Why do you think Module 3 shifts specifically to, and focuses on, ” … conflict between Native Americans and the English in particular”, which is one of the module’s objectives? (IE, why is there so much attention to the English at this point in the course when the Spanish had a huge head start in the New World over this small island nation? Note: When Jamestown was […]

At the time of ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the new American nation of the early nineteenth century found its citizens divided in their political views. Those who favored a strong central government and thus a restriction of the powers possessed by the states belonged to the Federalist Party; those who believed that the Constitution should be interpreted so as to limit the power of […]

Drawing upon the material in this module, what evidence suggests that the federal government embarked on a campaign of genocide against Indigenous peoples? What is the significance os starving Indigenous peoples on the Plains in the Period of Subjugation? Why did federal officials specifically use sexual violence as part of this campaign? How does this history haunt Indigenous communities in present-day Saskatchewan?  Provide evidence by […]

 Mini Writing Project #2 After you read chapters 3 and 4, create a PowerPoint presentation summarizing and describing the essential points in each chapter. You must have a minimum of 20 slides—ten slides for each chapter. You can use pictures, illustrations, and videos. You can be as creative as you want; however, don’t forget to summarize the chapters. This part of the midterm is worth […]

 You’ve probably heard the expressions, “Seeing is believing,” and, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It may seem to you that a very truthful and certainly enjoyable way to learn history is through pictures — moving pictures, or films. It is true that films do provide us with presentations of historical events such as the Vietnam War or the American Revolution. Historical themes have […]

 DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES | THE HISTORY PROGRAM HIST 420 – SEMINAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FALL 2020 FINAL RESEARCH PAPER (40%) DUE DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Please research and write an original Research Paper related to the Black Power Movement, which was a distinct period in African American history from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. As we have discussed in our previous lectures, […]

First, please be sure to read my Module 6 Summary/Discussion notes that I emailed to all of you earlier. Next, read the 3rd objective in Module 7 (the one dealing with “social problems with Native American life in the 20th Century”), and then be sure to read the lecture notes provided in this module. After you’ve reviewed this material, address the following question – How did the […]

Assignment 1.2: A Changing World Final Paper Due Week 5 and worth 140 points ‘The discovery of America and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two (2) greatest events recorded in the history of [human] kind” – Adam Smith, in the Wealth of Nations,1776. Think about why he and many other notables supported this statement, […]

In this five-page essay, you are to analyze “The Man Outside” and “The Marriage of Maria Braun” as artifacts of the post-WWII period. In general terms, your research question is, “What do this play and this film tell me about what it was like to live in Germany in the decades following the war?” However, you are free to select a more specific topic of […]

 This week we will look at the difference between cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism.   Just as we identified the difficulties involved in defining terrorism, this week we will see the difficulties in distinguishing between these two concepts.   Read over the “Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief” resource first and let’s try to define those terms.   Then share some thoughts on whether or not you believe the actions of […]