Category: American history

Consider the meaning and significance of “FREEDOM” for blacks before the Civil War. At the end of Chapter 7, the primary documents “testify to African Americans’ deepening sense of unity as a people, regardless of their location or status.” First, at the end of Chapter 7, please take a careful look at the speeches of…

Historical Background The 1920s were a time of contradictions and even culture clash. While the United States counted itself among the victors of the Great War (WWI), the terrible toll the war took upon the nation and the world, coupled with the shocking losses incurred in the wake of a truly devastating flu pandemic, meant…

Historical Background The 1920s were a time of contradictions and even culture clash. While the United States counted itself among the victors of the Great War (WWI), the terrible toll the war took upon the nation and the world, coupled with the shocking losses incurred in the wake of a truly devastating flu pandemic, meant…

Using the Pentagon Papers (McNamara’s 1963 memo and the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1964 memo) and Nixon’s 1969 speech, analyze how U.S. policy goals in Vietnam evolved over time. How did policymakers justify continued involvement despite changing circumstances? What consistencies and contradictions can you identify in the government’s strategic thinking across these different periods?

For this assignment, you will need to read Matthew Delmont’s book Half American in its entirety. Then you will complete an essay based on the requirements below. As you read, please keep this prompt in mind as it can serve as a guide for structuring the content of your essay. How does Delmont’s book challenge…

The course material is provided within the powerpoints (use the audio buttons to listen) and I have also attached the readings (do not use information past chapter 3 in the Jim Cullen Reading). DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): jim-cullen-the-american-dream-a-short-history.pdf, Week 3 Reading 2 AMST 345.pdf, Week 3 Reading AMST 345.pdf, AMST345Essay1onlinePromptsSP26.docx Note:…

DO NOT USE AI. Make sound like a 10th grader. Do not dive to into deep political knowledge. Keep very base and minimal political knowledge.

DO NOT USE AI. Make sound like a 10th grader. Do not dive to into deep political knowledge. Keep very base and minimal political knowledge.

Complete the following instructions as a written assignment: Having only read Chapter 25 of Yawp, you should have some thoughts on the Korean War and the forgotten “police action” from American history. In three paragraphs, what was the war about, and did it accomplish its goals? Should we have been involved there? Why or why…

Below are two questions. Prepare essays for each question and upload them into Canvas as a Microsoft Word or PDF document. Only one of your essays will be chosen and assigned a grade. Because you do not know in advance which essay will be chosen, it is important to prepare high quality essays for both…