HIST405 All Week Discussions Latest 2019 January Question # 00597490 Subject: Education Due on: 01/31/2019 Posted On: 01/31/2019 04:37 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

HIST405
United States History

Week 1
Discussion

The Cost of Expansion

Explain how and why slavery developed in the American
colonies. Why couldn’t colonists use indentured servants as they had in the
past? How would you describe the differences between slaves and indentured
servants?

HIST405
United States History

Week 2
Discussion

DQ1 The American Revolution

What were the causes of the American Revolution?

How did the British colonists evolve from good citizens to
revolutionaries and back something as unique as the Declaration of
Independence?

DQ2 Confederation and Constitution

What were the main problems with the Articles of
Confederation that led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787? How did the
national government under the Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation?

HIST405
United States History

Week 3
Discussion

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846

How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the
Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war
necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us
about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States
extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way
to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elaborate.

HIST405
United States History

Week 4
Discussion

The Civil War and Reconstruction

In the beginning, each side in the Civil War believed the
war would be brief and that their side would win. What advantages did each side
hold that made them feel this way? Elaborate. After the war, Lincoln had one
plan for bringing the rebel states back into the Union; Andrew Johnson another;
and the Radical Republican Congress a third. Discuss the aims of each president
and explain why and in what ways Congress took control of Reconstruction.

HIST405
United States History

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.

HIST405
United States History

Week 6
Discussion

DQ1 The Great Depression

What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did
the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either
before or since? Can you see any modern parallels to the Great Depression?
Elaborate.

DQ2 World War II

What were the underlying causes of World War II? Select one
event that you think irrevocably led the world (and the U.S.) to war more than
any other event. Argue your selection with details that support your answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 7
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.

HIST405
United States History

Week 8
Discussion

What I Learned That Affects Me Today

What are one or two lessons that have you learned from our
study of US history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work?