Explain the significance of the role of African Americans in the Union war effort during the Civil War. Please use APA Citation and include references. Thank you.
Please watch the following Ted Talk video on modern economic theory, relating to our discussions on the Gilded Age and its enormous wealth inequalities. Video is around 17 minutes long. Answer the following questions after watching the following video. Answers may be short and to the point, no long paragraphs necessary for this assignment (unless […]
Please write a review of the documentary Filthy Cities: Industrial New York. What did you like? What could have been done better? What did you learn that you did know before? How does this tie into other information/readings you are doing this semester? How does the material relate to your hometown, or where you are […]
1. The First World War can be considered a “watershed event” in modern European history. What did it sweep away and what did it usher in? 2. You must consider politics, culture, and society from 1789 to the present.
1. How did Nazism in Germany and Communism in the Soviet Union differ as ideologies and governing systems? 2. What were some totalitarian aspects of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany?
The Branch Davidian cult was known for its confrontation with law enforcement in Waco, Texas during the early 1990s. Your essay reflections on the materials for this week must be different from what you posted in the discussion board forum on the topic for this week. Please address the following questions in your short essay. […]
Using sources form Chapter 18 and 21 (Primary Sources) describe the experience of the “average” American at the turn of the 19/20th century. How were immigrants treated and what was their outlook? You can use Filthy Cities: New York, but you must incorporate evidence of using the primary sources (cite page number).
This assignment asks you to work closely with one primary source to become more familiar with how we understand and use historical documents. In order to fully complete this assignment, you must answer each question thoroughly and use the course lessons to examine and explain the source. Identify the origins of the source: Who created […]
Read Chapter 11 (A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion) and Answer the Critical Thinking Questions below: 1. Describe the place of Texas in the history of American westward expansion by comparing Texas’s early history to the Missouri Crisis in 1819–1820. What are the similarities and what are the differences? 2. Consider the arguments over […]
Judges have an enormous amount of discretion in making decisions about pretrial detention. In your opinion, is this harmful or helpful for defendants?
