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HIST 2020 M50/D50: US History since 1877
Dr. Cookie Woolner
Exam #2 Summer 2025
Assignment: In this document there are two images each from the 1920s, The Great Depression,
World War II, and the early Cold War. You will select four images to analyze, one each for the
four different time periods we have examined since Exam #1. Please choose a primary source
from each era that you think best captures some of the central issues of the era. Again, be sure to
write about just one image for each of the four eras, and do not write about both images for the
same time period.
Write a 150–200-word minimum paragraph about each of your four sources. Each paragraph
should begin with an opening thesis statement about the era and/or the primary source and end
with a concluding sentence. In each paragraph, briefly describe the source and then discuss its
relevance to the era and the larger issues associated with it. Why is this primary source symbolic
of its era? How is it significant historically and how does it connect to central issues of the time
period? Address these questions in each of your four paragraphs. You should be able to enlarge
the images to examine their details.
Please use Give Me Liberty! and the class materials posted in the weekly discussion questions to
contextualize your four historical primary sources. If you cite information from these sources,
even without directly quoting from them, refer to the textbook page number, or the video title
(for links I’ve posted) in parentheses at the end of the sentence. Please do not cite other sources.
• Please clearly title each of your answers with the time period and image title.
• Answers should be double spaced, in 12-point font, spellchecked, and proofread.
• Upload your exam to Canvas in one Word document by 11:30pm CT Fri 7/18.
• Remember that all submissions go through TurnItIn plagiarism/AI software so write in
your own words and cite your sources.
• Get in touch with Dr. Woolner with any questions about the sources or the exam:
[email protected]
1. The 1920s:
A. Scopes trial political cartoon, 1925.
B. Cartoon based on a speech by President Hoover, no date.
2. The Great Depression:
A. Social Security poster, 1936.
B. Civilian Conservation Corps poster, 1939.
3. World War Two:
A. “A man in a zoot suit is inspected after being arrested by the LAPD in 1943.”
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B. Norman Rockwell, “The Four Freedoms,” 1943.
4. The Early Cold War:
A. Uncle Sam & Bear cartoon, no date.
B. Herbert Block political cartoon, 1947.
