Select one of the following smaller nations: • Korea • Vietnam • Cambodia • Cuba • Another smaller nation of your choice with instructor approval For the initial post, address the following in relation to your selection: • Examine how Cold War policy by the main players affected the smaller nation. • Examine why democracy was not successful in that nation. • Describe the loss of personal liberties that were a result of democracy failing. • Has the nation's political system chan...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Minimum of 8 scholarly resources Introduction You will work on a research project for the duration of this course that you will deliver as a presentation. Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time in the course: Instructions Now that you have selected a topic for your final presentation, this week you will need to construct your annotated bibliography using APA style. For this assignment, y...

Required Resources • Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Minimum of 8 scholarly resources (These are from the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography. • Conduct additional research as needed.) Introduction You will work on a research project for the duration of this course that you will deliver as a presentation. Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time inthe course:: Instructions The next step in the course project is to develop a script that yo...

Instructions For the initial post, address one of the following: Option 1: Middle East Examine the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings some 4000 years ago and how it has evolved/devolved over the centuries to the current time? Analyze the role of the Balfour Declaration on Israel's rebirth in 1948 and its effectiveness in helping Jewish people in their quest to reclaim their ancient homeland. Option 2: African Nation State Development Examine some of the main (internal or ex...

Option 1: Examine the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1980s. Include the following in your discussion: • What were the main reasons for the collapse? • What role did the constant state of militarism and the costs of keeping up with the U.S. military buildup have on the Soviet economy? • What role did uprisings and rebellions in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and East Germany (among others) have on the sudden collapse of the USSR? Option 2: Examine communism and socialism. • We hear so ...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 • Lesson • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Instructions For this assignment, analyze the space race. • What did it mean for the U.S. and USSR during the Cold War? • Is the space program still relevant? • Is it worth the cost, considering the growing debt? • How does the space program benefit the U.S. national economy in general? • How does it benefit t...

Required Resources • Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Link (website):?Narrated PowerPoint Tutorial?? • Minimum of 8 scholarly resources (These are from the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography. • Conduct additional research as needed.) Introduction For this project, select a person whom you believe had significant influence (positive ornegative) on a movement for social, economic, and/or political change in the 20th and21st centuries. Explore and address the following i...

• Option 1: Why wasn't the U.S. and its vastly superior intelligence and military able to stop these attacks? How effective are current measures in dealing with attack prevention? Have we really learned from past mistakes? • Option 2: What new problems did the Iraqi War cause for the U.S. and its allies around the world? What effects has it had on the U.S. economy? • Option 3: How much more difficult is it to battle an idea or faith, even a violent one, skewed and brutal than to defeat a...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 4, 5 • Lesson • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Instructions For this assignment, select one of the following options. • Option 1: Chronicle Adolf Hitler's rise from failed art student to political speaker to eventually gain control over Germany. • Option 2: Describe Benito Mussolini's revival of European Imperialism in North Africa and how he came to be Adolf Hi...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, select and address one of the following: • Option 1: Examine Marx's writings on communism and socialism and compare them to how they manifested in reality? What worked and what didn't? What misconceptions do we have about his original intent based on what we see in past...