List the new war technologies used in WW1. Explain the impact of these new technologies on the battlefield. What is a war of attrition? Explain how WWI was a war of attrition. Select one new technology/weapon of WWI. Explain how it impacted the fighting of WWI and how you think it affected the outcome of […]
The End of WWI Questions
Describe the Bolshevik Revolution and how it impacted the war between Germany and Russia on the Eastern Front. Explain how U.S. entry into WWI on the Western Front turned the tide of the war in favor of the Triple Entente/Allied Powers (France, Great Britain). What led to Germany and the Allies declaring an armistice (a […]
Outcomes of WWI Questions
How effective was the League of Nations as an international peacekeeping organization? Explain. Do you think the League of Nations could have prevented the outbreak of the Second World War if the United States had joined? Why? What was the main issue in the Treaty of Versailles that the U.S. Congress either rejected or had […]
The U.S. on the Homefront Questions
What efforts on the homefront were promoted to support the war? Describe some strategies the U.S. implemented to finance the war. Describe how propaganda was used to promote support for the war. Describe the following acts passed by congress and how they were used to control dissent: Espionage Act Sedition Act Describe Schneck v. United […]
Post Spanish-American War Questions
In William McKinley’s speech on imperialism, what do you think he means when he says “as it was the nation’s war, so are its results the nation’s problem?” In his Corollary speech, Theodore Roosevelt states “It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger or entertains any projects as regards to the […]
Isolationism Questions
Define “isolationism” in your own words Explain why, for the most part, America adopted an isolationist foreign policy after the Revolutionary War. Explain the reasons suggested in the article for the U.S. abandoning policies of isolationism. Was colonialism different from Manifest Destiny, or just a new phase of it? Explain. Do you think it was […]
Labor Force Questions
Explain the social, political, and economic struggles faced by the labor force. Describe what led to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Explain how the Knights of Labor was different from other labor unions. Describe the goals of the labor unions? What tactics did they use to reach those goals? Describe the Haymarket Square Riot. […]
Gilded Age Questions
Was the Gilded Age a golden age of American politics or a low point? Explain. Were the Populists successful? Why or why not? Describe the major similarities and differences between the three political parties active in the Gilded Age? Describe the impact the spoils system/patronage had on American government. What event brought on civil service […]
Immigration Questions
Where did most of the immigrants to the U.S in the late 19th/early 20th century emigrate from? Explain the “push” and “pull” factors for immigrants coming to the U.S. Describe the justifications Representative Davis gives regarding the dangers of Chinese immigration. What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do? What did the Immigration Act of 1924 […]
M2 Television Paper
Write a 3-4 page paper, double-spaced, about your history with television. Please include the following: I like fantasy and Crime genres Genre conventions: Your favorite genre and why you like it. History: One of the earliest shows you remember watching in that genre, and what you remember about watching it. Years and Time Slot: When […]