Week 5 Discussion: Industrialization, Imperialism, and America’s Entry Into WWI Describe the basic industries of America's Industrial Revolution. Explain what made the men who controlled them so successful, and analyze the role of immigrants in industrialization. America’s rapid industrialization took off in the late nineteenth century despite being latecomers compared to other nations such as Europe. America had a large amount of raw materials such as coal, wood, silver, gold, copper, co...

Week 8 Discussion: America and Terrorism in the 21st Century 16 16 unread replies. 17 17 replies. Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 32 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Consider a few terrorist activities since the 1980s until today. Here is a starting point: • 1983: United States Embassy in Beirut and Kuwait is bombed • 1988: Osama bin Laden re-or...

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.

HIST 405N Week 5 Discussion: Industrialization, Imperialism and America s Entry Into WWI Describe the basic industries of America’s Industrial Revolution. Explain what made the men who controlled them so successful, and analyze the role of immigrants in industrialization. How did imperialism play a critical role leading up to World War I? Discuss the foreign policy of the US and the events that drew the country into World War I. Chapter 16: Wonder and Woe: The Rise of Industrial America, 1...

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 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...