Category: American history homework help

Some early Europeans who visited West African nations promoted the idea that the societies they encountered had no history. Many questioned whether the societies should even be referred to as civilizations. Based on your learning in Module 2, how do you respond to these ideas? Remember that your answer must include historical evidence. You may…

 Industrialization brought great wealth to America, but the price was quite high. The growing extremes of poverty and wealth that were being exhibited at the end of the 19th century, caused some to seek ways to make possible a just and humane society, while others sought justification for the emerging social order. The promise of…

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 brutality, race and gender, fashion, police violence..etc MLA Format (no double space). 1500-2000 words (without reference page).…

 The tensions that arose between Great Britain and her North American colonies as a result of taxation and other measures following the Seven Years’ War culminated in war, a movement for independence, and the establishment of a new nation. The ideals that fueled the Revolution were grounded in Enlightenment Era thought. These same ideals still…

 Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War   White Southern Responses to Black Emancipation | American Experience | Official Site | PBS   Milestone Documents | National Archives   Consider the following statement:  “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart…

  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 pride over the lunar landing and Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon.…

 Find an online news article that is focused on a history topic that we have discussed in class.   It can be discussing the topic as a pure history lesson. OR it can be discussing a historical event to make a point about a current event, but it must be focused on the history topic, not the current…

 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 graded on how you defend your analysis of the art…

 The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade.   McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called “jingos,” they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John Hay, the ambassador to London, and senators Albert Beveridge and Henry Cabot Lodge.  Britain, France,…

   Thesis Statement Shadrack in Toni Morrison’s novel Sula is a character who portrays how war trauma and mental illness isolate people from society and how society fails to care for the psychological victims of war. What Shadrack’s character teaches us about the effects of war and the ways mentally ill people can be ostracized…