well constructed essay: (1) explain how this new system of segregation operated; and (2) explain how African Americans resisted this new system of segregation.
3. According to Zinn, during the early part of the 20th century, the themes of, "Racism, paternalism, and talk of money mingled with talk of destiny and civilization." In a well constructed essay, explain how these themes played a role in the taking of the Philippines.
4. During the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th centuries, the expansion of the U.S. fueled significant opposition among various groups of Americans. In a well-constructed essay, discuss what this opposition looked like by providing three detailed examples of anti-expansion arguments.
5. In 1905 a new kind of labor union was created-Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). In a well constructed essay discuss: (1) how the IWW came about and why a "new kind of labor union" was necessary; (2) what kind of tactics the IWW used when organizing workers; and (3) two detailed examples/events where the IWW intervened to assist workers in their struggles.
6. According to Zinn, by the end of World War I, "The courts and the jails had been used to reinforce the idea that certain ideas, certain kinds of resistance, could not be tolerated." In a well constructed essay, explain this statement by detailing the kinds of ideas and resistance movements that emerged during the war and how the government responded.