Write a cogent and coherent review of the issues discussed in the readings. Demonstrate your command of the issues raised in those readings and the seminar discussions as they pertain to our subject.

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Modern Caribbean History-In relation to American Imperialism

Write a cogent and coherent review of the issues discussed in the readings. You are to use ONLY the assigned course material. Demonstrate your command of the issues raised in those readings and the seminar discussions as they pertain to our subject. Take the opportunity to comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the readings for exploring the focus and subject matter of this seminar. In your conclusion write one paragraph on a proposed research essay based on your assessment of these readings. Avoid writing a morality play (good guys vs. bad guys) and focus on illustrating the nuances of this complicated and asymmetrical relationship between The United States and Caribbean territories between 1899 and 1983 based on the assigned readings. The readings and their page numbers are attached. Only use the sources attached.

Trace and discuss the connection of commerce and trade between the cultures of this unit and their effect on world history. Include the silk roads (sand and sea, too) the Islamic Empire, worlds of Christendom, China during the Ming Dynasty, and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

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Unit III Exam

Question No. 1

Trace and discuss the connection of commerce and trade between the cultures of this unit and their effect on world history. Include the silk roads (sand and sea, too) the Islamic Empire, worlds of Christendom, China during the Ming Dynasty, and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

Question No. 2

Trace and discuss the role of women through this unit, comparing and contrasting their roles in the cultures of China, Islamic societies, during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and in the Americas, including native North America and the Aztecs.

Question No. 3

Traces, discuss and compare the existence of scholarship and humanism as evidenced by the the cultures of this unit. Include China, Southernization, Islam, the Muslim Synthesis, the Middle Ages and the Byzantine Empire, monastic institutions and the Renaissance.

How did the American victory in World War 2 impact us politically, socially, and economically? What were the long-term consequences of that victory? How did it change our economic position in the World? What impact did it have on our culture and social expectation of Americans?

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World War II

How did the American victory in World War 2 impact us politically, socially, and economically? What were the long-term consequences of that victory? How did it change our economic position in the World? What impact did it have on our culture and social expectation of Americans?

What kinds of opportunities did the destruction of the Janissaries create, and what was missing without the Janissaries?

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The Auspicious Incident and Janisarries’ Competing Vision of Power

Answering the question “What kinds of opportunities did the destruction of the Janissaries create, and what was missing without the Janissaries?”

Write a 600-800 word paper about a failure in History. Identify a historical failure created by a historical character that lived between 1700 and 1860.

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Historical Failure was Christopher Columbus

Assignment Directions

Students are to write a 600-800 word paper about a failure in History. (Example George Custer–do not use him for your paper, just an example!)

Students will identify a historical failure created by a historical character that lived between 1700 and 1860.

Students should show why this failure happened and how it could have been prevented or resolved more effectively. Note that you need to use logic and valid reasoning that goes beyond opinions or just a change of mind to properly address the issue of preventing a failure or correcting the failure. Use historical data and research to construct a solution to the failure. Your suggestion for correcting or preventing the failure should focus on systemic/cultural/political reasons for the failure.

Use Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Double-space.

Three cited sources are required. One of the three sources must be a primary source.

Sources should be cited according to Chicago Manual of Style. This means that you should have a separate bibliography page and footnotes in your paper. Failure to include a bibliography will result in a “0” on the assignment. Check to make sure you have included the bibliography before you send your document!

Use footnotes when you change sources in your paper. If you write an entire paragraph and have not changed sources, place a footnote at the end of the paragraph. Use footnotes at the end of quotes.

Note there is a tool in the Exam Reviews and Tools Module that explains the footnote process and how to create the Bibliography according to Chicago Style. Use this tool!

Remember that all assignments in this course are submitted through Turnitin.Com and that students receiving a 40% match or higher will receive an “F” on the paper.

Explain your motive, justify the route choice you made, and, most importantly, describe the regions you passed through and the people you encountered.

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Essay 3

Based on the spice trade game you played and the readings listed below, write a 4-page double spaced paper about your journey as a spice trader in the 17th century. The format of the paper can be letter, diary, travel report for newspaper, etc. In the paper, explain your motive, justify the route choice you made, and, most importantly, describe the regions you passed through and the people you encountered.

If you had to teach a U.S. History class for one week, what topic would you choose and why? What level would you teach (elementary, middle, high, or college)? How would you go about it (lecture, videos, research, etc.)? How would you evaluate the success of your efforts/students? 

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U.S. 161 History Final Exam

Five Point IDs: Answer six.  

Charles Grandison Finney        Manifest Destiny

Republican Motherhood           Election of 1824

The Four Whig Presidents        Beecher’s Bibles

The Virginia Dynasty                Civil Disobedience

The Missouri Compromise        Popular Sovereignty

Marbury vs. Madison                Republican Motherhood

 Ten-Point Essays: Answer two

The Election of 1860 (who ran, etc.)

The Concept of Balance in the Senate

Create your own question that allows you to demonstrate your learning on any topic of your choosing

Twenty-Point Essay: 

If you had to teach a U.S. History class for one week, what topic would you choose and why? What level would you teach (elementary, middle, high, or college)? How would you go about it (lecture, videos, research, etc.)? How would you evaluate the success of your efforts/students?

Thirty-Point Essay: 

The Five Points of Hamilton’s Economic Plan (with lots of details for each point)

To what degree do the people of a kingdom/nation have the rights to have control over how they are to be governed?

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How much power do people have

The prompt is “To what degree do the people of a kingdom/nation have the rights to have control over how they are to be governed?” Queen Elizabeth I age in England (1558-1603)
must include 1 quote from each of these documents

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xLrKW-q4gLs0xhuSa7aNlf9T50K-36aBvQ2BZKLFVFM/edit

How has your personal understanding and appreciation of history changed or been widened during this semester? And how will you use the new knowledge and skills you’ve gained?

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Western civilization 750CE to 1500CE

Double-space your work with one-inch margins on all sides. 12 point, Times New Roman font. Start each section on a DIFFERENT page with an appropriate heading-Section I, II, or III.

Final Portfolio Part I (20%) 1.25-1.5 pages.
History is one discipline that can be studied and appreciated by anyone with curiosity and interest whether in a college class or not. How has your personal understanding and appreciation of history changed or been widened during this semester? And how will you use the new knowledge and skills you’ve gained?

Final Portfolio, Part II (80%) 3.75-4.25 pages
History is, at its core, a study of change over time. And many things can be an engine of change in human society. Looking back at the period from 750 CE to 1500 CE (so from the period of Charlemagne through Renaissance), which would you argue is the most significant engine of change during this time: individuals, institutions, or ideas? In answering this question, you must focus on change over time. What changed from 750 CE to 1600 CE and WHY did that change occur? A C-level paper will focus on one individual or institution and describe it. An A-level paper will focus on change over time and examine WHY that change happened, and determine whether individuals, institutions, or ideas were more important in causing that change.
You MUST use at least FIVE of the sources from class preparation or the web resources in answering this question. Citations from Backman, while necessary for your paper, DO NOT count towards your five sources. Use in-text citations like this in the body of your paper (Backman, 68), (Euen, The Protestant Reformation, pdf file), and (Khan Academy, The Carolingian Renaissance, URL of site, accessed Nov. 3, 2020). Use the sources as evidence to bolster YOUR argument–do not use the sources to speak for you. Quoting at length is almost always a poor choice in an essay this short. If you look back at the class preps and the discussion board questions, you will realize that you do not need to do much–if any–preparation for this question. The class preps and discussion boards have been preparing you for this question. What you have to do now is put together the puzzle pieces you already have.
If Section II does not meet the length criteria, the highest score on this section will be a 70% (56 points out of a possible 80). If any sources not listed on the course website are included in any of the final portfolio, the score on the assignment will be zero.

How did a democracy become a dictatorship? What was at the core of Nazi ideology? Why were many Germans attracted to Nazism and why did some Germans persuade themselves to “take the bad with the good” and not intervene or oppose Nazi actions? What precedents did the Nazis draw upon in formulating their genocidal plan and actions? What was unique about their plan?

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Nazi Germany Essay

Answer these 2 questions in about a page each. No more than 700 words for each question. There is a book called

Question 1: Word limit: 700 words

How did a democracy become a dictatorship? What was at the core of Nazi ideology? Why were many Germans attracted to Nazism and why did some Germans persuade themselves to “take the bad with the good” and not intervene or oppose Nazi actions? What precedents did the Nazis draw upon in formulating their genocidal plan and actions? What was unique about their plan?

Question 2: Word limit: 700 words

Drawing specifically on various survivor memoirs/testimonies, as well as on other course readings and documentaries, develop a “portrait” of a Holocaust survivor that includes who was targeted for persecution and why, the various contexts or circumstances experienced by those persecuted, and the different decisions/“choiceless choices” they faced. What were the most important factors in survival?