History

Read the “Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945)” and using a minimum of 200 words (not including quotations) respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion:  Just as the American Declaration of Independence listed grievances against the King of England, what grievances does this document list against the French?  How did the Japanese occupation of Vietnam complicate Vietnamese attitudes toward the French? Why do the Vietnamese anticipate a favorable reaction from the international community, in particular the United States, toward their declaration of independence?  Why do you suppose the Truman Administration was not supportive of this declaration?

Instructions Short Answer Questions #2 You are to choose ONE question from part A and ONE question from part B to answer. Your answers should be in complete sentences and be between two to three paragraphs. You may only use information provided to you from your textbook or a reading in the module. Please use proper citation, and upload the document as a Microsoft Word attachment. Plagiarism policy: In the case of plagiarism, there will be no rewrites. At a minimum, you will receive a “0” for the assignment and a referral to the Dean. Please refer to the Short Answer Questions Rubric to understand how you may earn full credit for this assignment. Part A: 1-For “The Hand of G-d” in the League of Nations: President Woodrow Wilson Presents the Treaty of Paris to the Senate: Who was the author of the document? Provide a short biography of the author (be sure to provide a citation for the source used). See the citation guide embedded in the Course Content Browser for examples. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document. What three things are found in the document which tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written? Quote from the document. 2-After reading, “Losing the Business: The Donners Recall the Great Depression,” in your own words, explain what this family went through and felt during this economic crisis. What does Mr. Donner attribute to his “holding on too long?” How does Mrs. Donner feel about her husband’s new line of work? How does he feel about the WPA? 3-Answer the following question after watching the video on “The Scottsboro Boys:” How might the socio-economic background of both the accusers and the defendants have helped shape the events of the case? Explain why the location of the alleged crime helped cause the judge to doubt the women’s testimony. If you were advising the defendants, would you take the jury’s potential prejudices into account in selecting a lawyer and a funding source, or would that only reinforce the prejudices you are attempting to fight? Part B: 1-Explain the various roles women played during the era, from social reformer to feminist to suffragette. How did various women define freedom? Make sure to include specifics and examples in your answer. 2-The stock market crash signaled the beginning of the Great Depression, yet the causes of the Depression had been planted well before 1929. Explain what brought on the Great Depression and why Hoover was not able to properly address the crisis. 3-How did the New Deal change the role of the American government? Be specific in your answer, using reforms to prove your points.

Which IR theory, if any, best explains why the United States invaded Iraq in 2003?

Who was Hannibal? In which Punic War was he so outstanding against the Romans and what was it that made him special? Write a one-page paper on the ingenious strategies of Hannibal and his armies.

For each test, you will be completing one research-type assignment and one assignment that is more subjective (opinion).  For this first research assignment, I want you to explore the pyramids of Egypt.  Who is credited with building the pyramids?  What techniques did they use?  When were the pyramids built?  Where are they located (anywhere besides Egypt?)?  Why were they built?  There are some excellent online documentaries on this topic by companies like PBS. The minimum length of the submission is 300 words.  All material should be paraphrased and sources cited.   DO YOUR OWN WORK!  You will not receive credit if you submit work that is the same as another student.   Submissions will be run through Turnitin, generating a report of plagiarism concerns.

Since the Progressive Era the United States government has increased national regulation of the American economy.  To justify this, national leaders often stress the need for government authority to balance wealth and promote stability.  Using specific examples discuss how government institutions have responded to various economic and moral issues over the past 100 years.  Do you believe government regulation is needed to prevent class conflict?  Please focus your answer 1917 to the present?  *hint – are all men/women created equal in America?

This paper asks you to compare two very long running campaigns of terrorist violence: Palestinian violence against Israel and insurgent terrorism in Kashmir. In both cases the violence has persisted so long that different groups have entered the picture, each claiming to represent their communities and as a result the overall political cause seems to have been lost. The violence now seems to be self-perpetuating, or at least to serve different ends—the ends of different groups within each political community rather than of the communities as whole. With this in mind, answer the following in a well-argued essay: Are the various Palestinian groups fighting Israel for the purpose of Palestinian statehood and the jihadi groups fighting in Kashmir truly fighting for the political communities they claim to represent, or have they become sidetracked by organizational motivations? If so, what kind of agenda are these groups serving now? To what extent have they lost sight of their political goals and instead become bogged down in inter-group rivalries or criminal activities? Have other actors such as state governments hijacked or redirected the terrorists’ violence? What do these outside actors hope to achieve, and how do these goals compare with those of the people of Kashmir and Palestine? For the Palestinian dimension, see background in Law and the PowerPoint/Lecture, then draw details on various groups/factions from Harold Cubert’s chapter “The PFLP’s Role and Position within the PLO,” Ch. 5 of Byman, Robin Wright’s “The Palestinians,” and Ch. 2 of Stern. For Kashmir, see Stern (Chs. 5 and 8) and Byman (Ch. 6). If the violence of these groups has become disconnected from its political goals, how does one deal with it? What can be done to solve the problem of terrorist violence in these two areas?

Instructions Purpose How powerful is a state? How powerful should it be? These questions have been debated since the Revolution. Under the Articles of Confederation, we saw states with significantly higher power than the national government; there was an attempt at more balance in the Constitution. Yet the debate over the power of each level of government continued to be debated, and this debate formed some of the reasoning behind having a Bill of Rights, led to the formation of our two political parties, and formed the basis of many of our conflicts in U.S. history. In the Federalist Era, we saw James Madison and Thomas Jefferson write the “Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,” in reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts; their work outlined their beliefs of where national law overreached and states should be able to counter that law. And in the Age of Jackson, we see the issue arise again in relation to the tariffs.  Task For this essay, you will need to read “The Kentucky Resolutions” and “South Carolina Exposition and Protest”. In your essay, you should: 1.      Write an introduction outlining the basic argument of state powers versus national powers. You may want to turn to the Constitution itself to find material.  2.      Write a brief summary of why each document was written. What is the historical context of the documents? You will probably want a paragraph for each document. 3.      Write a paragraph of what the two documents have in common.  4.      Write a paragraph of what the difference in the two documents is. How does the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest” differ in its argument from the “Kentucky Resolution”? 5.      Write a conclusion that answers whether or not a state should have the ability to nullify a national law, and if so, under what circumstances? If not, why not? This last paragraph will be your opinion, but remember do not use “I” in any form. State your opinion as if it were fact.  Expectations and Criteria for Success You should base your discussion with the information in the course content, though outside research is allowed if needed. DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source. As always, be sure to keep track of where you find your information so that you can provide citations in your final essay. Citations must be formatted according to the MLA guidelines, including both in-text and a final source page.  Guidelines for MLA can be found using the Purdue Owl or you can reference the Citation Help.pdf from the Start Here Module of the course.  Essays should be typed in 12-point font with a simple, clean font such as Times New Roman or Arial. Use 1″ inch margins on all sides and double-space the text. Your essay should be 2 pages.   Successful essays should be carefully organized, with strong thesis statements and specific evidentiary support.  Your introduction should include a clear statement of what you will argue in the essay (thesis statements are never questions).  The body of the essay will include at least three paragraphs (though you can write more – with this assignment, you will want four body paragraphs) that analyze and evaluate the idea of nullification. Conclude by discussing the key conclusion you reached and why (remember not to use the first person in formal academic essays).  Be sure to revise and edit carefully. Click here to review the General Essay Guidelines included in your syllabus.

The Challenge of Western Imperialism. Beginning in the eighteenth century, the empires of the Middle East began to fall behind modern Western Europe. Europe’s transoceanic trade bypassed the Middle East, and the region lost much of its pivotal role in the East-West trade. Furthermore, modern commerce, industry, transportation, and weapons remained largely in the hands of Europeans. The weakness of the Middle East created a power vacuum that pitched Russian, French, and British Empires against each other. The Middle East, like much of the rest of Africa and Asia, came under European domination as Russia, France, and Britain staked out interests and territories for themselves. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, what were the major Middle Eastern responses to continued and increasing European encroachment?  The textbook is:  History of the Modern Middle East Author: Cleveland ISBN: 9780813349800 Chapters 6 – 11 Must be cited

Good Afternoon,  Bellow I will paste the exact instructions by the professor for this short essay. It must be 100% plagiarism free.  Please address the following questions in your short essay.  How do you think Jim Jones was able to manipulate so many individuals and eventually lead them to commit mass suicide?  Do you think such groups are inevitable in a free society or are there ways to reduce the number of such cults? If so, how?   Make sure the writing assignment is one page in length, double spaced.  Your essay will be evaluated for plagiarism via Turnitin once you submit your paper.