History

In order to fulfill all parts of this assignment, you must complete and submit the Week 3 Assignment Worksheet. This assignment is meant to help you get your Final Project started by: Focusing on your topic. Determining the direction of your project by writing a thesis statement. Choosing the events that you will discuss in your […]

Prepare: Read Chapters 8 and 9 of the textbook and watch the World War II: Breadlines to Boomtimes video. Reflect: The Great Depression and World War II represented tumultuous years for Americans. From the widespread and appalling poverty of the Great Depression to the horror and excitement of World War II, consider the ways that Americans were forced to […]

Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.   Question 1.A U.S. naval base was established at __________ in 1887 as a stepping stone to Asian markets.   Kona Kilauea   Pearl Harbor   Midway   Manila Question 2.While in many ways the end of the war brought welcome relief, in others it […]

Luther is perhaps best known for starting the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 Theses to a church door. With this action, he directly challenged the power and position of the church in society.   Calvin essentially continued the work of Luther and helped spread the Reformation to other parts of Europe. Calvin believed […]

Using this week’s lectures, presentation, and at least one (1) outside source which can be from your “Supplemental Readings” for this week, please write a one to two (1-2) page paper on any aspect of Greece and/or Rome that contributed to the Western concept of individuality. The paper must be in APA format. Examples you might […]

Write a 350-word response to the following question: Do you think President Truman was right or wrong in his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Why?

World War II left no country untouched. The fighting left whole continents battered and devastated. Cities were flattened, and hundreds of thousands were displaced from their homes. Some 49 million people died in World War II, including 400,000 American soldiers. Another 11 million, including 6 million Jews, were killed in German concentration camps. Battles took […]

Based on the attitudes discussed in this and earlier units, is there a fair comparison between the international ambitions of Kennedy, Johnson, or Nixon to those of Theodore Roosevelt?   2.Identify a time when you were influenced by media bias in relation to a world event, or perhaps an event on a more local level. […]

The Silk Road was the world’s first great superhighway, linking China and India to the Mediterranean world. Travel was not only across Central Asia via caravans, but also by water from the Mediterranean Sea to the South China Sea. The people traded luxury goods, as well as ideas, religions, art, culinary delicacies, and musical traditions. […]

What was Reagan’s vision when he entered the White House? How did he differ from his immediate predecessors? Why did he appeal to the American electorate? What was his economic legacy? Support your arguments with this week’s reading and other sources. Your paper should meet the following requirements: 3 pages in length 2-3 outside sources […]