Environmental protection was the most important reform in the United States between 1945 and 1980

 1500 words, at least 4 secondary and 2 primary sources

1. Introduction

Thesis: environmental protection was the most important reform in the United States between 1945 and 1980.

2. Key events associated with the environmental protection reform
   • Analysis of the political / legal aspects of the reform
     • Political leaders and government programs associated with environmental protection reform
3. Assessment of the social aspects of the reform
   • Social leaders and movements associated with environmental protection reform
   • Reasons why some Americans may have resisted the environmental protection reform
   • Ways in which environmental protection reform affected different social groups
   • Ways in which environmental protection reform changed the nature of American society as a whole
4. Evaluation of the reform’s successes, failures, controversies, and complications
   • Shortcomings and complications of the environmental protection reform effort
5. Conclusion