Week 3 Discussion: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846 How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elaborate. The Man...

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. Chapter 16: Wonder and Woe: The Rise of Industrial America, 1...

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, cott...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 28, 29, 30 Lesson Minimum of 1 primary source Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the text book) 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 site.) Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to rese...

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

Week 4 Discussion 2: Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1877 6 6 unread replies. 6 6 replies. Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: ● Textbook: Chapter 15, 16 ● Lesson ● Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, craft a response comparing the three (3) Reconstruction plans: ● Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) - Lincoln ● Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan ● C...

AMERICAN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES (1953-1991) 2 As I continue to push forward on our journey in US history, I would like to tell you about four presidents. Giving you a glance into their presidency what they did for the US economically and socially, policies, and how they served public interest. The four presidents I chose are Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald W. Reagan. Dwight D. Eisenhower was Americas 34th president of the United States from 1953 to...

HIST 405N Week 1 Discussion: The Cost of Expansion Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies. Why couldn’t colonists use indentured servants as they had in the past? How would you describe the differences between slaves and indentured servants?

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 28, 29, 30 Lesson Minimum of 1 primary source Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the text book) 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 site.) Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to rese...

Textbooks and Resources The following books are required for this course: OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from… Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 18, 21, 22 • Lesson • Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook). The sources associated with each topic selection below can be used as part of the 3 scholarly sources. Optional Resources to Explore Feel free to review the library guide for sch...