HIST405 2019 January All Case Studies Latest

HIST405 United States History
Week 1 Case Study Slavery
Introduction
Slavery will hone your abilities to search and compile a response to the prompts provided below by describing the dynamics of slavery. Although slavery had existed among African peoples prior to the European slave trade, the status of slaves in Africa was much different than that of slaves as a result of the trade. The condition of the latter took a different path from the start. The transition of this status in the colonies is illustrated through primary sources as seen with several Acts of the Virginia Commonwealth. Research suggests that British North America saw the economic benefit of slavery and adopted “the Peculiar Institution” with slavery at the heart of their success. However, different viewpoints on slavery would soon lead to one of the greatest conflicts on American soil – the American Civil War.
Instructions
Locate the webpage Acts of the Virginia Commonwealth on the PBS site Slavery and the Making of America: The Slave Experience. Use the following keywords in your search: acts of Virginia Commonwealth slave experience. Read the information on this page. Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study.
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:
Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between Africans and Europeans?
Explain how the length of service of slaves (servants being brought into the colony without indentures or covenants) change between 1642 and 1705?
How was the status of children born to slaves by white men determined?
Describe in what ways were slaves treated similarly to property (regarding the right of possession, damage to property, etc.)?
As the author of the Declaration of Independence, analyze Jefferson’s viewpoint of slavery and abolition of slavery.
Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example of the primary source.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Use in-text citations that correspond with your end references
HIST405 United States History
Week 3 Case Study Industrialization
Introduction
Industrialization will enhance your knowledge of the socio-economic infrastructure that began to emerge after the War of 1812. The transformation of transportation, communication, and mechanization made life in America easier. America was becoming a leading competitor in the global community while building an internal cohesiveness between the North, South, and East. The years between 1815 through 1860 was characterized by new inventions based on scientific discovery with mass production that used new power sources. Vast industrial centers were introduced with an increase in immigration that would eventually lead to labor reform and civil rights. A modern society was taking shape.
Instructions
Use the following resource for this assignment:
Link (website): Scientific American (Vol. 2 Issue 1) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study.
Construct the case study by responding to at least 3 of the following prompts:
Explain what scientific discoveries were made during this period and how did they contribute to industrialization?
What new power sources arose as a result of the scientific discoveries?
How was the power sources used, and what sources of power did they replace?
What new materials were developed?
How did the new material contribute to the new inventions?
How was communication revolutionized by industrialization?
Analyze how is another aspect of industrialization represented in the source?
Locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study. Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example of the primary source.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Use in-text citations that correspond with your end references
 
HIST405 United States History
Week 5 Case Study: Who Is a Progressive?
Introduction
With the increase in prosperity brought about by industrialization came a number of ills such as the exploitation of workers, including children. Unbridled capitalism and the pursuit of wealth, while also giving rise to the middle class, led to the greatest wealth disparity the country had ever seen at the expense of the working class, whose members found themselves working six or seven days a week up to 12 hours a day in horrible conditions, often not making enough to support themselves and their families. In response, a group of people emerged, the Progressives, who sought ways to make the lives of this wretched class better. Among the most prominent Progressives was President Theodore Roosevelt and his progressive sentiments are illustrated in his speech, Who is a Progressive?
Instructions
Review the speech at the following link:
Who is a Progressive? Theodore Roosevelt, April 1912 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:
According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a progressive?
Explain what are the characteristics of those who are “anti-progressive” and what types of activities do they engage in?
What are the goals of progressivism and what areas of society should be addressed?
Analyze what progressive achievements does Roosevelt highlight in his speech?
Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example of the primary source.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Use in-text citations that correspond with your end references
 
HIST405 United States History
Week 7 Case Study Fear of Communism/Islam
Introduction
The Cold War brought about an irrational fear of communism and communist activities in the United States. As we are learning this week, one of the most vocal instigators of this paranoia was Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy delivered a speech about the imminent threat of communism on February 9, 1950. Our country again experienced a state of paranoia after the attacks of September 11, 2001, this time of Islam. (The purpose of this assignment is not to defend communism, but to examine the fear surrounding communism and Islam and whether it was/is valid.)
Instructions
Perform a search on the internet and locate and read Joseph McCarthy’s speech given in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, 1950. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “Joseph McCarthy, Wheeling, West Virginia.” The speech is also referred to as “Enemies from Within.”
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:
How does Senator Joseph McCarthy define communist nations and what are the threats they pose?
Assess if Senator Joseph McCarthy charges were accurate?
Replace the word communism in his speech with Islam. Analyze if there similarities between what McCarthy said about communism and what has been said about Islam, particularly shortly after the attacks of 9/11?
Do you believe it is valid to draw comparisons between anti-communist rhetoric and anti-Islam rhetoric?
Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example of the primary source.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Use in-text citations that correspond with your end reference