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Writefew sentences explaining what information you found (or expect to find) in each article.

1. Chosen immigrant or refugee group Cannot be any of the following already covered extensively within the modules: Irish, German, Jewish, Chinese, or African American 2. 5 internet sites and/or articles that you have found to locate the necessary information about your chosen group. Include a summary about each source that explains the information available […]

What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?

5.6 What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley? Isbn 978-1-101-91019-1 The dreamt land by mark arax

Conduct light background research using high-quality websites to learn the basic concepts related to Civic Society (G. Almond and S. Verba), Democratic Peace Theory (E. Kant and T. Paine), and a Harmony of Interests (A. Smith and K. Marx) in the United States.

Assignment Prompts: 1. The Skeleton: Conduct light background research using high-quality websites to learn the basic concepts related to Civic Society (G. Almond and S. Verba), Democratic Peace Theory (E. Kant and T. Paine), and a Harmony of Interests (A. Smith and K. Marx) in the United States. At this stage, read with “metacognition” and […]

Consider what life was like for the average person in Europe, Russia, or North America during that time-Is life in your created country similar or different?

Nation Creation: Building Political Policies and Alliances To prepare for this Assignment: Envision your own country called YOUR-NAME-HERE-land. Review the Howard and Hamby readings in this week’s Resources to more clearly understand the realities of the world in which you will create your country. Consider what life was like for the average person in Europe, […]

Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the speech-What specific threats did these nations pose?

Week 7 Assignment: Case Study- History Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 28, 29, 30 Lesson Minimum of 1 primary source Minimum of 4 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 […]

Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II? If so, how? If not, why not?

Week 6 Discussion 2: World War II 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 […]

Explain how each of your choices was an effective policy to thwart international communist expansion.

Week 7 Discussion: American Foreign Policy during the Cold War 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: […]