This will be the last blog for this 9 Weeks. Although I am releasing the prompt much later than usual, you may post your two responses until the last day of this 9 week grading period.
How and for what reasons did U.S. foreign policy change between 1920 and 1941? Keep in mind this should include clear analysis of changes in the 1920s and 1930s.
Happy blogging!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Week of 3/11-3/17/2013 (Spring Break)
Good afternoon, History Minions!
I hope your Spring Break is both fun and safe! For those of you doing make-up work, this is a great time to get caught up.
Accordingly, this week's blog post is for extra credit. :) If you choose to do it, then be sure to give facts and to respond to another person's post.
Prompt:
What was the most significant cause and effect of WWI?
Feel free to think of an economic, social, political, military, technological, domestic, or foreign policy category--BUT you may only pick ONE cause and ONE effect that hasn't yet been discussed. You may wish to debate your classmates in a respectful manner and bring in outside reading to assist you in your post!
Happy blogging!
I hope your Spring Break is both fun and safe! For those of you doing make-up work, this is a great time to get caught up.
Accordingly, this week's blog post is for extra credit. :) If you choose to do it, then be sure to give facts and to respond to another person's post.
Prompt:
What was the most significant cause and effect of WWI?
Feel free to think of an economic, social, political, military, technological, domestic, or foreign policy category--BUT you may only pick ONE cause and ONE effect that hasn't yet been discussed. You may wish to debate your classmates in a respectful manner and bring in outside reading to assist you in your post!
Happy blogging!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Week of 3/4-3/10/2013 (7th Week of 3rd 9 Wks)
Greetings History Minions!
Some of the comments last week were excellent! Let's keep up the good work :)
Modern historians demonize imperialism, pointing to the long-lasting damage done to conquered people, their languages, religions, and cultures. For instance, at the lasting legacy imperialism, and apartheid left on the country of South Africa! Consider what the British did to India. And who can forget the fact that imperialism is a major cause of WWI? In addition, significant and on-going ecological damage occurred.
But contemporary Americans (and Europeans) usually thought otherwise. Many were convinced of the nobility of their actions. Let's consider American imperialism this week. Give a positive AND a negative economic, social, cultural, political, geographic, or diplomatic consequence.
Consider musing on the topic and giving your thoughts: What were the primary causes? Who can we blame--or should we actually place "blame" on anyone? Can imperialism be justified? Does it still exist? Does it still affect the world today? What can you bring into discussion from The White Man's Burden, from The United States Looking Outward, and from Josiah Strong's Our Country?
Don't forget to blog twice and to support your opinions with solid historical fact. :) Happy Blogging!
Some of the comments last week were excellent! Let's keep up the good work :)
Modern historians demonize imperialism, pointing to the long-lasting damage done to conquered people, their languages, religions, and cultures. For instance, at the lasting legacy imperialism, and apartheid left on the country of South Africa! Consider what the British did to India. And who can forget the fact that imperialism is a major cause of WWI? In addition, significant and on-going ecological damage occurred.
But contemporary Americans (and Europeans) usually thought otherwise. Many were convinced of the nobility of their actions. Let's consider American imperialism this week. Give a positive AND a negative economic, social, cultural, political, geographic, or diplomatic consequence.
Consider musing on the topic and giving your thoughts: What were the primary causes? Who can we blame--or should we actually place "blame" on anyone? Can imperialism be justified? Does it still exist? Does it still affect the world today? What can you bring into discussion from The White Man's Burden, from The United States Looking Outward, and from Josiah Strong's Our Country?
Don't forget to blog twice and to support your opinions with solid historical fact. :) Happy Blogging!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Week of 2/25-3/3/2013 (6th Week of the 3rd 9 Wks)
Greetings History Minions!
Historians say President Theodore Roosevelt is responsible for creating the "modern presidency". Let's take a closer look at this Progressive president.
To what extent did the role of the federal government change under President Theordore Roosevelt? Select ONE of the following to discuss, and make sure you support your opinion with specific history FACT. :)
Historians say President Theodore Roosevelt is responsible for creating the "modern presidency". Let's take a closer look at this Progressive president.
To what extent did the role of the federal government change under President Theordore Roosevelt? Select ONE of the following to discuss, and make sure you support your opinion with specific history FACT. :)
- Labor
- Trusts
- Conservation
- World affairs
Monday, February 18, 2013
Week of 2/18-2/24/2013 (5th Week of 3rd 9 Wks)
Greetings, Minions!
Let's be very careful to credit sources this time. Several of you were very lax in using Internet or class sources word for word and not including quotation marks or citing your source. When you quote three or more words in a row without giving the author credit, this is plagiarism. Again, read it, think about it, and put it in your own words. Make a connection of your own.
The Progressives, their causes, and their reforms, are a common College Board topic. Let's stick with it a bit longer. This time, delve in a little deeper. Have you noticed any other interesting or odd connections to earlier time periods? For instance, do you see similariites in William Bradford's desire to build a shining "city on a hill" with the Progressive's crusading sense of moral righteousness?
Prompt: Tell your peers what was the Progressives' greatest success--and why, and their biggest failure--and why. Be sure to support your opinion with FACT and do not repeat what has been said.
Let's be very careful to credit sources this time. Several of you were very lax in using Internet or class sources word for word and not including quotation marks or citing your source. When you quote three or more words in a row without giving the author credit, this is plagiarism. Again, read it, think about it, and put it in your own words. Make a connection of your own.
The Progressives, their causes, and their reforms, are a common College Board topic. Let's stick with it a bit longer. This time, delve in a little deeper. Have you noticed any other interesting or odd connections to earlier time periods? For instance, do you see similariites in William Bradford's desire to build a shining "city on a hill" with the Progressive's crusading sense of moral righteousness?
Prompt: Tell your peers what was the Progressives' greatest success--and why, and their biggest failure--and why. Be sure to support your opinion with FACT and do not repeat what has been said.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Week of 2/11-2/17/2013 (4th Week of 3rd 9 Wks)
Greetings History Minions!
I very much enjoyed class discussion this morning! Good work!
We have been wrapping up our Gilded Age work in class, and so let's look forward to our Progressives.
Check out the SparkNotes information about the Populists and Progressive Era:
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/gildedage/section9.rhtml
The Populist Movement
"The Populist movement arose primarily in response to the 1890 McKinley Tariff, a very high tariff that particularly hurt western and southern farmers who sold their harvests on unprotected markets but were forced to buy expensive manufactured goods. To protest the tariff, these farmers helped vote Republicans out of the House of Representatives in the 1890 congressional elections.
By the time the elections of 1892 rolled around, the Farmers’ Alliance—a quasi-political party that formed in the late 1880s—merged with other liberal Democrats to form the Populist Party. Populists nominated former Greenback Party member James B. Weaver for president and campaigned on a platform of unlimited, cheap silver money pegged at a rate of sixteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold. Populists also campaigned for government ownership of all railroad and telephone companies, a graduated income tax, direct election of U.S. senators, one-term limits for presidents, immigration restrictions, shorter workdays, and a referendum.
Unlike the Populist movement, which rose from America’s minority groups, Progressives came primarily from the middle class and constituted a majority of Americans in the Republican and Democratic parties. As a result, reform dominated the first decade of the new century."
Prompt:
"How successful were Progressive reforms during the period 1890 to 1915?" Select one of the following and discuss. If you select an individual, then discuss how she or he responded to the economic and social problems created by industrialization during the early twentieth century.
I very much enjoyed class discussion this morning! Good work!
We have been wrapping up our Gilded Age work in class, and so let's look forward to our Progressives.
Check out the SparkNotes information about the Populists and Progressive Era:
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/gildedage/section9.rhtml
The Populist Movement
"The Populist movement arose primarily in response to the 1890 McKinley Tariff, a very high tariff that particularly hurt western and southern farmers who sold their harvests on unprotected markets but were forced to buy expensive manufactured goods. To protest the tariff, these farmers helped vote Republicans out of the House of Representatives in the 1890 congressional elections.
By the time the elections of 1892 rolled around, the Farmers’ Alliance—a quasi-political party that formed in the late 1880s—merged with other liberal Democrats to form the Populist Party. Populists nominated former Greenback Party member James B. Weaver for president and campaigned on a platform of unlimited, cheap silver money pegged at a rate of sixteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold. Populists also campaigned for government ownership of all railroad and telephone companies, a graduated income tax, direct election of U.S. senators, one-term limits for presidents, immigration restrictions, shorter workdays, and a referendum.
The Progressive Movement
By the dawn of the twentieth century, many Americans felt the need to change the relationship between government and society and address the growing social and political problems. Like the Populists before them, Progressives believed that unregulated capitalism and the urban boom required stronger government supervision and intervention. Specifically, Progressives wanted to regain control of the government from special interests like the railroads and trusts, while further protecting the rights of organized labor, women, blacks, and consumers in general.Unlike the Populist movement, which rose from America’s minority groups, Progressives came primarily from the middle class and constituted a majority of Americans in the Republican and Democratic parties. As a result, reform dominated the first decade of the new century."
Prompt:
"How successful were Progressive reforms during the period 1890 to 1915?" Select one of the following and discuss. If you select an individual, then discuss how she or he responded to the economic and social problems created by industrialization during the early twentieth century.
- Industrial conditions
- Urban life
- Politics
- African Americans
- Women
- Immigration
- Labor
- Trusts
- Conservativism
- State and federal government
- Regulation of business
- Jane Addam
- Andrew Carnegie
- Samuel Gompers
- Robert M. La Follette
- Upton Sinclair
- Theodore Roosevelt
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Week of 2/4-2/10/2013 (3rd Week of 3rd 9 Wks)
Greetings, History Minions!
Thanks for your attention to Mr. Riley and your respectful behavior to the substitute while I was out sick yesterday! It makes me proud to know I can depend on you!
Here is your new prompt, which I think builds on last week's question:
Anaylze the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an URBAN environment in the United States from 1875-1900. How and why did transportation developments fit into this shift? Were there any changes in the economy to help explain this shift? Pick one "thing" and explain your reason. As always, contribute something NEW to the conversation!
Happy Blogging!
Thanks for your attention to Mr. Riley and your respectful behavior to the substitute while I was out sick yesterday! It makes me proud to know I can depend on you!
Here is your new prompt, which I think builds on last week's question:
Anaylze the primary causes of the population shift from a rural to an URBAN environment in the United States from 1875-1900. How and why did transportation developments fit into this shift? Were there any changes in the economy to help explain this shift? Pick one "thing" and explain your reason. As always, contribute something NEW to the conversation!
Happy Blogging!
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