Please view and take notes on the Video: (Also, see pages 130-134) Then respond to the following two questions: Explain why politicians utilize gerrymandering. Next, give some reasons as to why critics of gerrymandering believe that it is undemocratic tool. Several states have decided to hand the re-districting process over to a non-partisan commission. Do you … Read more
300 Words Minimum Due in 24 hours. MLA Format. Discuss two of the most important the changes that occurred in the Armed Forces in the post-World War II period. Explain why you choose these changes and discuss their significance. Give complete and accurate historical details. Use attached PDF for this assignment.
300 Words Minimum Due in 24 hours. MLA Format. Discuss two ways in which the Cold War in Asia affected the US military and its personnel. Explain your answer by giving complete and accurate historical details. Use attached PDF for this assignment.
After reading the piece entitled The Columbian Exchange, please write a three page response in which you complete the following tasks: Summarize the main aspects of the Columbian Exchange Describe the major impacts (both positive and negative) of the Columbian Exchange Assess the relevance of the Columbian Exchange and its impacts on the development of … Read more
Write a 2-3 paragraph post on the following: Pretend that you are a Japanese-American living at one of the internment camps at Jerome and Rohwer. Write a journal entry or a letter describing your experiences. For this assignment, please use material from the film Time of Fear and pages 637-639 in your textbook.
Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which spread to the south. Some … Read more
Assigned person: Lydia Barrington Darragh List here: Enter your response here: (it will expand as you type) Instructions- Write an obituary Write an obituary regarding the person you have been assigned. An obituary is a notice of a death that typically includes a brief biography of the deceased person along with other important … Read more
Based on the readings and video clips, discuss the importance of African American womens activism and leadership in rural areas and the challenges they faced. Discuss their leadership in key civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, CORE and the MFDP and the impact of such leadership on the overall struggle for civil rights. … Read more
FORUM DESCRIPTION This discussion board requires you to read the weekly PowerPoint lecture and Chapter 23 of Give Me Liberty! Vol 2. you may also consult pages 965-967 of Chapter 24 and pages 991-992 of Chapter 25. 1) To what degree were the United States’ policies -either foreign or domestic- from the late 1940s-early 1960s … Read more
(1) Do you feel it is beneficial that we have countless interest groups and that they have an enormous influence in our political system: (2) Do interest groups end up helping the powerful segments of society at the expense of the collective good or not? (3) Would America be better or worse if interest … Read more