Identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal.
In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Write a 150-250 word summary explaining which category your topic and intervention are under (community or leadership).
Which social problem was Jacob Riis addressing through his work?
Which social problem was Jacob Riis addressing through his work? How did he communicate the severity of this problem?
When it came to the issue of suffrage, did all women agree? Explain.
When it came to the issue of suffrage, did all women agree? Explain.
Compare and contrast the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Compare and contrast the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. In your opinion, which of these two men had a better plan? Explain why.
How progressive was the Progressive Era?
The Progressive era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban slums.
In order to prepare for this discussion forum:
- Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 22 that support your discussion.
- Read Booker T. Washington’s speech The Atlanta Compromise
- Read W.E.B. Du Bois The Niagara Movement
- The Niagara Movement’s “Declaration of Principles” by W.E.B.Du Bois
- The Women’s Suffrage Movement
- Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and the photography of Jacob Riis.
Did America remain neutral in “thought and deed” from 1914 to 1917?
In your opinion, did America remain neutral in “thought and deed” from 1914 to 1917? Discuss and support your response.
Was U.S. policy in Asia and Latin America between from late nineteenth century to 1914 truly isolationist?
In your opinion, was U.S. policy in Asia and Latin America between from late nineteenth century to 1914 truly isolationist? Discuss and support your response.
Did America really practice isolation and neutrality during WWI?
In 1914 Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality, and asked the American people to remain “impartial in thought as well as deed.” At the end of the war, some members of the government pushed to expand American influence but to also remain free of any commitments, a policy its critics referred to as isolationism.
In order to prepare for this discussion forum:
- Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 23 that support your discussion. You might also find some of the content covered in Chapter 21 relevant to this discussion.
- Read Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
- Read Wilson’s Joint Address to Congress leading to the declaration of WWI
- Read the transcript of Wilson’s 14 Points
Why the SI units have not been adopted in the United States?
Just be open-minded. Think of pros and cons of each and the problems of having these two units simultaneously. I expect you elaborate on your response, perhaps by providing historical background, technical and social examples for your points, personal experiences, etc. Also, make sure that you include both positive and negative aspects of the topic. The minimum length of essay is 300 words.
Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before Lincoln and Congress was to reintegrate the rebellious Southern states into the Union. For many white southerners “Reconstruction was a vicious and destructive experience – a period when vindictive Northerners inflicted humiliation and revenge on a pro-state South.”
In order to prepare for this discussion forum:
- Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapters 17 and 18 that support your discussion.
- Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War
- This link will direct you to the full transcript of the Wade-Davis Bill. What does it suggest about the prevailing Reconstruction sentiments in Congress?
- Read the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black Codes, and the linked site on the Black Codes.
- Read the linked document, a selection from The Ills of the South, written by Charles H. Okten, a Mississippi Baptist preacher, and schoolteacher, in which he describes conditions for Black Americans under the sharecropping and crop-lien system.
After you have completed your readings, post your response to ONE of the following questions:
- Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
- Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle. Was this system simply another version of slavery? Why or why not.
- Consider the following statement: “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
