Where should we place the blame? Economists believe the Great Depression was caused by the weaknesses in the 1920s economy, but the person whose name will be forever linked to the depression is President Herbert Hoover. Personally blaming him for the crisis, Americans started to call the...
Hiroshima: Harry Truman on Trial | History News Network (hnn.us) Critics have charged that the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II. Were the United States' actions justified? What are...
Discussion Board Statement: These discussions are meant for you to jot down your thoughts and analyses of the works of the week. In art, everything is evaluated by your perspective. There is no right or wrong answer to be graded against; instead, you will be...
support immediate emancipation Find a character (person) Please remember this debate take place during the 1850s. Before the Civil War, before Emancipation Proclamation and after Jefferson has been dead for more than 35 years. Your character does not have to be an actual historical...
Thesis Statement Shadrack in Toni Morrison’s novel Sula is a character who portrays how war trauma and mental illness isolate people from society and how society fails to care for the psychological victims of war. What Shadrack's character teaches us about the effects of...
The tensions that arose between Great Britain and her North American colonies as a result of taxation and other measures following the Seven Years' War culminated in war, a movement for independence, and the establishment of a new nation. The ideals that fueled the Revolution...
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 Hay, the ambassador to London,...
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 overcrowded...
Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War White Southern Responses to Black Emancipation | American Experience | Official Site | PBS Milestone Documents | National Archives Consider the following statement: "The persistence of...
Journal Instructions These may not be older than six months and must be from legitimate news sources (Wikipedia is not a legitimate source, nor is History.com). In the article, the author must be either discussing a historical topic, and/or using it to support an...