Is the 1619 Project racially divisive? Does it, as its critics claim, teach children to be ashamed of the US? Does it teach white children to be ashamed of their whiteness? If so, how? If not, why?

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Is the 1619 Project racially divisive?

Contemporary debates over “Critical Race Theory” in K-12 education claim it, and material like the 1619 Project, is racially divisive. Is the 1619 Project racially divisive? Does it, as its critics claim, teach children to be ashamed of the US? Does it teach white children to be ashamed of their whiteness? If so, how? If not, why?

 

Having completed the course, discuss your thoughts about the course materials, course assignments, films, etc. What changes would you recommend that could be incorporated into the course?

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Reflection paper

There are two parts to this reflection paper. First, historical background on our groups, and their SES today. This first part will be your thoughts about what you think would happened to a “new group” entering American society today? As a “minority” what can they expect? What would you tell this new group? The second part of this assignment is to review the course and give your thoughts on how to improve the course. Your report should be 2-3 pages in length, double spaced, and typed.

Imagine that a new minority group entered the United States today. They have no racial or ethnic ties to any of the minority groups we have studied. What experiences would you tell them to expect during the contact period? What advise would give this group on the pathways of being included into American society, pathways being strategies for integration and assimilation, or pluralism. Which group that we studied would you recommend this new group to follow and why? Keep in mind the concepts and terms we learned in class, for example, contact and conflict, assimilation, integration, the Noel hypothesis, identity, prejudice and discrimination, being a subordinate group, and the role of the dominate group. Finally, comment on what you think the future of race relation will be like in the U.S. in coming years, your life time? This report is based on your observations on all the information you picked up in this course. You can use some information from the textbook, but mostly your thoughts. What were your overall thoughts about what we covered in class about race relations?

Having completed the course, discuss your thoughts about the course materials, course assignments, films, etc. What changes would you recommend that could be incorporated into the course?

 

What was the role of gender in creating and maintaining the system of race-based slavery in the American South?

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What was the role of gender in creating and maintaining the system of race-based slavery in the American South?

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the Qing Dynasty and the Mughal Empire.

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Compare and contrast the Qing Dynasty and the Mughal Empire

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the Qing Dynasty and the Mughal Empire.

In 1860 the North had specific advantages over the South that helped the Union prepare for the war. Describe 4-5 of these advantages and show how they led to Union victory.

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Union victory

Write a one to two sentence thesis statement and below it and in the same document write an outline.

In 1860 the North had specific advantages over the South that helped the Union prepare for the war. Describe 4-5 of these advantages and show how they led to Union victory.

 

Identify a strategy or policy from the Nixon presidency that related to the Cold War, and another from the Reagan presidency. In hindsight, describe your views of each approach and how effective (or not) each approach was.

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”Cold Warriors”

The 1970s and 1980s brought remarkable changes for the Untied States. The Cold War between the US and its allies versus the Soviet Union and its allies/clients was still the dominant international issue. China was also going to start emerging as a major world power. Nixon was dealing with Vietnam and then Watergate—one of the pivotal scandals of modern history. Reagan would bring a new national spirit, and he would tackle economic problems by deregulation and moderating taxes—and he would be dealing with a very new type of Soviet leadership.

Discuss lessons in leadership with the examples of President Nixon and President Reagan:

Choose and discuss (in a full paragraph or two) one of the following two topics related to the 1960s and 1970s, especially to the terms of Presidents Nixon and Reagan.

  1. Discuss Presidents Nixon and Reagan as Cold Warriors:
    • Identify a strategy or policy from the Nixon presidency that related to the Cold War, and another from the Reagan presidency.
    • In hindsight, describe your views of each approach and how effective (or not) each approach was.
    • Identify the source(s) where you read these issues.

 

 

 

 

Brief discussion of Syria’s history since independence. Explain why and how the Syrian conflict began as well as the global implications of this war.

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The Syrian Civil War (2011 – present): Case Study of a Globalized Conflict

  • Brief discussion of Syria’s history since independence (1-2 paragraphs).
  • Explain why and how the Syrian conflict began as well as the global implications of this war.

 

What was the Indian Rebellion of 1857? What were the causes and consequences of this conflict? What were the major challenges to nation-building in the Americas in the nineteenth century?

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Discussion Essay

Requirements:
Each one of your answers should be at least two paragraphs, with about 4-6 sentences for each paragraph, and about 150-250 words for each answer.
Use details from the textbook and other module materials.
Use only course materials for your answers: textbook reading and module materials including lectures and films. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, Volume Two, Concise Third Edition
Explain your answers in your own words.
Any answers with plagiarized material or excessive quotes from the textbook or any other source will not receive credit.
Prepare your answers and notes ahead of time to avoid running out of time during the exam. You can have notes and page numbers from the book handy so you can easily review material from the text if you need to.

QUESTIONS
Questions must be answered using only content from our class materials (textbook reading, lectures and module materials). Your answer must include relevant names, places, and dates or time periods.

What was the Indian Rebellion of 1857? What were the causes and consequences of this conflict? (Provide at least two causes and two consequences in your answer.)

What were the major challenges to nation-building in the Americas in the nineteenth century? Use specific examples of at least two nations in your answer.

Compare the unification process in Germany and Italy. What challenges did they face in their respective efforts to unify as nations?

What is ”manifest destiny” and how did this ideology apply as a justification for American expansion in the nineteenth century? (Use specific examples of expansion in your answer.)

Explain the ”Scramble for Africa” and its effects on European imperialism, and on Africa.

What were the four main causes of World War I and how did these causes intersect? (For the four main causes, please review the reading and this film clip: The Causes of the War Links to an external site.. 5:15) What effects did the War have on different parts of the world? (Provide two specific examples of effects on a particular region or country in your answer.)

How did the women’s movement achieve its goals in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What were the similarities and differences between calls for increased rights for women in different parts of the world?

How was World War II different from World War I, and how did their outcomes differ? (Explain at least two differences and two outcomes.)

What was the ”three-world’order? What specific challenges did countries face in these ”three worlds”? How did these distinctions emerge as a result of World War II? (Provide examples of specific countries in your answer.)

What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? How did the Cold War affect the populations of the First and Second Worlds? (For the second part of the question, provide one example of how a specific country was affected by the Cold War.

Based on this assessment, what do you think you want to get out of this class and what areas are you most interesting in improving or learning more about this session?

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Assignment

For the your first post in the first week of the module, take the following self-assessment regarding your power and influence skills: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/uzzi/ftp/page292.html

Based on this assessment, what do you think you want to get out of this class and what areas are you most interesting in improving or learning more about this session?

For the second week of the discussion, take a look at some videos from Jeffrey Pfeffer of Stanford University. He is considered one of the leading experts in the world on power and influence. Find a video from Dr. Pfeffer on power or influence that you find useful and share the link with your classmates. Do you think he practices what he preaches? In other words, does he exhibit expert power?

 

What lessons does this story hold for how firms should be managed and governed? And what does it say about our ability to manage risk in large modern corporations operating in increasingly fast-moving and complex global markets?

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Assignment

It took 19 years to build Knight Capital Americas LLC into the largest market maker on the New York Stock Exchange, but on August 1, 2012, it took only 45 minutes for the firm to be wiped out by an information technology (IT) problem: a change in the company’s software caused it to lose more than $450 million dollars in less than an hour. Although it was ultimately saved from bankruptcy when it was acquired two days later, the terms of acquisition were very unfavourable to the company’s shareholders.

The above case study is available with your Harvard coursepack

Each team will read the above, discuss, and address the following questions based on which they will make a 15-minute presentation on March 21st. Presentation to be submitted on Canvas before the class.

Questions:

  1. Could it have been prevented by better management? What different procedures for change control, event response etc. should have been in place that were not?
  2. What lessons does this story hold for how firms should be managed and governed? And what does it say about our ability to manage risk in large modern corporations operating in increasingly fast-moving and complex global markets?