HIST 405N Week 2 Discussion 2: Confederation and Constitution

HIST 405N Week 8 Final Exam (Version 1) (TCO 1) Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation? (TCO 3) The Waltham System (TCO 1) Maryland was the only southern colony (TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies (TCO 4) What happened in the colonies as a result of the Glorious Revolution in England? (TCO 4) What were encomiendas? (TCO 2) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized boycotts to (TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority over...

HIST-405N Week 8 Discussion: Terrorism in the 21st Century Discuss how you see the “war on terrorism” as of this date. Do you think the United States should have engaged in such a war? Give reasons for or against this war and whether or not we are giving up our own principles to wage it.

HIST-405N Week 7 Discussion: The Cold War and America How did the Cold War affect the social and political climate in the United States during the 1950s? In particular, how do you explain McCarthyism and the Red Scare? Can you think of any modern parallels to these events, when fear and paranoia threatened basic American liberties? Elaborate.

HIST 405N Week 7 Case Study: The Civil Rights Movement and Diversity

HIST-405N Week 6 Discussion 2: World War II What were the underlying causes of World War II? Select one event that you think irrevocably led the world (and the U.S.) to war more than any other event. Argue your selection with details that support your answer.

HIST-405N Week 6 Discussion 1: The Great Depression What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either before or since? Can you see any modern parallels to the Great Depression? Elaborate.

HIST-405N 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. How did imperialism play a critical role leading up to World War I? Discuss the foreign policy of the US and the events that drew the country into World War I.

HIST 405N Week 5 Case Study: Who Is a Progressive United States History