HIST 405N (HIST 405N)

HIST-405N Week 8 Discussion: America and Terrorism in the 21st Century 16 16 unread replies. 17 17 replies. Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 32 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Consider a few terrorist activities since the 1980s until today. Here is a starting point: • 1983: United States Embassy in Beirut and Kuwait is bombed • 1988: Osama bin L...

Week 5 Discussion: Industrialization, Imperialism, and America’s Entry Into WWI Describe the basic industries of America's Industrial Revolution. Explain what made the men who controlled them so successful, and analyze the role of immigrants in industrialization. America’s rapid industrialization took off in the late nineteenth century despite being latecomers compared to other nations such as Europe. America had a large amount of raw materials such as coal, wood, silver, gold, copper, co...

For the initial post, consider three (3) of the following events:  Treaty of Versailles  Rise of fascism, militarism and imperialism  Failure of the League of Nations  Hitler and the Nazi Party  The Lend Lease Act  Japanese expansion and the bombing of Pearl Harbor Then, address the following and craft a response as a whole for your selections:  Assess if the United States foreign policy during the 1930s helped to promote World War II. Could the United States have p...

2 WORLD WAR I World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ultimately set the wheels to the commencement of World War I. The Archduke was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. It is believed that he was assassinated because he was next to inherit the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Archduke and his wife Sophie were traveling Sarajevo to inspect the imperial forces in the Ottoman territories that they acquired in 1908. Following the assassination, Austria-Hungary declare...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13 • Lesson • 1 primary source that corresponds with yo ur selected topic (noted in the topic instructions) • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Optional Resources to Explore Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link: • Link (website): History Library Guide(Links to an external...

HIST 405N Week 2 Discussion 2: Confederation and, Constitution For the initial post, address the following: Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems th at the United States was faced with under the Federation government. Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787. Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post: Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787....

Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources To advance critical thinking and writing skills … comp ile a response to the prompts provided To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic: Option 3: Women in Colonial America Pick two colonies (New England, M...

Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources To advance critical thinking and writing skills … comp ile a response to the prompts provided To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic: Option 1: Exploration and Effects on Native Americans Explain what mo...

For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements: Southern colonies Chesapeake colonies Middle colonies New England colonies Then, address the following for your selections: C ompare and contrast the settlement patterns. What forces and ideas shaped their origin? Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church). Follow-Up Post Instructions Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. ...

Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources … advance critical thinking and writing skills To comp ile a response to the prompts provided To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic: Option 2: Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude Explain how and why slaver...