Based on the article, Fear of a Black President (see link below), I will like for someone to answer these questions:Did the election of Barack Obama indicate the “triumph of black politics“? What types of opposition did/does Obama face as president and why? How does the Obama presidency differ from his two predecessors (Clinton and George W. Bush) in matters of race? Is this only an […]

Which of the following was not a feature of American involvement in World War II?a.Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was based in part on a fear that hundreds of thousands of Americans might otherwise die in a land war.b.It took the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to shock a reluctant nation into entering the war.c.FDR agreed to a wartime alliance with the Soviet […]

Each of the six group members need to select a perspective to represent: Spain, Naples, Lutheran Germany, Catholic Germany, the Netherlands, and the Catholic Church from 1598. In other words, each of you will choose to become one of the above categories and discuss from that point of view. You need to decide amongst yourselves which you will represent and I would do this as early as […]

This week’s discussion board is designed to have you consider how rights vary across “time and space”. In other words which rights are chosen to be included in constitutions and how these rights are defined and interpreted vary across countries and across states in the United States at the same point in time (the space dimension) and vary at different points in time within the […]

In the nineteenth century, the era of the intensification of European imperialism marked a major shift in the course of world history (imperialism was defined as the militarized/administrative-controlled territories of distant countries – such as Britain/UK in India). This article needs to identify at least two key historical processes leading to this radical European imperialism. The essays should explain how the first Opium War (India/China/Asia) […]

Discussion 3.1: Scavenger Hunt 7      7 unread replies.    12      12 replies.         In this exercise, use the interactive activity below to decipher the clues and answer the question. It consists of a series  of 20 clues that reference important people, places, and deities of the  Ancient World. Using what you’ve learned in your textbook and videos  (and maybe a little Googling), answer as many as you can. Record […]

Individual Assignment: 3-to-5 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on a Male or Female Divine. First, identify a single aspect of the divine that your choice from classic mythology embodies; utilize the University Library to identify a modern scholarly article that discusses thisone aspect.  The “star of the show”–the academic article–could be from any discipline and might range anywhere from discussions on goddesses in advertising found in an article on marketing to discussions of […]

A  note about this assignment: You will have two weeks to complete each  thematic summary question. For the W8 thematic summary question that  follows, your access begins in Week 7 and it is due at the end of Week  8. Technological innovations and architectural space:   The periods and cultures examined in the second half of this course  witnessed numerous technological innovations that redefined how  architecture was […]

Choose a topic which fits into the chronological framework of this course.  You may choose a topic we have covered in class or you can find something that we weren’t able to get around to.  Read a full primary source (e.g. Herodotus, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, etc.) and then talk about the following: 1) How is this source a product of its time? […]

Art, politics and identity: The works of art and  architecture examined during weeks 5 and 6 often held an underlying  political or social meaning that emphasized or redefined individual or  group identities.  In some instances artists appropriated earlier styles  that gave their works an historic pedigree.  At other times artists  broke with existing traditions to create something innovative and new.    Discuss how artists and/or architects […]