Veterans of Vietnam Discuss how US Vietnam veterans were treated when they got back. If they were treated like any other soldier or if they were treated harshly.
Colonialism What effects did Colonialism have on Latin America concerning politics,economics, gender, and society ? Should be typed,1” borders all around, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman,include references, conform to copyright laws, and consequently follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th or 6th edition format. The research paper must contain a minimum of … Read more
Reaction Essay Find the I Love Lucy episode called “Job Switching.” 1. Briefly explain how suburban middle-class women related to work in the 1950s. 2. How did Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Frank portray each others’ jobs in the home and outside the home? 3. How the Job-Placement agent act toward Lucy and Ethel? … Read more
Equity and Equality Discussion Forum. Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCS7Rus4_-Y 1. Did you already know the difference between equality and equity? 2. How is equity and empathy connected and how does that effect the notion of “fairness” you learned about in the video? 3. How has the notion of equity and equality played out in … Read more
Snippet of Saving Private Ryan Watch the snippet of Saving Private Ryan that depicts the fight to take Omaha beach. 1. Provide some background to the D-Day Invasion. Why do you think that historians view this battle as being a crucial step for the Allies? 2. What amazed/surprised/frightened/saddened/humored you about this scene? 3. Were you … Read more
Triangle Fire. Watch the video the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABBwNxgBHw. Describe what happened and why. How would you have responded had you been a worker in the factory, a journalist covering the fire, the relative of one of the workers, or one of the owners of the factory? What did you think about the … Read more
Reaction essay. What surprised/encouraged/scared/disheartened/amused you? What did you already know, and what did you not know? Do you know anybody or have you heard a story from someone you know that lived through these events, or can you relate to them personally because of something that happened to you or your family or to you?
The Last Queen of Hawaii Watch Liliuokalani: The Last Queen of Hawaii here:(https://houstonpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ull20-queen-liliuokalani-video/unladylike2020/**** 1. Who were the foreign landowners in Hawaii? Where were they from? Why did many of them want to overthrow the Hawaiian government? 2. How do you think the “Bayonet Constitution” got its name? 3. What does “annexation” mean? What was the … Read more
Mythic Wild West What might account for the emergence of a mythic “Wild” West during the Gilded Age? Given the rapid post Civil War expansion of industry beyond the Mississippi River, why would perceptions of a West, at once a lawless but timeless romantic frontier dominated by cowboys and Indians, permeate American popular culture in … Read more
Industrial revolution. Describe how the industrial revolution created new forms of freedom for some workers while restricting some freedoms for others. How did industrialization affect all workers?
