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Why were the United States and the Soviet Union suspicious of each other after World War II, and what events that took place between 1945 and 1949 heightened the tensions between the two nations?
Book for course is Contemporary World History
William J. Duiker, 2021
Cengage
What role did nationalist movements play in the transition to independence in Africa, and how did such movements differ from their counterparts elsewhere?
Book for course is Contemporary World History
William J. Duiker, 2021
Cengage
What effects did Colonialism have on Latin America concerning politics, economics, gender, and society ?
Instructions for Individual research/reading analysis papers must be typed,
1” borders all around, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman,
include references, conform to copyright laws, and consequently follow
the American Psychological Association 5th or 6th edition format.
The research paper must contain a minimum of (5) cited references; with
no more than one (1) website citation.
Content pages (must exclude title page and reference page, as well as 5
pages containing the body of your work. To be clear: a paper must contain
a title page and a reference page. Plus, the body of your work must contain
5 pages. = 7 pages in total.
Advantages and disadvantages to a military distributed learning
Prepare a descriptive essay answering the question “What are the advantages and disadvantages to a military distributed learning environment?” The descriptive essay is a genre of essay that asks the student to describe something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc. This genre encourages the student’s ability to create a written account of a particular experience. What is more, this genre allows for a great deal of artistic freedom . You
will write in a clear and concise manner while using correct grammar, sentences structure, and word usage; without using first person
narrative . You must provide a coherent transition from one topic to the next using the provided rubric
Equity and Equality Discussion Forum
Equity vs Equality. Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCS7Rus4_-Y
1. Did you already know the difference between equality and equity?
2. How is equity and empathy connected and how does that effect the notion of “fairness” you learned about in the video?
3. How has the notion of equity and equality played out in American history, between about 1965 through today?
4. Analyze a couple the songs in the 1970s Latinx playlist. How do the lyrics speak to equity and/or equality? Can you point to specific events, laws, or social changes that have occurred since then that relate to women?
5. How do you think we can bring equity into the college classroom, especially during these current times?
Chapter 21 History Forum and Chapter 22 History Forum
Choose a primary source visual from this time . You can find a list of artists on the Federal Arts Project Wikipedia page.
a current event or political situation, or something in your own experience.
3) Tell us a little about the work of art you chose as well as the artist.
1. Provide some background to the D-Day Invasion . Why do you think that historians view this battle as being a crucial step for the Allies?
2. What amazed/surprised/frightened/saddened/humored you about this scene?
3. Were you aware of the of what happened to the soldiers in this battle and the sacrifices made by young Americans to win the Second World War? Did this clip make you reflect on whether war is ever “worth it”?
4. If you know someone who experienced battle, and are willing to talk about it, consider putting your/their recollections in this forum.
Chapter 19 History Forum and Chapter 20 History Forum
Write a Reaction Essay
Write a reaction essay.
What surprised/encouraged/scared/disheartened/amused you? What did you already know, and what did you not know? Do you know anybody or have you heard a story from someone you know that lived through these events, or can you relate to them personally because of something that happened to you or your family or to you?
watch the Crash Course History video about World War I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlmlSTn-eM
2) Then go to the British Pathé link to the videos of the war and watch a few of them. Using the videos as a Primary Source, analyze a 2 or 3 of them.
3) Describe what you viewed in the video clips and how it confirms what you know about warfare during World War I, civilian life, innovations and technology, politics, etc. AT MINIMUM analyze 3 examples.
4) Explain how the videos change your perception of that war, or war in general. What surprised/frightened/ intrigued/humored/whatever you?
Chapter 17 History Forum and Chapter 18 History Forum
Watch the video the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABBwNxgBHw**
1) For the Triangle Fire, write a Reaction essay. First, describe what happened and why. How would you have responded had you been a worker in the factory, a journalist covering the fire, the relative of one of the workers, or one of the owners of the factory? What did you think about the causes of the fire and the social, political and legal fall out afterwards? Was the martyrdom of the workers worth it? Why do you think progressive change took so long?
Answer the prompt(s) posed here in 7-10 sentences
Watch Liliuokalani: The Last Queen of Hawaii here:(https://houstonpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ull20-queen-liliuokalani-video/unladylike2020/
1. Who were the foreign landowners in Hawaii? Where were they from? Why did many of them want to overthrow the Hawaiian government?
2. How do you think the “Bayonet Constitution” got its name?
3. What does “annexation” mean? What was the argument of native Hawaiians against annexation?
4. Why did Liliuokalani agree to officially resign her claim to the throne? How do you think she felt in this moment?
5. Why did Indigenous Hawaiians oppose the United States’ decision to annex Hawaii, since the Hawaiian monarchy had already been overthrown?
6. Why do you think some Americans did not want to annex Hawaii?
7. Why is Hawaii’s location strategically important? How did U.S. imperialism affect foreign territories?