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14 Nov What were the causes of the Great Depression? Compare and contrast Hoover and Roosevelt’s response to the crisis. How did they illustrate American’s changing attitudes of government inter

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As you’ve seen from this week’s resources, President Hoover and President Roosevelt took different stances concerning the Great Depression. What were the causes of the Great Depression? Compare and contrast Hoover and Roosevelt’s response to the crisis. How did they illustrate American’s changing attitudes of...

14 Nov Read the excerpt from Meir y Teran about Mexican worries of American expansion in Texas Meir y Teran to Pueblo Viejo, Nov 24, 1829 The department of Texas is contiguous to the most avid n

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Doing History: Texas Read the excerpt from Meir y Teran about Mexican worries of American expansion in Texas Meir y Teran to Pueblo Viejo, Nov 24, 1829 The department of Texas is contiguous to the most avid nation in the world. The North Americans...

12 Nov As you’ve seen from this week’s resources, President Hoover and President Roosevelt took different stances concerning the Great Depression. What were the causes of the Great Depression? Com

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09 Nov This week’s readings and resources discuss an America entering and becoming an important player on the world stage. During Wilson’s two terms, Americans experienced war, the Russian R

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This week’s readings and resources discuss an America entering and becoming an important player on the world stage. During Wilson’s two terms, Americans experienced war, the Russian Revolution, and the Red Scare at home. How did war and the Russian revolution raise fears of internal...

09 Nov Many are not aware of just how many federal agencies there are and the scope of their functions. As President Trump recently stated in numerous campaign speeches, some things are goin

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Many are not aware of just how many federal agencies there are and the scope of their functions. As President Trump recently stated in numerous campaign speeches, some things are going to have to be cut. You are responsible for saving your agency. You...

08 Nov How did the election of President Obama impact you? How did the Civil Rights Movement pave the way for his election?

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In 2008, Barack Obama was the first African American elected president of the United States. full detailes in the file attached.OBAMADiscussion.docx Discussion: The Election of Barack Obama ...

02 Nov The discussion for this week is on the video clip on New York’s growing trade and manufacturing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ?The prompt for this weeks discussion is:

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1. The discussion for this week is on the video clip on New York's growing trade and manufacturing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The prompt for this weeks discussion is: What change described in this video had the...

30 Oct As you have seen from the readings, sources, and media this week, the U.S. became an industrial society. This meant businesses needed not only workers to support their industrial migh

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As you have seen from the readings, sources, and media this week, the U.S. became an industrial society. This meant businesses needed not only workers to support their industrial might, but also overseas markets to increase profits. Using all of this week’s resources, discuss American...

30 Oct Comparing and Contextualizing Totalitarianism, Analyzing the context of Totalitarianism Read Primary Sources 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 and answer the following: How does Arendt’s view of t

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1. Comparing and Contextualizing Totalitarianism, Analyzing the context of Totalitarianism Read Primary Sources 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 and answer the following: How does Arendt's view of totalitarianism apply to the three subsequent documents? To which document does the term totalitarian seem most appropriate? To...

26 Oct Mark Twain referred to the late 1800s as the Gilded Age.?What did Twain mean by this, and do you think this is an accurate label for the period?? Why or why not?

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Mark Twain referred to the late 1800s as the Gilded Age. What did Twain mean by this, and do you think this is an accurate label for the period? Why or why not? ...