How does looking at Los Angeles help us understand California and the United States more broadly? To make your argument, describe three or four pivotal events or time periods in Los Angeles history and relate them to broader changes in the state and country. 4...
1. How will living in the AFRICAN BLACK DIASPORA LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITY at UC san Diego benefit your academic and personal growth 2. Please list 3 ways in which you would use your interests and past experiences to define your role and contributions as an engaged resident...
The Progressive era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women's suffrage and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants...
Discussion #5: How progressive was the Progressive Era? The Progressive era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women's...
1-Since the advent of polling, political scientists have found that Americans don’t know much about the details of political issues or even the names of many leading politicians. Education is one distinguishing factor that separates the politically sophisticated from the unsophisticated,...
From the YAWP readings, consider William Graham Sumner’s thoughts on Social Darwinism and Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth. How do Sumner and Carnegie differ on their responses to the extreme economic inequality of the late 1800s? How does Carnegie’s version of “civilization” compare to...
1) Create a conversation starter about these learnings. 2) If we study history so that we don't repeat the mistakes of the past, what do we need to learn and know from this time period? 3) Pose 3 questions from your learning to your...
Discussion #4: American Imperial Expansion The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade. McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called "jingos," they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John...
The topic for your writing assignment is below. The writing assignment should be a minimum of 750 words. You should use information from the textbook and outside sources to complete the assignment in the textbook. You must include a Works Cited page and in-text citations. See...
Choose a work from this lesson that illustrates a significant cultural influence on its creation and discuss its historical context. How did the culture in which the work was created influence the work? (What particular ideologies played a role in its creation and where do...