need help on history essay
Read:
The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
, by Lisa McGirr
Your paper should focus on ONE of the questions below, from McGirr’s book.
1. In what ways was the 18
th
Amendment (Prohibition) both a conservative and a radical law? How did
religion, immigration, and race play a factor in the support for, and passage of, and enforcement of
the amendment?
2. In
The War on Alcohol
, McGirr looks at two distinct regions: Chicago and Virginia. Choose ONE to
explain how the citizens of that region responded to Prohibition, and how authorities in that region
enforced Prohibition.
3. Explain how the enforcement of Prohibition was different for the upper class and the working class.
How did race play a role?
4. Explain how the prohibition of alcohol lead to the prohibition of illicit drugs in the United States.
How does this help the United States build a “penal state,” as McGirr argues? Do those consequences
still linger today?
Writing the paper:
1. In the upper left hand corner, include your name, class time, and date. This should be
single spaced.
2. Include a title, centered on the page. (DO NOT include a title page)
3. Use 12 point font, left alignment for the main body of your text. The body should be
double-spaced.
4. You
must
include an introduction, no more than one page, and a thesis statement. Here,
you want to introduce the topic, you can use information from the book itself or your
textbook. You can also use outside sources, but the sources MUST be from academic
journals. To find these journal articles, utilize the HCC library webpage. Two good
search engines to find articles are: Academic Search Complete and JSTOR. DO NOT
USE NON-ACADEMIC SOURCES. This means no Wikipedia or similar websites. You
MUST cite your work.
5. You must have a conclusion.
6. Your paper must be at least 5 full pages.
7. Use quotations sparingly, you should have no more than 4 in your paper. Each quotation
MUST be cited.
8. Even if you do not use quotations, you MUST CITE YOUR WORK. At the very LEAST
one citation per paragraph. You can use either MLA style OR Chicago style for your
citations.
9. You MUST have a Works Cited page.
10. Check your work for spelling and grammar errors. This will count for 10% of the overall
grade.
11. Do your own work!
12. To turn in the paper:
a. Save your paper to your computer or a flash drive. Please have your last name in
the title.
b. Click on the link titled “War on Alcohol Assignment.”
c. Follow the links to upload your paper
d. You may be prompted to register through Turnitin.com
13. DUE: June 30, 2018 by 11:59pm. DEADLINE IS ABSOLUTE.
