Analyze the effectiveness of Postbellum policies by explaining if Reconstruction succeeded or failed in the areas of Economics including the rebuilding of the southern economy and improving the economic status of freedman, and Politics including the unification the North and South, restoring southern loyalty to the Union, and establishing political rights for African Americans. Make […]
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July 30th, 2022 
instructions do you think an average person could win a higher level political office such as representative, senator or even president or would they need the support and money that comes with an established political affiliation? do you agree with c. wright mills that our political system is controlled by a small group of wealthy, […]
Option 2: The Civil Rights Movement
July 28th, 2022 Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.” Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this […]
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July 26th, 2022 For both the IDs and essay, you must incorporate material from readings, film clips, and documentaries by quoting that material and providing specific examples. For citing, you can simply do a parenthetical citation, for example: (Trumbo, pg 14) All eligible sources are attached below as PDF and links Identifications for Exam: Chose only FOUR of […]
Did the Soviets blundered into Afghanistan, and did the American intervention exacerbated the conflict by feeding the Islamic militancy? And how did the rise of Islamic militancy contribute to the rise of bin Laden who masterminded the 9/11?
July 26th, 2022 You must support your answer with relevant arguments, historical reasoning, and evidence and properly footnoted in chicago style. reference readings:BRUCE RIEDEL What we won: Americas Secret War in Afghanistan. MUHAMMAD YOUSAF & MARK ADKIN. The Battle for Afghanistan: The Soviets v. the Mujahideen During the 1980s.STEVE COLL. 1. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the […]
Did Canadians Meet the Challenges of the Past 125 Years?
July 26th, 2022 I will put the page my teacher left me attached. There will be a title page, footers, and a bibliography.The 7 main points I chose for my essay were…-GST-CN Tower-Terry Fox-Female Mounties-Expo 67-Marilyn Bell-War Saving Stamps (helping on the homefront)
Epic of Gilgamesh
July 25th, 2022 Instructions: In 2- 3 pages, a minimum of 750 words explain the importance and legacy of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Why do you think this particular work is so timeless? What are some themes from the Epic of Gilgamesh that you can find in movies/plays/books/tv shows today? Can you make a comparison? **NOTE** Please use […]
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July 25th, 2022 After reading Richard W. Bulliet, et al. The Earth and Its Peoples, Chapters 26 & 27, and one of the web enrichments below,Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952),The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926) https://www.marxists.org/archive/kollonta/1926/autobiography.htm Read the “Prefatory Note,” “The Aims and Worth of My Life,” and “The Years of Political Emigration.”Testimony of Hiroshima Survivor Akihiro […]
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July 21st, 2022 First, write a poem (the poem does not count toward page length) from the perspective of either a civilian, soldier, officer, or military or political leader in WWI. Then, using only sources from below and your own conclusions about WWI, write a reflection on your experiences in WWI. You can reflect (briefly) on the origins […]
The Legacy of Vietnam
July 21st, 2022 After reading the chapter, the articles and watching the video, answer the following questions: Why was it important for America to be involved in Vietnam (or was it important)? Did the Vietnam War leave a legacy behind and, if so, what do you think that legacy is? For full credit: 1) Address the questions asked […]
