Examine and analyze Woodrow Wilson’s ideas about foreign policy. To what extent did Wilson put into practice his stated ideas?

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The Questions are;
1.  Henry Demarest Lloyd wrote in Wealth against Commonwealth (1864), “Liberty and monopoly cannot live together.” Based on your knowledge of the Gilded Age and the industrial revolution, assess the validity of this statement.

2.Examine and analyze Woodrow Wilson’s ideas about foreign policy. To what extent did Wilson put into practice his stated ideas?

3. Describe how the Cold War was fought by each superpower. Be sure to discuss how both the United States and the Soviet Union believed that their social system was firmly based on principles of freedom and social justice.

4. The Nixon-Khrushchev debates held in the setting of a suburban kitchen illustrated how freedom in America had come to mean economic abundance and consumer choices during the 1950s. How is this new conception of freedom a departure from Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms”?

5. What did “freedom” mean for Americans in the early twenty-first century? Was America an “exceptional” nation? How so? Describe the range of freedoms people experienced, or perhaps did not experience. How would Americans describe their status at home and in the world by the end of the Obama presidency? Explain.

Identify the two primary opinions or ideologies addressed in the article by their common names.

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The American Revolution

Summarize the article, Black, Frederick R., “The American Revolution as “Yardstick” in the Debates on the Constitution, 1787-1788, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 117(June 15,1973):162-185.

Sources required are listed in details. No outside sources permitted.

Be sure your summary includes the following components.

How was the article organized and what materials were used to substantiate the author’s conclusions?

Identify the two primary opinions or ideologies addressed in the article by their common names. Select and identify one or two agents/individuals from each “camp” as representatives of the debate.

Describe how the Declaration of Independence embodies the Spirit of 1776 or the gauge of Revolutionary Spirit.

Illustrate how the United States Constitution addressed the concerns of both the opponents and proponents of the document.

What are some of the demographic differences that influence where people get their news? Where do you prefer to get your news (social media, print, television, radio) and why?

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Lesson Writing Assignments

Lesson 4 Writing Assignment

For this assignment, choose ONE of the writing prompts and write a minimum 300 word essay. For more detailed instructions, review the Instructions for Lesson Writing
Assignments.

1) Read the Gallup report on attitudes towards third parties. How do Americans view third parties? Why is it so difficult for third party candidates to win in the United States? How would having more than two competitive political parties change American politics?

2) Review the Pew Research articles “U.S. trails most developed countries in voter turnout” and “Weekday elections set the U.S. apart from many other advanced
democracies.” Specifically, how does voter turnout in the U.S. compare with voter turnout in other advanced democracies? What are some of the causes for the low voter turnout between the United States and other advanced democracies? What are the pros and cons of changing election day to a holiday or a
weekend?

3) Look at Table 9.1 of AmGov and read the Pew Research article “News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018.” Discuss where people get their news?
What are some of the demographic differences that influence where people get their news? Where do you prefer to get your news (social media, print, television,
radio) and why? Do you rely on only one news source? How do you judge the credibility of your news source(s)?

How well do you think FDR’s New Deal and Second New Deal addressed the fundamental problems in American society that caused the Great Depression?

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 “American way of life” consumerism, and prosperity.

The Great Depression revealed that not all Americans could realize that American way of life. How well do you think FDR’s New Deal and Second New Deal addressed the fundamental problems in American society that caused the Great Depression? Many historians argue that it was only WWII that brought the US out of the Great Depression, do you agree? And finally, although the United States was fighting in a war to ensure “essential human freedoms” for the world, how did the United States deal with domestic issues at home during the war?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What were some of those problems and how did reformers try to fix them? Historians today recognize that reformers’ efforts could also be considered a form of social control

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Answer the following prompt: During the Progressive Era social reformers attempted to address the many societal problems in American society.

What were some of those problems and how did reformers try to fix them? Historians today recognize that reformers’ efforts could also be considered a form of social control

– How could reformers’ efforts be construed as social control? What roles did women have during the Progressive Era?

What are the topics being covered in each episode? Who were some of the main political and historical personalities being featured? And what role did the United States have in these episodes? Was US involvement due to political, economic, or cultural reasons?

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The Cold War

In terms of the content of the review, there are three aspects you are to discuss:
First provide summaries of each episode.

What are the topics being covered in each episode? Who were some of the main political and historical personalities being featured? And what role did the United States have in these episodes? Was US involvement due to political, economic, or cultural reasons?

Analyze each episode in terms of your perspectives and observations. In other words, what do you think were the most important lessons from these episodes? What were the strengths and weaknesses of each episode? Which episode did you prefer of the two that you watched?

How did these episodes contribute to your understanding of United States foreign policy? How relevant are these episodes in helping you to comprehend the role of the United States today in the world stage? Do you think any of these episodes could provide lessons for you in helping you to understand foreign affairs for the rest of this decade? You are absolutely welcome to include your own personal experiences, particularly if you are an international student.

 

 

Analyze, Evaluate and Compare the Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Independence.

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Declaration of Independence.

Analyze, Evaluate and Compare the Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Independence.

Who were the authors and/or signers of each document?

What were the catalysts for the composition of each document?

What were the objectives or anticipated outcome(s) or response?

Why were they written?

When was each document written?

What actions or events preceded the writing and presenting of the documents?

How were these two documents written?

What was/is the tone? Did the tone assist in the objective?

Describe how the Declaration of Independence embodies the Spirit of 1776 or the gauge of Revolutionary Spirit.

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Summarize the article, Black, Frederick R., “The American Revolution as “Yardstick” in the Debates on the Constitution, 1787-1788, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 117(June 15,1973):162-185.

Identify the theme, thesis or focus of the article. How was the article organized and what materials were used to substantiate the author’s conclusions?

Identify the two primary opinions or ideologies addressed in the article by their common names.

Select and identify one or two agents/individuals from each “camp” as representatives of the debate.

Describe how the Declaration of Independence embodies the Spirit of 1776 or the gauge of Revolutionary Spirit.

Illustrate how the United States Constitution addressed the concerns of both the opponents and proponents of the document.

You must substantiate the conclusions of your summary with no less than four and no more than six direct quotations.

Quotes may not exceed two sentences or lines.

All quotes and references must be cited using Turabian footnote citation format.

Direct quotations must be drawn from the following sources.

The Declaration of Independence, one of the six must originate from this source.

The United States Constitution, one of the six must originate from this source.

 

 

How do the events or characters in this book compare (or contrast) to contemporary issues.

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Glenn Tucker, “High Tide at Gettysburg” 394 pages. A comprehensive story of the Gettysburg Campaign and Battle.

Details of who, what, where, and when are outlined and the hard fought engagement is explained in detail.
Each formal critique must include the following elements:

History context: Set the stage, what is the purpose of the book?

What is the story line or narrative?

Key figures or agents of Change: Who were the main characters and what role did they play history?

Research: review and reference using Turabian footnote citation a scholarly reference to either key figures or historical events. Wikipedia or similar references are not permitted.

Relevance: How do the events or characters in this book compare (or contrast) to contemporary issues.

Describe the impact of these changes on American society, who was considered American, and what made America modern?

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Primary Source Analysis

Prompt: “In the decades after the Civil War ended in 1865, the United States underwent sweeping changes in the latter half of the 19th century, initiating what most consider modern America.

Using at least 5 primary sources from the American Yawp Reader chapters assigned in Unit One, describe the impact of these changes on American society, who was considered American, and what made America modern? (Make sure you identify which sources you are referencing in a simple parenthetical citation in the text of your paper).”