Using at least 5 primary sources from the American Yawp Reader chapters assigned in Unit Three, describe what you think are the most important factors that shaped America into the country it is today.

Prompt:

Since WWII, American society changed drastically and there are still people alive today who experienced it all. Using at least 5 primary sources from the American Yawp Reader chapters assigned in Unit Three, describe what you think are the most important factors that shaped America into the country it is today. Are there certain people/events/issues that had the most impact on today’s society?

(Make sure you identify which sources you are referencing in a simple parenthetical citation in the text of your paper).

1. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/25-the-cold-war/
2. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/26-the-affluent-society/
3. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/27-the-sixties/
4. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/28-the-unraveling/
5. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/29-the-triumph-of-the-right/

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