We can often see how media influences culture if we look at specific examples from the past. This week, you will look at how the media from the 1960s and 1970s had an impact on the culture that followed. This was a period in history that was particularly volatile, and...
Civil War 1. Discuss one type of work that women performed during and in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and include evidence from the reading in your answer. Reconstruction and Civil War 4. How do we make sense of racism and anti-immigrant...
This assignment requires a minimum of 700 words (but not limited to), including supporting details from the documents and sources in which you analyze and discuss the material that has been assigned by addressing the following question: In your opinion, were the...
How would you respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by Social Darwinists, the stories written by Horatio Alger, OR Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth (choose ONLY ONE of these), to explain the success or failures of individuals in...
Women and the American Revolution Discussion 1. Discuss one continuity or difference you see in women's lives in the Revolutionary Era versus the Colonial Era. Specify which women/group of women you are discussing. 3. Choose a term or woman...
1. What appeal do you think Catholicism offer Maria Rouensa based on her particular life experiences and situations? 4. What did you learn about doing women's history from the Midwife's Tale documentary? ...
Chose one aspect of the Great Depression, not a comprehensive review. Ex: single moms in the Great Depression, farmers in the Great Depression, Suicide rates/cases in the Great Depression, federal programs In the Great Depression, sports, society, police...
Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of...
Richard Nixon served as Vice-President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and as President from 1969 to 1974. He was the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and Vice Presidency. In 1969 Americans had joined together in...
Where should we place the blame? Economists believe the Great Depression was caused by the weaknesses in the 1920s economy, but the person whose name will be forever linked to the depression is President Herbert Hoover. Personally blaming...
Hiroshima: Harry Truman on Trial | History News Network (hnn.us) Critics have charged that the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II. Were the United States' actions justified? ...
Discussion Board Statement: These discussions are meant for you to jot down your thoughts and analyses of the works of the week. In art, everything is evaluated by your perspective. There is no right or wrong answer to be graded against; instead, you will be...