This is an exercise in “Speculative History.” It requires a knowledge of what has been discussed in class as well as an understanding that History turns on small changes that no one can predict. In answering these questions, yes, there is a wrong answer, as well as a right one. No book or online r

39630You are Pope Boniface IX, and have consulted with your counterparts, Pope Clement VII and Benedict XIII. Although helplessly outmatched against an enemy whose technology is a millennium ahead of your own, you have suggested to your counterparts to raise an army and fight....

The Hampton Roads Conference

39620Write an essay in which you discuss the Hampton Roads Conference on February 3, 1865. What was Horace Greeley’s role in bringing the conference about? Why did both the Davis and the Lincoln governments have a concern about the situation in Mexico; and...

World History 1

39614The year is 1385. The Black Death continues to ravage Eurasia and a smallpox epidemic is spreading westward from Japan, killing as many as 1/3 of the population in Korea and China. Tamerlane’s armies have crushed the Delhi Sultanate, sacked the Abbasid capital...

You are the outgoing American Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, writing to the incoming American Secretary of State Hamilton Fish suggesting a solution to this crisis.

39613The Confederate States has won the Civil War thanks to Lee’s victory at Gettysburg (July 1-2, 1863), which destroyed the Army of the Potomac, and Bragg’s victory at Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863) which annihilated Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland. Lee occupied Philadelphia, Washington, and...

This is an exercise in “Speculative History.” It requires a knowledge of what has been discussed in class as well as an understanding that History turns on small changes that no one can predict. In answering these questions, yes, there is a wrong answer, as well as a right one. No book or online r

39576This is an exercise in “Speculative History.” It requires a knowledge of what has been discussed in class as well as an understanding that History turns on small changes that no one can predict. In answering these questions, yes, there is a wrong answer,...

Writer Choice

39574This is an exercise in “Speculative History.” It requires a knowledge of what has been discussed in class as well as an understanding that History turns on small changes that no one can predict. In answering these questions, yes, there is a wrong answer,...

Unit VIII Scholarly Activity

39556Trace the evolution of your profession (or another chosen profession), field of study, or branch of service, starting in the Cold War era and continuing all the way to the present, globalized world. As you begin gathering research, make sure to consider important social, political, and...

Unit VIII Reflection Paper

39549For this activity, prepare a reflection paper, and consider the concepts that you have learned during your readings. Think about what you understand completely and what did not quite make sense. The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect...

UNIT VII Scholarly activity

39523This course has introduced and assessed many noteworthy figures related to the continuing buildup of the United States and its place within the world and globalization during the last 140 years. For this assignment, you will choose a noteworthy civil rights leader from the mid-20th...

Writer Choice

39460You are a journalist in the present. You have just been assigned to write a news story that evaluates the role of the United States during the Cold War era, specifically in Korea. Since your newspaper has a broad audience, you will need to include...