South American History

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 1 Discussion During the Reconstruction Era, the Southern states created many laws and policies of their own. These “Black Codes” either tried to minimize federal laws and policies or were in retaliation to them. Suppose you were a former slave during this era, which one of the following restrictions…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 5 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response After the end of World War I, overall economic growth exploded in the US in the early 1920s, but then there was a severe economic breakdown with the Great Depression of 1929-1939. Choose and discuss (in a full paragraph or two)…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 4 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response Various reform groups with various causes developed in the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s; these are loosely called “Progressives” as they aimed to use government policies or science to improve and advance society. Also, this period was a…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 3 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response Each region (North, South, West) of the United States experienced the era of Industrialization (1865–1920) differently, with different issues and groups at the forefront. Choose one of the following groups in the American Industrial Era (1865-1920): New European immigrants in the…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 2 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response America’s Industrial Revolution transformed all sectors of the economy and changed society. In the text (Chapter 17 p. 310-317), some of the business practices of the late 1800s and early 1900s are described. There are pros and cons to these developments….

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 1 Quiz Question 1 Passed by most of the new southern state governments during Reconstruction, the Black Codes did all of the following except Question 2 How did President Grant’s administration respond to increased southern violence against free men and women? Question 3 The Civil Rights Act of…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 6 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response By the late 1930s, the US was still dealing with the Great Depression, and conflict was intensifying between powers in Europe and between Japan and its neighbors in Asia. At first, isolationist sentiments prevailed, but eventually the US entered the conflict….

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 2 Quiz Question 1 The major industries that developed in the South prior to 1900 included all of the following except Question 2 The rapid growth of the southern textile industry established it as Question 3 The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Question 4 Henry Grady’s speech, “The New…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 7 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response By the early 1950s, the US was a world super-power militarily and economically. The Great Depression was no more. But, two major rival powers were developing, rivals ideologically and militarily: The Cold War between the US and its allies versus the…

Question HIS105 American History after 1865 Week 9 Discussion Part 1: Post a Response By the 1990s, the US was stepping into the “Information Age”. This would coincide with the presidency of Bill Clinton. One can also see this as a period when global connections really became more visible and faster, in part because of…