History 405n - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RUNNING HEAD: WEEK 5 CASE STUDY Progressive Case Study Option 2: Who is A Progressive? According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a progressive? According to Roosevelt, a progressive is someone who stands for the betterment of the people, one who fights effortlessly and effectively against the privileged. (Roosevelt, 1912). He believed in the right for people to governor themselves. Roosevelt goes on to explain that by saying, the difference between the men who, stand strong,...

HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 2, World War II 2023-2024. Following the German invasion of Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 (Keene, Cornell, & O'Donnell, 2013). An even that was a driving force leading to World War II was Hitler and the Nazi Party. In Germany, Hitler and the Nazi party gained power through the use of propaganda, thus many people were fed the views of Hitler. The views truly shaped the minds and ways of behavior of many people. It is important to note...

HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 2: World War II. What were the underlying causes of World War II? Select one event that you think irrevocably led the world (and the U.S.) to war more than any other event. Argue your selection with details that support your answer. ANSWER Hello Professor and Classmates, Following the German invasion of Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 (Keene, Cornell, & O'Donnell, 2013). An even that was a driving force leading to World War II was Hi...

HIST 405N Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War Professor and classmates, This week I have chosen to discuss: The Compromise of 1850, The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858. I believe that all of these events had a major role in the American Civil War. They all had to do with the issue of slavery in the United States and where it should be allowed and whether it should be continued or abolished. The Compromise of 1850 was a plan for temporary polit...

Week 3 Discussion: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846 How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elaborate. The Man...

HIST-405N Week 3 Discussion: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846 How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elabo...

Week 5 Discussion: Industrialization, Imperialism, and America’s Entry Into WWI Describe the basic industries of America's Industrial Revolution. Explain what made the men who controlled them so successful, and analyze the role of immigrants in industrialization. America’s rapid industrialization took off in the late nineteenth century despite being latecomers compared to other nations such as Europe. America had a large amount of raw materials such as coal, wood, silver, gold, copper, cott...

HIST 405N Week 4 Discussion 2: Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1877 – Graded An A+ Week 4 Discussion 2: Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1877 The decade that followed the American Civ ile war tumultuous as the efforts to impose Union control on the already defeated Southern states would face a fierce backlash from vigilante and terrorist organizations that emerged (Corbett et al., 2017). The period of reconstruction was one of the most controversial and turbulent eras in American hist...

HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 1: The New Deal (2 Versions) What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either before or since? The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and was the worst economic depression in the history of the United States. Economists and historians point to the stock market crash of October 24, 1929, as the start of the downturn. But the truth is that many things caused the Great Depress...