Category: History

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?

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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?

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The dreamt land by mark arax

Write 3 Paragraphs on how the Articles of Confederation interests me.

AP US1 Final

Write 3 Paragraphs on how the Articles of Confederation interests me.

The Articles of Confederation (1777)
Congress (Federal government) limited by common fear of tyrannical central power→States retain sovereignty
Only state governments had power to tax → federal government printed more money leading to inflation
Economic problems : No power to levy tariffs → American merchants hurt by foreign competition
Spain cut off Mississippi R. & France demanded repayment of loans
No power to draft troops → weak army dependent on militias

How does Obama’s speech repudiate the National Security Strategy? In other words, what does the National Security Strategy say, and how does Obama reverse some of these claims? Be sure to cite specific examples from each document.

Read the attached documents and answer the following questions (you also have the option to watch the speeches, linked here):

Examine the reactions to attacks on the United States by George W. Bush after 9/11 and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair after the 2005 London Bombings. Imagine yourself as a citizen who has just woken up to news of these attacks (both events happened in the morning hours). Keep in mind that Bush responded in the evening after the morning attacks with a prepared statement, while Blair responded unprepared within minutes of hearing the news. Which reaction would you prefer from your nation’s leader? Why?

How does Obama’s speech repudiate the National Security Strategy? In other words, what does the National Security Strategy say, and how does Obama reverse some of these claims? Be sure to cite specific examples from each document.

Are peace and stability in the Middle East vital to the United States’ economy and national security?

Analyze anti-communist sentiments during the Cold War era, were these sentiments valid. If so, how? If not, why not?Do you think that the tactics and strategies that civil rights activists used in the 1960s would apply to today’s racial and ethnic conflicts? Why or why not?

Week 7 Assignment: Case Study- History

Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:

Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the speech. What specific threats did these nations pose?
Assess if Senator Joseph McCarthy charges were accurate.

Analyze anti-communist sentiments during the Cold War era, were these sentiments valid. If so, how? If not, why not?

Explain if there are other examples of events similar to the Red Scare that have occurred throughout history and modern day.

Examine what happened to people who invoked the Fifth Amendment, refused to appear or were found in violation of the law as defined by the Congressional Committee.

Explain if the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the nation.

What effect would the Civil Rights Acts have across the continent on minority groups?

Do you think that the tactics and strategies that civil rights activists used in the 1960s would apply to today’s racial and ethnic conflicts? Why or why not?

Do the ideas of the 1960s still have relevance today? If so how? If not, why not?

Analyze how the Civil Rights Movement would impact diversity in America today.

Explain how your selected presidents worked to improve the United States economically and socially. Give at least one example of each president.

Assess if the policies of your choice of presidents strengthen or weaken the United States.

Explain how you see your choice of presidents served the public interest and further the cause of democracy.

Determine if it is constitutional for the United States to fight preemptive wars.

Determine if human rights and morality should be the cornerstones of United State foreign policy.

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

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, analyze if the United States should have feared international communist subversion during the Cold War era (1945-1991).

Analyze if the use of atomic (nuclear) weapons to defeat enemies in war is a setback for democracy (President Truman’s decision to drop the atom bomb on Japan).

Week 6 Discussion 2: World War II

Assess if the United States foreign policy during the 1930s helped to promote World War II. Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II? If so, how? If not, why not?

Explain if the United States, despite neutrality, aided the Allies against the Axis powers.

Analyze if the use of atomic (nuclear) weapons to defeat enemies in war is a setback for democracy (President Truman’s decision to drop the atom bomb on Japan).

Which do you find to be the most accurate? Finally, based on what you have discussed, do you feel that, in the twentieth century, Xinjiang/East Turkestan continued to experience a history of colonialism?

Xinjiang/East Turkestan in the twentieth century

It addresses arguments about this region’s history, presenting the point of view of the Chinese government: https://www.mfa.gov.cn/ce/cegv/eng/zywjyjh/t1683694.htm One website is provided by the Uyghur World Congress.

It presents the history of the region from the point of view of the Congress and, presumably, many Uyghur peoples: https://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/east-turkestan-2/ So, here is the subject for an essay: First, how do the PRC and the Congress differently explain the history of the region? Pick 3 or 4 factual matters of interpretationsXinjiang/East Turkestan in the twentieth century . Second, why do they have these differing interpretations?

Which do you find to be the most accurate? Finally, based on what you have discussed, do you feel that, in the twentieth century, Xinjiang/East Turkestan continued to experience a history of colonialism?