nstructions For this activity, reflect on the course content and address the following: Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work. Provide advice to the next group of students who will be taking this course. How has this course affected you today in your daily life and/or work? What should incoming students be aware of regarding this class? What strategies did you ...

Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources To advance critical thinking and writing skills To compile a response to the prompts provided To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corre...

Initial Post Instructions Pick three (3) of the following American Foreign policies: Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift Containment Anti-Communist Freedom Fighters Vietnam (conflict) War Détente' SALT I & SALT II Camp David Accords Strategic Defense Initiative (nicknamed "Star Wars") Then, address the following for your selections: Explain how each of your choices was an effective policy to thwart international communist expansion. Based on your selections,...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 27 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, consider three (3) of the following events: Treaty of Versailles Rise of fascism, militarism and imperialism Failure of the League of Nations Hitler and the Nazi Party The Lend Lease Act Japanese expansion and the bombing of Pearl Harbor Based on your...

Initial Post Instructions: For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following (any program and/or act of the New Deal): Programs Acts Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Public Works Administration (PWA) Civil Works Administration (CWA) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Farm Security Administration (FSA) Emergency Banking Relief Act Economy Act Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) National Employment System Act (Wagne...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 18, 21, 22 Lesson Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook). The sources associated with each topic selection below can be used as part of the 3 scholarly sources. Optional Resources to Explore Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link: Link (website): History Library Guide (Links to an external site.) Introducti...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 17 (section 17.4), 18 (section 18.3), 19 (sections 19.1, 19.2), 21 (sections 21.2, 21.4) Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following categories representing minority groups during 1880-1914: Women's rights activists African Americans Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe ...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 15, 16 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, craft a response comparing the three (3) Reconstruction plans: Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) - Lincoln Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan Congressional Reconstruction Plan (Congress) Then, address one (1) of the following for your...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 12, 14 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick three (3) of the leading causes of the American Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 The Fugitive Slave Law 1850 Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 The Kansas Nebraska Act 1854 The Dred Scott Case of 1857 The Lincoln Douglas Debates 1858 Then, address one (...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 (section 10.4), 11 (section 11.5), 13 Lesson 1 primary source that corresponds with your selected topic (noted in the topic instructions) Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Optional Resources to Explore Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link: Link (website): History Library Guide (Links to an exte...