How important was military conflict in creating and sustaining empires?

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Option 2 requires you to consider the extent to which military conflict was important in the creation and operation of empire. Units 8, 9 and 10 are particularly relevant to this question, but you will also find useful material in Block 3. To answer effectively, you will need to assess the importance of war and military force relative to other factors (political, economic and cultural) in the maintenance of imperial power, but your essay should focus in greater detail on the various ways in which empires used war and military force to survive and expand. Your answer should be comparative, so avoid narrating a series of battles and wars. Instead, analyse how and why empires employed military force for political and expansionist purposes, and to what extent these strategies were successful.

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What was the role of the Cold War? What impact has globalization had on each?

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Decolonization and its aftermath have led to a number of challenges and opportunities for many nations that were previously parts of Western formal or informal empire. Many former colonies were split into more than one new country, and often rivalries developed as a result. For your final paper, you will choose two countries that were covered in class, and evaluate the impact of imperialism, decolonization, and globalization in a comparative essay.

Choose two countries from the following list of countries studied in this class, or alternatively, choose one of these countries and gain instructor approval for a second country to study:

India
Vietnam
Algeria
Kenya
Cuba
Jamaica
For your final paper, write a 7 to 10 page comparative essay that includes the following:

An introduction with a distinct thesis that serves as the main idea of your paper
A well-organized argument that does the following:
Compares and contrasts the imperial history of the two nations, including circumstances leading to independence. For Cuba and Algeria, please make sure to note their “special” circumstances as discussed in the course.
Assesses the development of domestic independence movements and the political and economic ideologies that predominated these independence movements. Did these movements effectively meet the needs of their people?
Analyzes the challenges and opportunities for these nations after independence. What was the role of the Cold War? What impact has globalization had on each?
Evaluates the lasting impact of Western imperialism on each country
A conclusion which sums your argument and restates your thesis

Describe the types of religious movements that emerged in the 1930s and 1940s for African Americans.

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Build on the responses of your classmates as you answer the questions. Describe the types of religious movements that emerged in the 1930s and 1940s for African Americans.
Why did they emerge where they did? What does this tell us about the nature of religion and its importance in American and African American society?How were these “new” religious movements different from the churches African Americans had attended since Reconstruction?
Response should be at least 1 paragraph per post. At least one citation per response. You may use different citations in each post if needed. Scholary sources only.

What were the underlying causes of moral panics and how did they change over the period of 1850-2000?

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What were the underlying causes of moral panics and how did they change over the period of 1850-2000?

How does the image of Cleopatra change over the course of these three Hollywood films?

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Watch the film ‘Cleopatra in Hollywood’ now. As you do so, keep in mind the questions below. You might then want to watch the film for a second time in order to answer these questions. Write your answers in the box provided.

How does the image of Cleopatra change over the course of these three Hollywood films?
How do you think these differences are linked to the changing social habits of contemporary society?

Conduct some online exploration to find more consequences of the Columbian Exchange and decide whether they are intended or unintended.

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Conduct Research, Choose a Topic, and Write a Thesis Statement
Conduct some online exploration to find more consequences of the Columbian Exchange and decide whether they are intended or unintended. Choose one unintended consequence that you found or one of the examples listed above and do in-depth research on it. Gather details such as locations or countries, key people, populations involved, and ways in which the unintended consequence can be seen many years or even centuries later. Then, write the consequence in the form of a question, such as, “How did the introduction of the horse to the New World change the lives of Native Americans?”
Use the question to formulate a thesis statement for your essay. The thesis should answer the question. Using the sample question above, the thesis would be, “Plains Indians domesticated horses from Europe. They became famous for their skill in hunting and fighting from horseback.” Write your thesis statement in one or two clear sentences.

How did the introduction of the horse to the New World change the lives of Native Americans?

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Conduct Research, Choose a Topic, and Write a Thesis Statement
Conduct some online exploration to find more consequences of the Columbian Exchange and decide whether they are intended or unintended. Choose one unintended consequence that you found or one of the examples listed above and do in-depth research on it. Gather details such as locations or countries, key people, populations involved, and ways in which the unintended consequence can be seen many years or even centuries later. Then, write the consequence in the form of a question, such as, “How did the introduction of the horse to the New World change the lives of Native Americans?”
Use the question to formulate a thesis statement for your essay. The thesis should answer the question. Using the sample question above, the thesis would be, “Plains Indians domesticated horses from Europe. They became famous for their skill in hunting and fighting from horseback.” Write your thesis statement in one or two clear sentences.

Describe the ways in which the U.S. government, local governments, and/or individuals attempted to interfere with the specific cultural traditions and customs of Indians, Hispanics, and Chinese immigrants.

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1.) Describe the ways in which the U.S. government, local governments, and/or individuals attempted to interfere with the specific cultural traditions and customs of Indians, Hispanics, and Chinese immigrants. What did these efforts have in common? How did each group respond?

2.) What were the primary methods that the U.S. government, as well as individual reformers, used to deal with the perceived Indian threat to westward settlement? In what ways were these methods successful and unsuccessful? What were their short-term and long-term effects on Native Americans

How would you describe the early relationship between Christians and Muslims in Africa?

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Writer, just need solid informational facts without citations or sources.
Please write a 2 page paper answering the following questions:
When Islam entered the African continent the Muslims received significant support from Christian communities in places like Egypt. Why?
How would you describe the early relationship between Christians and Muslims in Africa?

What, in the end, is the purpose and/or uses of History?

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Using Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Silencing the Past write a short paper that identifies the author’s main argument about the construction of historical narratives and the ways in which “history” is not nearly as simple as might be assumed. Pay close attention to questions of positivism and constructivism and the locations where silencing can occur. What, in the end, is the purpose and/or uses of History?