Critically assess the validity of any popular beliefs, common misinformation, or stereotypes relevant to your research topic. In what ways do non-academic popular sources inform or misinform their audiences about the historical reality of your research topic?

Latin America
In addition, you should discuss the types of primary sources examined by the authors to develop their arguments. What kinds of information did the authors find in their primary sources? How does that information support their findings? If an author includes statistical data , what sources did they examine to produce such data or was that data borrowed from another academic source?

Assess the validity or strength of the authors’ arguments on the basis of the sources, especially primary sources they examined. If no primary sources were examined or cited by the author, then is their work the opinion of a specialist with years of research behind them or the opinion of a hobbyiest or a politicized opinion? If only one type of primary source was examined by an author, assess how the examination of a more diverse set of primary sources may have strengthened, added nuance, or possibly detracted from their argument. How do the findings of one author, irrespective of source limitations or because of their source selection, support or contradict the findings of another author?

Your primary sources must be formally and methodically introduced—don’t refer to them as “my first” or “my second” primary source. Introduce and refer to each primary source as what they are . Summarize the contents of your primary sources before examining and discussing their relevance to your research. That is, briefly explain the kinds of information typically found in such primary sources and the specific historical context in which each of your sources were produced. Then transition to your analysis. Were there other types of primary sources that you could have examined to strengthen your research findings? Lastly, determine how your analysis of primary sources supports or challenges or adds nuance to the findings in your secondary sources.

Critically assess the validity of any popular beliefs, common misinformation, or stereotypes relevant to your research topic. In what ways do non-academic popular sources inform or misinform their audiences about the historical reality of your research topic?

Your conclusion should remind the reader of the research question of your essay and answer it, summarizing your analysis of the secondary and primary sources examined in your paper. You’re welcome to make any final comments on the state of the field with regard to your research topic.

Which party would you choose and why?Explain your answer.

This paper should be written project that requires students to create a historical argument, in which they will analyze and interpret the sources, and relate the “cause and effect” relationships revealed within the source material.

1. The Title of the Essay

2. Your name

3. The class section and due date.

George Washington warned against forming political parties. He believed that they would be divisive to the nation. His words were not heeded.

While there are no limits to the number of parties nor the ideologies they express, there are two major political parties that dominate U. S. politics, the Democrats and the Republicans.

You are planning a career in politics. Which party would you choose and why?

In what ways did these cultures combine religion and politics, and to what end? What problems, if any, did this combination present? And how did societies respond to any potential problems? Why?

1. Creation myths. Every early society that we have studied has provided an explanation of where they come from and why. But what, exactly, are creation myths? How were they preserved and what can they tell us about the people who passed them down to us? Why?

2. Religion and politics. We have seen several societies in which religious and political power were closely connected. In what ways did these cultures combine religion and politics, and to what end? What problems, if any, did this combination present? And how did societies respond to any potential problems? Why?

3. War and imperialism. Many empires rose and fell in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Greece, and elsewhere. How were empires built and for what purpose? Who benefited? And how did empires collapse? Why?

Which of your two selections do you consider most impactful on Westward Expansion during 1800-1848? Explain why.

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 8, 11
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following historical events:

The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Missouri Compromise
Independence of Texas
Mexican War of 1846-1848
The California Gold Rush
Then, address the following for your selections:

Which of your two selections do you consider most impactful on Westward Expansion during 1800-1848? Explain why.
Analyze the effects of the ideology of Manifest Destiny on the two historical events that you chose from the list.

Textbook Title: U.S. History
Publisher: OpenStax
Publication Date: 2014

Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies. Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between each colonial region in British North America.

Case Study

Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic:

Explain what motivated the European world powers to explore the Americas.
Describe the economic effects of exploration based on the Colombian exchange.
Analyze the effects of exploration on Native Americans.
Based on research, analyze if Europeans might be held accountable for transmitting Old World diseases to people in the Western Hemisphere.
Option 2: Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude

Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies.
Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between each colonial region in British North America.
Analyze the differences between slaves and indentured servants.
Option 3: Women in Colonial America

Pick two colonies and explain how women’s roles differ in the two colonies of your choice.
Describe what legal rights women held during the colonial period.
Analyze how Native women’s lives were different from colonial women’s lives.
Make sure to use your course text and incorporate an additional scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library in your response.

Identify and describe at least TWO examples of decolonization that took place after World War II. Who controlled these former colonies, and when did they become independent nations? Were there any political or military struggles that took place before or after their independence?

This Paper needs to be in CHICAGO STYLE. Choose 2 questions from the list below and answer them in 400-600 words each. Answer the complete questions that you choose and please use proper grammar and spelling and all that.

Questions:
1. Identify and describe at least TWO examples of decolonization that took place after World War II. Who controlled these former colonies, and when did they become independent nations? Were there any political or military struggles that took place before or after their independence?

2. Identify at least TWO consequences of World War I for world history. How did World War I lead to social and political change, particularly within Europe? What were some long-term consequences of these changes?

3. In your own words, describe the significance of the Cold War for world history. Which two superpowers were the primary adversaries during the Cold War? What are some examples of how their conflicts affected other nations?

4. Describe at least TWO consequences of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Why was this revolution so significant, and what implications did it have for the rest of the world? What were some changes that took place within Russia as a result of this revolution?

5. How did China become a major world power after World War II? Describe two significant events in Chinese history after 1949, and explain how those events changed China’s relationship with the rest of the world. How did China transform its economy after the 1970s?

What effect did he have on Bentham, who wrote about the Penopticon mentioned once in class? What about Piranesi, who did drawings of prisons?

Research Options: Write a FULL essay with introduction, Body and conclusion, with a Works Cited page of at least 5 works on one of the following questions. Give your paper a title with a spin like this, “Artemesia Gentileschi: Wonderwoman,” but DO NOT, under penalty of death write a merely biographical paper.

You MUST create a thesis that is complex and does not merely follow an author, artist, or intellectual around for their life—such material can easily be found in my spare time on a wiki site, and what we want to see is you bringing in these disparate sites to solve some question.
Beccaria—very interested in his work on rehabilitation in prisons. What effect did he have on Bentham, who wrote about the Penopticon mentioned once in class? What about Piranesi, who did drawings of prisons?

In the United States, will fully automated, driverless cars be beneficial or dangerous?

Writing the annotated bibliography/rhetorical précis:

Following the guidelines below, you will complete five source annotations/precis for the annotated bibliography.

The annotated bibliography itself demonstrates how well you understand a source and your ability to evaluate an author’s information or argument and state how you will use the source in your work. The annotated bibliography also validates and verifies your research, thus showing your competence as a researcher.

In the United States, will fully automated, driverless cars be beneficial or dangerous?

What role did National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger play in Nixon’s approach to Vietnam?

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY !
ONLY USE THE BOOK AS A SOURCE AND PUT IN QUOTATIONS ONLY FROM THE BOOK ! NO USE OF ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES ! NO OUTSIDE SOURCES !

BOOK AND ONLY SOURCE YOU CAN USE : David F. Schmitz. Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War: The End of the American
Century.. https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Nixon-Vietnam-War-American/dp/1442262265

INFO ABOUT THE PAPER :

David F. Schmitz in his book Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War: The End of the American Century wrote about Nixon’s views on the war in Vietnam at the beginning of his presidency. He argues that for the first two years of his administration, Nixon sought a conventional military victory and only moved to de-escalation and withdraw of American troops after this initial effort.

What role did National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger play in Nixon’s approach to Vietnam?