Category: History

Dear writer,
I will provide you with the specific writing requirements from my

Dear writer,
I will provide you with the specific writing requirements from my professor as well as the two readings you need to read. You only need to carefully follow the requirements and help me complete the task. Thank you.
Readings:
Thomas A. Guglielmo, “A Martial Freedom Movement: Black G.I.s’ Political Struggles during World War II.” Journal of American History 104, no. 4 (2018): 879–903. [NU Search]
Thomas Guglielmo, “‘Red Cross, Double Cross’”: Race and America’s World War II-Era Blood Donor Service,” Journal of American History 97, no. 1 (2010): 63-90. [NU Search]
Assignment:
During World War II, African Americans challenged Jim Crow at home and abroad. In four to five bullet points, identify some of the most important challenges to racial inequity that activists advanced during the World War II era. The points you list should be those that best embody protestors’ demand for the recognition of their rights as citizens. Each point should foreground a historically recognizable figure or organization in the subject of the sentence.
Note:
This short assignment is designed to assess your basic comprehension of the week’s reading assignment. We want full well-crafted sentences and no more than three for each bullet point. Be sure to make specific references to persons, places, policies, etc. that give specificity to your analysis and enable you to craft your response succinctly. And feel free to add a simple citation (author, title, page no.) to which you can reference when you meet in discussion.

Watchthe video on youtube.https:www.youtube.com/watch?=OUKhGEhKwLw. Please no AI

Watchthe video on youtube.https:www.youtube.com/watch?=OUKhGEhKwLw. Please no AI since work is check in turnitin.

How would you characterize and assess the impact of the Great Depression and the

How would you characterize and assess the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African Americans?
How did ordinary Blacks respond to the extraordinary challenges of the era?
How did Black politicians, activists, wageworkers, authors, and artists seek to address the specific problems that the Depression and the New Deal posed for African Americans? What were the results of their efforts?
What impacts did African American culture have on American culture in this period?
In what ways do you see aspects of the ongoing American freedom struggle evolving into what some have called “the long civil rights movement”?

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https://library.chamberlain.edu/History/populardatabases
In your American History course, you will utilize scholarly sources to address questions in the weekly assignments. Please be advised that History.com, Wiki, Wikipedia, or websites such as cliffnotes.com, studymode.com, coursehero.com, and the like are not deemed scholarly sources. Therefore, use your course text and incorporate an additional scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library in your response.
Below is a list of resources you must choose from:
Textbook: Chapters 5, 6
Lesson
In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) of the leading causes of the American Revolution:
The Proclamation Act of 1763
The Navigation Acts
The Stamp Act
The Declaratory Act
The Townshend Act
The Boston Massacre
The Coercive Acts
Then, in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs, address one (1) of the following:
Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the British Parliament on British North America. Which of your two selections from the list above do you consider the most significant and why?
Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.

Week 6
Due Date
1/19/25, 11:59 PM (CST)
discussion Topic
This week, we’re going

Week 6
Due Date
1/19/25, 11:59 PM (CST)
discussion Topic
This week, we’re going to think creatively and consider history from a more personal vantage point. Your job is to consider the following question: Of all the premodern societies we’ve explored so far this semester, which would be best for you to live in and why?

Consider your age, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, interests, life experiences, etc.

With that in mind, choose a timeframe and a specific city or region in the society you’re exploring and tell us why that particular place and moment would be better for you than other societies. Show us that you understand both the big ideas we’ve explored this semester and how specific examples (people, events, key terms, etc.) fit into those big ideas.

You do not need any new research for this essay; instead, focus on showing us how well you understand our class materials.

You’ll start the essay with an introduction paragraph (that ends with a clear thesis statement), tie it all together with a conclusion, and likely need 3-5 body paragraphs (remember, roughly 6-8 sentences each) in between to flesh out your argument. This is an opportunity for you to reflect deeply on your place in our world and its history.
Your list of things to do this week:
Take an optional virtual field trip if time allows.
Read Chapter 8 in our textbook.
Review the PowerPoint from the textbook publisher if that helps you as you read.
Watch five short videos that highlight topics in your readings.
Take the self-assessment for Chapter 8.
Participate in our weekly class discussions with your original post.
Post replies to at least 3 of your classmates in the discussion.
Once the will is resolved, one’s spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant’s will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can sway ten thousand men.
~Yoshida Shoin
Readings
Please read the following chapter(s) in your course textbook and view any other listed resources:
Chapter 8, Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources
These optional PowerPoint slides are a handy way to see the main points as you read.
Discovering China: The Song Dynasty, YouTube (6 minutes)
Youtube Link 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7NHZJ-eE4
How did the Tang Dynasty of China dominate East and Central Asia? YouTube (0:15 minutes)
Youtube Link 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOVlzodPQUc
Japanese Reacts To “History of Japan”, YouTube (9:45 minutes)
Youtube Link 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gatHM2QReA
All Korean kingdoms explained in less than 5 minutes ( Over 2,000 years of Korean history), YouTube (4:40 minutes)
Youtube Link 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uficJwaZygw
History of Vietnam explained in 8 minutes (All Vietnamese dynasties), YouTube (0:30 minutes)
Youtube Link 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8R9MtM42P8
Virtual Field Trip (Optional)
Do you have time for a virtual field trip? The National Museum of Korea has many treasures on display from a proud nation. This field trip is optional, so feel free to browse as time allows. You might find something to use in your weekly discussions.
“Dear visitors, as Director General, I would like to welcome you to the National Museum of Korea (NMK), where history and culture are alive. NMK is designed to help visitors better appreciate Korean history and culture, as well as world culture. By fostering artistic and cultural sensitivity, it is a place that helps us fully appreciate and enjoy culture.”
Web Link: https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home
Chapter Overview
Chapter 8 Overview
This chapter devotes some discussion to the issue of Song-era China as a golden age of prosperity and cultural achievement. This theme is worth exploring in greater detail, adding comparisons to other states that our class has already studied. Our objectives are to explore the cultural richness of the Song dynasty in China, to consider what part of the population was affected by this golden age, to examine in greater detail the ideological and economic underpinnings of this golden age, and to investigate whether any society examined thus far in this class had a comparable cultural efflorescence.
You might start with a political history of the Song dynasty (including the fact that there were two Song dynasties, one in the north and one in the south). Or you might begin with a brief review of the factors that make a cultural golden age possible, such as a tradition that values scholarly achievement, the existence of a leisure class, and an elite that values “higher” culture (by reading its works, buying its products, and patronizing writers and artists).
You can learn about the great inventions of the Song period and how they were applied in China, such as movable type and gunpowder. Other topics include the massive encyclopedic works of the era, such as the universal history Zizhi Tongjian, the outstanding literary figures of the Song period such as Zhuxi, Ouyang, Xiu, Su Shi, Sima Guang, and Shen Kuo, and civil officials who were also poets such as Su Dongpo and Fan Zhongyan. The topics are really almost endless, including painting, new government policies attempted by the Song dynasty, the Jin takeover of the northern Song territory and its significance for art and culture, the physical remains of Song dynasty culture, and the introduction of tea drinking. Some students might find the development of Neo-Confucianism to be engaging, especially the philosophers Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi, while others might be drawn to advances in mathematics or advances in architecture such as the Lingxiao Pagoda, the Liaodi Pagoda of Hebei, and the Song imperial tombs at Gongxian. There is something for everyone.
Is geography destiny? This chapter discusses two important points at which geography affected the development of East Asian societies: the presence of the steppes along China’s northern border and the one hundred miles of sea that lie between mainland Asia and the Japanese archipelago. You should be aware of the importance of geography in human historical processes as you examine what cultural or political factors can surmount the difficulties posed by geography. It is helpful to have a good physical map of East Asia as you read this chapter.
We know that China dominated the history of East Asia, so it makes sense to use China as the focal point. Examine each of China’s borders individually, keeping in mind the Tang and Song’s interactions with neighboring peoples, their attempts at conquest, and other forms of cultural interaction, as well as the geographical factors that either facilitated or impeded the process. Some points to consider include the role of the Himalayas in shaping history, though Buddhist monks still made their way between China and India; the steppes as both an aid and a hindrance to expansion; Chinese penetration into Central Asia; the presence of major river valleys along which agriculture could develop easily; and the role of the sea (especially noting the nature of the South China Sea, with its shallows and unappealing coastline).
Why did Japan unify? Japan in the period ca. 600–ca. 1300 is another topic covered in this chapter. As you learn about the history of Heian and Kamakura Japan, you can explore why the Japanese state, apparently so promising, failed to hold on to the centralization of the early unification period. Many American students are fascinated by the features of samurai culture and its relationship to Japanese culture more generally.
Are you a person who likes to select a topic for further investigation? This chapter can lead you to many topics, including:
Jimmu Tenno (the tale of the first emperor)
The Seventeen Article Constitution
The Taika Reform Edicts
The Diary of Lady Sarashina (1009–1059)
Taira Shigesuke’s Code of the Samurai, Chapter 9
China and the World
The foundation myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu and her gifts to the emperors
Imperial descent from Amaterasu
Competition between great clans to unify Japan and the importance of Japan as an archipelago in that process
Prince Shotoku
The Taika reform movement
The power of regents as a decentralizing force (especially the Fujiwara family)
The rise of the shoen (great estates)
The period of “cloister government”
The role of the powerful monasteries in weakening the government
Recruitment of warriors to protect shoen and monasteries and to coerce the government
The great power struggle that ended with the beginning of the Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Creation of a parallel administration, ruled by the shogun
The development of the samurai ethos

Choose a Topic
This milestone has two parts: 1. Choose a prompt and a topic, and

Choose a Topic
This milestone has two parts: 1. Choose a prompt and a topic, and 2. Find three scholarly sources about it. Keep reading for the details.
Part 1. Your assignment for this part of the milestone will only require a couple of sentences, but there will be a lot of brainwork behind those sentences.
Your first decision will be which of the three essay prompts you’ll follow. Remember that you can find these prompts in the “Final Essay” folder near the top of our course.
Your second decision involves selecting a topic to examine through the lens of those essay prompts. As you think about your topic, you can choose anything from our class, which covers chapters 1-12 in our textbook. You’re welcome to look ahead.
Once you’ve chosen the general area for your topic, narrow down the scope. If you compare all of Buddhism with all of Christianity, your paper will only be able to skim the surface and will not produce satisfying work. If you look at one specific aspect of doctrine or one specific leader, you will have a tight enough focus that you can dig deep.
Finally, when you have your tightly focused topic, revisit the three prompts and make sure that you’ve chosen the prompt that will best serve your topic.
After all that contemplation, write us a couple of sentences explaining your topic and how it will work with your prompt. This is our first chance to touch base about your final, so it’s an important moment.
Part 2. Find 3 scholarly sources on your topic.
Your final paper will require 5 or more scholarly sources, but for this milestone, I just want to get you started on that research, so I’m only looking for 3 scholarly sources. Your job for this part of the milestone is to give us the full citations for 3 scholarly sources on your topic.
Week 7
Your list of things to do this week:
Take a virtual field trip if time allows. This is an optional field trip.
Read Chapter 9 in our textbook.
Review the PowerPoint from the textbook publisher if that helps you as you read.
Watch three videos that highlight topics in your readings.
Take the self-assessment for Chapter 9.
Complete Milestone 1 of your final paper.
My friend, the Sufi, is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.
~Rumi
Readings
Please read the following chapter(s) in your course textbook and view any other listed resources:
Chapter 9, Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources
These optional PowerPoint slides are a handy way to see the main points as you read.
Videos
How Islam Began – In Ten Minutes, YouTube (8 minutes)
Youtube Link1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxKxnVZtgo
Introduction to Sufism | Belief | Oprah Winfrey Network, YouTube (0:15 minutes)
Youtube Link 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD4vvlPMQrw
Web Link: http://digital.films.com.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=5168
This program examines the historical relations between Islam and Christianity and the long history of conflict between them. Iran’s ambassador to the Vatican, Mohammad Masjed Jame’i, explains the basic differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity: the roles of Christ and Mohammad, the Bible and the Koran, and the main differences of approach. The program also examines the reasons for the continuing conflict between Islam and the West and whether an understanding can be reached between them.
Virtual Field Trip (Optional)
Do you have time for a virtual field trip? The National Museum of Korea has many treasures on display from a proud nation. This field trip is optional, so feel free to browse as time allows. You might find something to use in your weekly discussions.
“Dear visitors, as Director General, I would like to welcome you to the National Museum of Korea (NMK), where history and culture are alive. NMK is designed to help visitors better appreciate Korean history and culture, as well as world culture. By fostering artistic and cultural sensitivity, it is a place that helps us fully appreciate and enjoy culture.”
Web Link: https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home
Chapter Overview
Chapter 9 Overview
Are you curious about the reasons behind the vast expansion of Islamic rule in the seventh and eighth centuries C.E.? Begin with a physical map of the Islamic world. Ponder the nature of early armies, including Arab reliance on sudden raids moving from desert into settled lands, the need for horses, and the potential of camels in this process. What can the map tell them about the conquests? Did the Arab conquerors reach a “natural” limit to expansion because they moved into geographical zones that no longer favored their fighting style? What political reasons, drawing on earlier chapters, might also have limited the expansion, for example, the defensibility of Constantinople and political consolidation under the early Carolingians in Francia?
You might also want to consider the massive Byzantine-Persian war of the early decades of the seventh century, including Heraclius’s final victory and the devastating impact of the war on both states. You might also want to consider the nature of rule in both the Byzantine and Persian empires and how both systems oppressed large sectors of the population, the unpopularity of Vandal rule in North Africa, the role of the caliphs in directing the course of the conquest, the Arab culture of raiding, and the religious propulsion behind the conquests. Don’t forget to ponder Arab moderation toward conquered peoples.
Mysticism played an especially great role in the development of the medieval Islamic world, but of course the individual’s quest for direct, personal contact with the divine is common to most religions. From roughly 1100 to around 1450, mysticism flourished, especially in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. There are common threads of the mystic tradition. It is helpful to recognize how common mysticism is in world history, rather than seeing Islam as novel in this regard. As you compare mystic traditions, you might consider what makes some periods and regions more mysticism-oriented than others. For further exploration, you might want to examine:
Gertrude of Helfta: The Herald of Divine Love
Julian of Norwich: Showings
Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment
The Early Kabbalah
Early Islamic Mysticism
Ibn al-‘Arabi: The Bezels of Wisdom
Who became known as mystics
Whether mystics were loners or part of communities
Biographical details of the mystics you have chosen to highlight
Tensions between mystics and the mainstream religious establishment
Regions where mystics were especially prevalent and possible reasons why
Gender issues and mysticism
You may enjoy delving in greater detail into Islamic culture during the golden age of Islam before the Mongol conquests as well as reviewing Chinese and European material. Take some time to read the snapshot: “Key Achievements in Islamic Science and Scholarship.” Compare Islamic scholarly achievements to those of the Tang and Song dynasties in China. Compare Islamic scholarly achievements to those of Byzantium and Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
A key aspect is the learning environment in the Islamic world of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. Examine literacy levels, the existence of lower schools as well as institutes of higher learning, and how class issues, gender, and region affected the ability to get a good education. From there, you can take a variety of approaches. Some possible areas for your focus: Key inventions and discoveries, talking about the context in which the discovery was made and the use to which it was put, for example, why did al-Khwarizmi popularize the use of Arabic numerals and write a book on algebra? Comparisons with achievements in Europe and Asia. Demands imposed by Islamic society in trade, in supporting a large population in the cities, in interpreting Islamic law, and how specific needs led to specific solutions from the community of scholars. Similar difficulties and solutions in Europe and Asia. Major figures cited in the Snapshot, discussing the life circumstances that led to their achievements.
Your main assignment this week is milestone 1 of your final paper. I know that seems simple, but I want to give you plenty of space for it so that you have time to give it the thought and attention it deserves.
This milestone has two parts: 1. Choose a prompt and a topic, and 2. Find three scholarly sources about it. Keep reading for the details.

Choose a topic.
Your assignment for this part of the milestone will only require a couple of sentences, but there will be a lot of brainwork behind those sentences.
Your first decision will be which of the three essay prompts you’ll follow. Remember that you can find these prompts in the “Final Essay” folder near the top of our course.
Your second decision involves selecting a topic to examine through the lens of those essay prompts. As you think about your topic, you can choose anything from our class, which covers chapters 13-22 in our textbook. You’re welcome to look ahead.
Once you’ve chosen the general area for your topic, narrow down the scope. If you compare all of Buddhism with all of Christianity, your paper will only be able to skim the surface and will not produce satisfying work. If you look at one specific aspect of doctrine or one specific leader, you will have a tight enough focus that you can dig deep.
Finally, when you have your tightly focused topic, revisit the three prompts and make sure that you’ve chosen the prompt that will best serve your topic.
After all that contemplation, write us a couple of sentences explaining your topic and how it will work with your prompt. This is our first chance to touch base about your final, so it’s an important moment.
Find 3 scholarly sources on your topic.
Your final paper will require 5 or more scholarly sources, but for this milestone, I just want to get you started on that research, so I’m only looking for 3 scholarly sources. Your job for this part of the milestone is to give us the full citations for 3 scholarly sources on your topic.
Remember what you learned in Week 5 about scholarly sources, particularly that the most promising ones are often those you’ll find through our library that come from peer-reviewed journals or academic publishers, and that our 24/7 online reference librarian chat is a fabulous tool. You may also want to explore the LibGuide the library has created for our course—it has lots of books and articles that relate to our materials, all gathered into one place for you already. I’m excited to see you begin this journey!

Remember, your job with this milestone is twofold: you will choose a topic for your final paper, and you will give us the citations for at least three scholarly sources on your topic.
Web Link: https://libguides.bellevue.edu/World_History_I

Be sure to use the data for the state assigned to complete Assignment #1: Nursin

Be sure to use the data for the state assigned to complete Assignment #1: Nursing Home Comparative Data.
Assignment Instructions
Review the following report in detail: “Trends in Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery in the United States, 1990-2013” from the CDC Website – https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_06.pdfLinks to an external site. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_06.pdf
It is critical to read the full report to gain an understanding of how the study was conducted and to learn the details behind the data presented. This will help you specifically in answering Question #3.
Question #1: Create a line graph benchmarking your home state against the national percentage reflecting the trend of low-risk CS rate for the three years 1997, 2009, and 2013.
Your graph should include two separate lines with three data points each. One line should track the national percentage for the years described and the other should track your state’s percentage.
Question #2: Create a bar graph reflecting your home state’s percent of change in comparison to the national average percent of change for the same time period.
The report calculates the percent of change from 1997-2009 and from 2009-2013. In order to create the requested bar graph, you will need to calculate the percent of change from 1997-2013 for the United States as well as for your individual state. These two numbers will then be used to create a bar graph with two bars. One bar will show the percent of change for the United States from 1997-2013 and the other bar will show the percent of change for your state from 1997-2013. ***Use the numbers in the “Percent” columns for your calculations. For example, when calculating the percent of change for the United States, you will calculate the change between 18.4% in 1997 and 26.9% in 2013.
How to calculate the percentage change:
Step 1: Calculate the change (subtract old value from the new value)
Step 2: Divide that change by the old value (you will get a decimal number)
Step 3: Convert that to a percentage (by multiplying by 100 and adding a “%” sign)
Note: when the new value is greater than the old value, it is a percentage increase, otherwise it is a decrease.
Both graphs MUST include labels on both the x and y axis as well as a graph title.
Question #3:
Determine if your state trended within 2% of the national average, based on the percentage change. For instance, if you calculated the national change as 40%, the state change must be between 38%-42% to have trended within the +/- 2% of the national average. (Note: The 40% change indicated here is intended as an example and not the true calculation of the national change.)
If your state did not trend within +/- 2% of the national average rate, why do you think your home state varied? It may be helpful to analyze the individual rates of change from 1997-2009 and from 2009-2013 to see where the differences arose. It may also be helpful to consider factors such as race, age, and other demographic data within your individual state that could impact the percentage.
If your state did trend within +/- 2% of the national average rate, provide a discussion on what could possibly affect this number in the future, specific to the characteristics of your state.
In either situation, your answer should be a minimum of 150 words and include state-specific information. Outside resources to determine influencing factors are permissible and encouraged, but should be cited