LENGTH: 1,000 words (about 4-5 typed, double-spaced pages). Be prepared to discuss your paper in class. What crime did Jan Gross uncover in the village of Jedwabne in the summer of 1941? How does his account differ from the narratives of Jedwabne and similar wartime incidents that prevailed in Poland after the Second World War? […]
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Text: Mcgerr M., Lewis J. E., Oakes J., Cullather N., Boydston J., Summers M., & Camilla (2020). Of the People. [Columbia College]. Retrieved from https://ccis.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780190088026/ This week, cultural and economic worlds continue to collide. Through your reading, though, you come to understand the contrast between the colonization of South America and North America. Focusing on […]
Explain why every American should known this history and propose how knowing specific parts of this history could help mend race relations in the United States.
March 28th, 2022 Essay The Impact of African American History First Read this latest article before answering week 8’s Final Discussion: From Juneteenth to the Tulsa massacre: What isn’t taught in classrooms has a profound impact Educators said the history of systemic racism in this country and the contributions of Black people have been erased. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/juneteenth-tulsa-massacre-what-isn-t-taught-classrooms-has-profound-n1231442 A new […]
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March 28th, 2022 write a 5-page essay that makes an argument about the centrality of liberty, race, OR violence in U.S. history before 1865. In other words, select ONE of the three themes of liberty, race, and violence. Then, examine its place in U.S. history through contextualization and close readings of your chosen primary sources. You might want […]
Holocaust
March 27th, 2022 http://holocaustmusic.ort.org/ https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ https://www.holocaustimages.com/sculptures.html Reflect on the 3 “field trips” above. How long did it take you to go through them? How did they make you feel? What did you see, do, think about, interact with, or otherwise engage with for these activities? How are you connecting what you did with the Holocaust? 1 page per […]
Korean war
March 27th, 2022 Instructions: There are five (5) subject areas based on five sub-sections we have studied (see below). You will respond to any two (2) of your choosing. Use the prompt questions I provide and present your arguments using full sentences. If you decide to include citations in your answers use a parenthetical format, such as (last […]
History
March 27th, 2022 Instructions: There are five (5) subject areas based on five sub-sections we have studied (see below). You will respond to any two (2) of your choosing. Use the prompt questions I provide and present your arguments using full sentences. If you decide to include citations in your answers use a parenthetical format, such as (last […]
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March 25th, 2022 Answer with a 3-4 page critical essay deposited in Drop Box prior to the final exam meeting time.At the end of the Cold War, intellectuals struggled to find a new framework with which to judge global affairs. With the fall of the Soviet Union, what new ideological and social tendencies might hold sway?For this […]
The Great Depression
March 25th, 2022 Think about the great depression as a story line in American history. Identify three or four events/people/turning points where that topic is especially interesting or important. Be sure to space those points out over time. And then write an essay in which you use those events or people to tell a story about how America […]
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March 25th, 2022 Identify one political and one economic postcolonial and/or post-Cold War trend (for a total of two) that you feel greatly impacted your life today. Explain the how or why of the impact on your life.Characterize the impacts political leaders and technological developments had on these trends. Which do you believe played a greater role in […]
