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HIST 405N Week 3 Discussion: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846 How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elabo...

HIST 405N Week 7 Case Study: McCarthyism and Anti-Communist Campaigns (Option 1) | Download To Score An A

HIST 405N Week 5 Case Study Assignment Option 1: Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers – Download To Score An A+ The case study asks if the leaders of business were capta ins of industry, robber barons, or shrewd businessmen. I would like to surmise that they were all three. During the Industrial Revolution people saw the opportunity to make money. Educated men discovered new and more efficient ways to have factories churn out their products. The invention of the railway car ma...

HIST 405N Week 8 Discussion: Terrorism in the 21st Century Discuss how you see the "war on terrorism" as of this date. Do you think the United States should be engaged in such a war? Give reasons for or against this war and whether or not we are giving up our own principles to wage it. ANSWER The 21st century saw the dawn of the war on terrorism, as the 9/11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing dramatically changed society. Economic issues also moved t...

HIST 405N Week 7 Discussion: American Foreign Policy during the Cold War Professor and Classmates, I have chosen to discuss the following three American Foreign policies: Marshall Plan Vietnam War (conflict) Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) Before this week I knew nothing about these foreign policies except for the Vietnam War. So I have found researching them to be very interesting. Marshall Plan was created by President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State, George C. Marshall. It was...

HIST 405N Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War Professor and classmates, This week I have chosen to discuss: The Compromise of 1850, The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858. I believe that all of these events had a major role in the American Civil War. They all had to do with the issue of slavery in the United States and where it should be allowed and whether it should be continued or abolished. The Compromise of 1850 was a plan for temporary polit...

HIST 405N Week 8 Assignment: Journal Entry – Reflection

HIST 405N Week 2 Discussion 1: The American Revolution: The Boston Massacre and The Coercive Acts – Graded An A+ Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the leading cau ses of the American Revolution. • The Proclamation Act of 1763 • The Navigation Acts • The Stamp Act • The Declaratory Act • The Townsend Act • The Boston Massacre • The Coercive Acts Then, address the following for your selections: • Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the...

HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 1: The New Deal (2 Versions) What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either before or since? The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and was the worst economic depression in the history of the United States. Economists and historians point to the stock market crash of October 24, 1929, as the start of the downturn. But the truth is that many things caused the Great Depress...