From THIS COLLECTION, select one or two cartoons pertaining to the Spanish American War and write a one-page analysis of it.Answer these questions about the cartoon:What is the message of the cartoon?What could have been its purpose? What aspects does the cartoons reveal about the mindset of Americans at that time? What details in the […]
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World War II – Q1
Discuss the United States’ entry into and role during WWII. Be sure to include key events, outcomes, and narratives. How did the United States’ power and influence throughout the world factor into their choice to enter the conflict and determine their actions during the conflict?
Race & Cold War
The Assignment on Race and the Cold War includes two short-answer question. For this Assignment, answer the following questions in paragraph form. Base your answer on the information presented in the Race and Cold War Lesson (Be sure to watch all of the video clips). Each answer should be about 2 paragraphs long. Do not […]
Race & Cold War
1) Primary Source Analysis: Read the Justice Department’s amicus brief submitted for the Brown v. Board case. (It is dated 1952). As you read, consider the influence of the Cold War on what the Justice Department wrote. What is the main argument in the brief? What evidence, from the brief, shows that the Justice Department […]
Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?
1. Introduction w/ a thesis2. Core section that (a) summarizes the reading and (b) responds/reacts to the reading by addressing one or more of the following questions: How is the assigned reading related to ideas and concerns discussed in the course?For example, what points made in previous course materials, class discussions, orlectures are treated more […]
Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?
1. Introduction w/ a thesis2. Core section that (a) summarizes the reading and (b) responds/reacts to the reading by addressing one or more of the following questions: How is the assigned reading related to ideas and concerns discussed in the course?For example, what points made in previous course materials, class discussions, orlectures are treated more […]
seyffardt letters
Please read the article(letters) I attached and answer the questions : Who wrote these letters? When? Where? To whom were they written? Why? Please write 1 – 2 clear paragraphs about the following: What difficulties and successes did William and Sophie experience as immigrants? What do the letters reveal […]
unit 1 before 1877
People are often quick to note that they are being exploited but overlook their exploitation of others. In colonial British America, for instance, propertied colonials exploited Native Americans, African Americans and indentured servants; but by the time of the American Revolution these same colonials rebelled against the subservient status the British attempted to impose on […]
Connecting Past and Present
Readings: TWE, Chap. 1, 25-33, and Chap. 2, 48-59, and YAWP Chap. 3, 54-61. This is a formal paper that “connects” at least one specific theme or issues in the readings to a contemporary issue or experiences in your life today. After completing the notes on all the readings for that day you will then […]
Objectivity and Bias and the Social History and Cultural History Approaches
For this discussion please read the following: “What is Ethnohistory?” and Suny – “Back and Beyond: Reversing the Cultural Turn?” –> both of these pieces will give you an excellent introduction to the emergence of the New Cultural History. Then, turn to the example of the New Cultural History as used by a historian –> […]