The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before Lincoln and Congress now was reintegrating the rebellious Southern states into the Union. For many white southerners "Reconstruction was...
Media are modulators of power. Why is this maxim so important when thinking about media histories? (Choose three media technologies that we have discussed this semester. ) How did each technology create systems of power? What were the cultural and social implications of those systems?...
In some ways, the Civil War completed the American Revolution. The ideals boldly proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, that "all men are created equal", were now being somewhat realized. The reality was that at the end of Reconstruction the United States was still, in...
How did the war alter the lives of women on the home front, and what did different groups think would happen after the war? please use the attachments for specific details and referencesPowerPoint_DoubleVCampaign_Chapter16-2.pptxTheHomeFront.pptx...
Answer each question in a well detailed paragraph of 3 - 5 sentences 1. How important was MLK and Nonviolence to the civil rights activism of the 1950's and 1960's 2. What Was LBJ'S GREAT SOCIETY? What was its goal? 3.How did the Civil Rights...
One and a half page analysis on the sullivan ballou civil war letter talk about: 1) Who wrote the document? Whose perspective does it represent? Who was its intended audience? (This one can be a challenge. That’s why it’s important to find the context.)...
Discussion #12: Assessing Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, has been described as having had a very engaging personality. Even people who disagreed with his policies, found themselves drawn to his attractive and carefully honed public image. Surrounded by tough,...
Discussion #11: The Fall from Grace-Watergate Richard Nixon served as Vice-President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and as President from 1969 to 1974. He was the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and Vice Presidency. In 1969 Americans had...
Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent...
For the Second World War, pay special attention to the origins of the war. The end of the first world war left Germany broken and France and England at the top of European politics. But the war had taken a terrible toll on the...