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HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation

HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation



HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation
Resources: University Library, text, and the Internet
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you describe the significance of America’s role between World Wars I and II. The speaker notes should read as if you were presenting the information in front of an audience.
Include period photographs or artwork to show the changes.
Address the following items:
Discuss how the results of World War I connects to the beginning and cause of World War II.
Describe national and international events that led to America’s entrance into World War II.
Describe some effects of World War II on the American home front.
Assess America’s new role after World War II and explain how the war changed America’s role in the world.
1/2 of your team’s presentation will concetrate on one theatre of World War II, chosen from the following list: North Africa Campaign, Italian campaign, D-Day invasion of France, European ccontinent after D-Day to surrender, Western Pacific (MacArthur), Central Pacific (Nimitz), China-Burma-India, the Atomic Bomb.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation
Resources: University Library, text, and the Internet
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you describe the significance of America’s role between World Wars I and II. The speaker notes should read as if you were presenting the information in front of an audience.
Include period photographs or artwork to show the changes.
Address the following items:
Discuss how the results of World War I connects to the beginning and cause of World War II.
Describe national and international events that led to America’s entrance into World War II.
Describe some effects of World War II on the American home front.
Assess America’s new role after World War II and explain how the war changed America’s role in the world.
1/2 of your team’s presentation will concetrate on one theatre of World War II, chosen from the following list: North Africa Campaign, Italian campaign, D-Day invasion of France, European ccontinent after D-Day to surrender, Western Pacific (MacArthur), Central Pacific (Nimitz), China-Burma-India, the Atomic Bomb.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 5 Effects of WWII Presentation


HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling

HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling



HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling
Resources: University Library, text, and the Internet
Select one of the following characters to use throughout this assignment:
Small farmer in the Panhandle of Texas
Housewife living on the Great Plains
Office secretary living in a city
Migrant laborer
Bank loan officer
An Okie bound for California
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing a weakness in your character’s sector of the economy that would later contribute to the Great Depression.
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing the economic and psychological effect of the Depression on the character.
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing the effects of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs on the character and the industry in which that character worked.
Format your journal entries consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling
Resources: University Library, text, and the Internet
Select one of the following characters to use throughout this assignment:
Small farmer in the Panhandle of Texas
Housewife living on the Great Plains
Office secretary living in a city
Migrant laborer
Bank loan officer
An Okie bound for California
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing a weakness in your character’s sector of the economy that would later contribute to the Great Depression.
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing the economic and psychological effect of the Depression on the character.
Write a 200- to 350-word journal entry describing the effects of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs on the character and the industry in which that character worked.
Format your journal entries consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 The Great Depression Journaling


HIS 120CA WEEK 4 Jazz Age Presentation

HIS 120CA WEEK 4 Jazz Age Presentation



HIS 120CA WEEK 4 Jazz Age Presentation
Resources: University Library and Internet
Select one individual from any of the following lists. No two students will present the same person. There are many others you might want to research. Check with the instructor if you want to add a different film or artist from this era.
Movies
The Great Train Robbery (1903 version by Thomas Edison)
The Jazz Singer (1927 version)
Actors and actresses
Harold Lloyd
Greta Garbo
Charlie Chaplin
Lillian Gish
Rudolph Valentino
Louise Brooks
William S. Hart
Writers
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Wallace Thurman
Jessie Fauset
Claude McKay
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Musicians
Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
Glenn Miller
George M. Cohan
Scott Joplin
Artists
Lois Mailou Jones
Jacob Lawrence
Aaron Douglas
Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation outlining the individual’s contributions to our culture.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Note. You will present your Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to the entire class. Duration should be a minimum of four minutes and a maximum of ten. You must mention at least four historical issues or events during this person’s career to earn full points. Example: John Steinbeck’s novel In Dubious Battle talked about the appeal of communism to laid off workers in America during the Great Depression.
HIS 120CA WEEK 4 Jazz Age Presentation


HIS 120CA WEEK 3 Key Figure Responses

HIS 120CA WEEK 3 Key Figure Responses



HIS 120CA WEEK 3 Key Figure Responses
Select one of the following options.
Option A
Imagine you are one of the following individuals. Research and present their point of view on the associated topic. Write a 350- to 525-word response.
José Julián Martí: Cuba and the Platt Amendment and Guantanamo
Queen Liliʻuokalani: Missionaries sugar plantation owners and the US “takeover” of Hawai’i
Emilio Aguinaldo: The US “liberation” of the Philippines from Spain and the Philippine War
Alice Paul: Woman’s suffrage
William Randolph Hearst: “Yellow journalism,” the Maine, and the Spanish-American War
Format your response consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Option B
Imagine you hold one of the following occupations. Research and report from their point of view on the associated topic. Write a 350- to 525-word response.
Military historian: General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing
Musician: Scott Joplin and Ragtime, W.C. Handy and the Blues
Black soldier: brief history of the 9th & 10th Cavalry, emphasizing their participation in Spanish-American War
Reporter: woman at war; “Hello Girls,” nurses, journalists, and “Donut Dollies”
Social historian: African-American migration northward
Grower or field worker: Mexican immigration into the USA during WWI
Other possibilities: Open Door Policy, territories gained after the Spanish-American War, and Social Gospel and the Muckrakers
Format your response consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 3 Key Figure Responses


HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Topic Presentation

HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Topic Presentation



HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Topic Presentation
Select one of the listed areas to focus on and develop a 6- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.
Don Pico & Mariano Vallejo
A brief bio
Contributions to California before and after the US entered
The Gold Rush, agriculture, and the transcontinental railroad and changing attitudes toward Chinese labor
Why did the Chinese come?
How were they initially received?
How and why did attitudes change over time?
Role of women during the settling of the West
Try to find two to three examples and focus on them. Look for the roles they played, which are often overlooked in textbooks.
Role in local and state politics
In performing “male” jobs, such as ranch hands and owners
“Soiled doves”
Myriad other roles
Chief Joseph and his attempt to escape to Canada; the “Ghost Dance” and Wounded Knee; the Battle of Little Big Horn
Select two of these events and provide a brief outline of the important individuals involved, an overview of the seminal event, and the outcome.
Explain their significance to the participants and the country.
Henry Ford & the Wright Brothers
Write a brief biography of the individuals.
Explain their effect on society.
Horatio Alger and Andrew Carnegie; Lester Frank Ward and Henry George
Define social Darwinism.
Explain how these two groups of men differed in their view of, and reaction to,social Darwinism.
Jacob Riis and “How the other half lives”
Describe the focus of his work.
What was the reaction of the public and politicians to Riis’–and other similar artists’–work?
“Department” stores and mail-order stores
What were they and what need were they responding to?
How were they different?
What were some of the “unusual” products offered by the mail-order business?
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Topic Presentation


HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper

HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper



HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper
Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, text, and Internet sources
Cultural phenomena of all kinds developed during “The Gilded Age,” including band concerts in public parks, musical shows, vaudeville, and spectator sports, such as baseball, college football, and boxing. Each team will choose a different topic and lead a discussion in class about your research.
Select two of the cultural phenomena of the new “consumer society” during the Gilded Age. You are not restricted to the above suggestions. Discuss with your instructor if you want to address other cultural activities.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary in which you briefly describe the activities. Describe how and why these new leisure activities affected the larger society during this time and why they were so attractive to the public–what needs did they fulfill?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper
Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, text, and Internet sources
Cultural phenomena of all kinds developed during “The Gilded Age,” including band concerts in public parks, musical shows, vaudeville, and spectator sports, such as baseball, college football, and boxing. Each team will choose a different topic and lead a discussion in class about your research.
Select two of the cultural phenomena of the new “consumer society” during the Gilded Age. You are not restricted to the above suggestions. Discuss with your instructor if you want to address other cultural activities.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary in which you briefly describe the activities. Describe how and why these new leisure activities affected the larger society during this time and why they were so attractive to the public–what needs did they fulfill?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HIS 120CA WEEK 2 Leisure in the Consumer Society Paper


HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation

HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation



HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation
Resources: Internet, text, and University Library
Create an 8- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you detail Westward expansion and development. Include maps in your slides. Your presentation must cover the following topics:
General overview of expansion into the West
Selecting two of the following groups to detail how Western expansion affected them and what their role was in the expansion: Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Chinese Americans, and women
The physical, social, and economic influences on Western development
The commercial and economic development of the West following the Civil War in each of the following sub-regions:
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Northwest
California
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Note. All Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations throughout the course assume you will present your work to the entire class. If online, use the speaker notes for what you would say in front of an audience.
HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation
HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation
Resources: Internet, text, and University Library
Create an 8- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you detail Westward expansion and development. Include maps in your slides. Your presentation must cover the following topics:
General overview of expansion into the West
Selecting two of the following groups to detail how Western expansion affected them and what their role was in the expansion: Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Chinese Americans, and women
The physical social and economic influences on Western development
The commercial and economic development of the West following the Civil War in each of the following sub-regions:
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Northwest
California
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Note. All Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations throughout the course assume you will present your work to the entire class. If online, use the speaker notes for what you would say in front of an audience.
HIS 120CA WEEK 1 Westward Expansion Presentation