American History

Each question just needs a paragraph answer. 1. Describe the policy of containment and how it came into existence. Who were the major players, and was the policy successful? 2. Assess the effectiveness of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency. What were the highlights and shortfalls of his policies? 3. Assess the achievements and failures of John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy.

Question: As one historian notes, Andrew Jackson was a “symbol for an age,” and “the everyman’s president.” There is much debate as to whether he should still be on the $20 note. Citing what you’ve read about him in this unit, do you believe he should still be given this honor? Use the terms and concepts you learned from your textbook to support your answer. Cite your source(s) using APA Style. below you are able to access the textbook. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

This assignment allows you to reflect critically on primary sources and engage with the ideas described by the author. It also demonstrates your understanding of the material in the first three lectures and your awareness of how concepts in the readings and the lectures overlap. In particular, this paper will illustrate your understanding of the issues that arose following Reconstruction.   Task:   You will choose one of the prompts from the list below, referring to the assigned readings and the lectures from the first week of class. Write a 2-page paper (approximately 900 words long) in which you answer the questions, engage with the readings, and relate the readings back to the lectures. Your paper must have a thesis statement which answers one of the following prompts:   · Compare the speech by Booker T. Washington with the declaration from the Niagara Movement. What are the differences between these two documents? For example, what are Washington’s goals? How does the Niagara Movement propose to achieve their goals? · Why does Henry McNeal Turner feel disappointed in the United States? How does he express this disappointment? · How does The Voice of the Negro reflect the struggles and experiences of an African-American family in the South in 1906?   Use specific examples from the readings and the lectures to support your thesis.   Your paper must be typed and saved in PDF format. Your paper must be typed in 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, with 1” margins

Question: According to “George Fitzhugh’s Defence of Slavery”, why was it so important for slave-owning southerners to persuade non-slave-owners that the institution of slavery benefited them as well? Your response should be based on the reading, not on your own personal opinion. Use the terms and concepts you learned from your textbook to support your answer. Cite your source(s) using APA Style. below you can click on the link to access the textbook. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

Discussion Topic: Research online about Ethnic Diversity in Latin America. Then answer the following questions: Who are the Amerindians? Who are the Mestizos? What is the ethnic make-up of Mexico? What is the ethnic make-up of Peru? What is the ethnic make-up of Argentina? How do you think the cultures of Latin America are affected by their ethnic make-up? What is the ethnic make-up of the USA and how does it affect the culture in our country? Paste the links of the websites you visited. Discussion Guidelines:

Short Answer Question #3 You are to choose ONE question from part A and ONE question from part B to answer. Your answers should be in complete sentences and be between two and three paragraphs. You may only use information provided to you from your textbook or a reading in the module. Please use APA Style citation, and upload the document as a Microsoft Word attachment. Refer to the Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing LibGuide to prevent your work from being flagged for plagiarism. Please refer to the Short Answer Questions Rubric to understand how you may earn full credit for this assignment. Part A After reading “The Lowell Girls Strike Back”, discuss how the Lowell girls would respond to someone who argues they chose to work at the Lowell factories. How do the women strikers use the term “slave” in these lyrics? How would their audience, people in Lowell, MA, and in the rest of the North respond to the use of this term? How did the strikers use the term “liberty” here? What would be the meaning of this to the poem’s audience? In Chief Ross’s letter, “Our Hearts are Sickened”, what is Chief Ross arguing? What reasons does he give for not accepting the Treaty of Ochoa? If the public had read this letter, would history not have happened the way it did? After reading “The Happiest Laboring Class in the World”, what are the advantages and the disadvantages that the two Virginia slave holders give for having overseers? What are the best ways to treat slaves? What is the true nature of a slave? Lastly, why is it best to have and keep the institution of slavery? Part B Explain the similarities and differences between the Democrats and Whigs. Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered. However, the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California. Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there. Below you will be able to click on the link to access the textbook. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

1) Read the article “The People’s President.” 2) Look at four or five of President FDR’s “fireside chat” speeches located at http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/firesi90.html (Links to an external site.) 3) Consider the sentences in the conclusion of the article: “Roosevelt’s rise and then wide popularity in national politics was, in part, molded and fostered by his use of radio. His radio reside chats entered the living rooms of most people at a crucial economic period, inspiring confidence that, together, the citizenry would ensure and stabilize its way of life.”[1] 4) In a four page paper provide other examples than stated in the article from FDR’s speeches that support this argument. What did FDR say specifically that would give the listeners such “inspiring confidence?” Be sure to cite any quotations or any references to the texts. Use MLA style citations.

On the PPT page34: Evaluate and analyze at minimum 2 of the following 5 slides: The Freedman’s Bureau image from 1868 (slides 35), the two images on Carpetbaggers (slide 36), The Policy Train (slide 37), The Freedman’s Bureau political cartoon (slide 37), The Great Labor Question (slide 38), and Southern White Nostalgia for Slavery (slide 39) In at least 150 words answer the following questions for each slide: Who is the intended audience for these sources? Why were Northerners depicted this way? Why were African Americans depicted in this way? How do these images depict the Southern attitude toward losing the Civil War? What do these images tell us about Reconstruction in the South? Include at least two clear examples. !!:Be sure to use parenthetical citation so that I know which images you are drawing on and when in your analysis (image, slide #) Keep in mind… You should complete the assigned reading and lecture before completing this assignment. Your answer should be at least 150 words You should provide at least two specific examples in your response. Be sure to use parenthetical citation so that I know which images you are drawing on and when in your analysis: (image, slide #). Check the rubric so you know exactly how your score will be determined.

Very few would argue with the claim that the President’s role as Commander-in-Chief is the greatest formal power that a president possesses. Yet, in the Constitution, only Congress has the authority to formally “declare war.” Presidents for the last 60-70 years have openly stated that they do not need Congressional authorization to use the military to pursue America’s interests on the global stage. As proof, America has not formally declared war since WWII. So, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghanistan, and now Syria have all been military exercises, but not wars in the Constitutional sense. Has the power of the President of the United States as Commander-in-Chief exceeded constitutional boundaries and should those powers be curtailed, given the constant state of war we find ourselves in? Or should the President’s military powers continue to expand to address the growing chaos in our world, despite the Constitution or in congruence with the Constitution? Explain your answer.

When Congress was being established, the smaller states and the larger states were debating over how much representation each state would have in the federal government. Explain how the Great Compromise calmed the debate over this issue.