Discuss the role of women in European society in the late-18th and early 19th century.

Discuss the role of women in European society in the late-18th and early 19th century. How did women seek to assert political and social power in this period? What limitations did women face, socially, politically and economically?

Describe methods that most Americans use to evaluate political developments such as ObamaCare.

There has been a great deal of controversy over the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. In your textbook, there are three methods described that most Americans use to evaluate political developments such as ObamaCare. Using those three methods, describe how someone could come to the conclusion that he or she is against ObamaCare.

Critically examine how Santre’s existentialist humanism converges & diverges with major points of Kant’s ethical theory.

Which countries are across the Persian Gulf to the east of Saudi Arabia?

The assignment for this module contains two parts. Respond to both parts of this assignment on one Word document.

1. Click here and familiarize yourself with the map of the Middle East. Then answer the following questions:  Which countries border Saudi Arabia?  Which bodies of water border Saudi Arabia?  Which countries are across the Red Sea to the west of Saudi Arabia?  Which countries are across the Persian Gulf to the east of Saudi Arabia?  Which countries border Afghanistan?  Which countries border Syria?

2. After completing the readings for this module and watching the NBC Learn videos below (links are located in the Webliography), answer the following question: What unique challenges do Muslims face in America? You can use paragraph, list, chart, drawing, or graph form to respond.

NBC Learn videos (links are located in the Webliography): Arabs Face Increased Racism After 9/11 Muslims in America Face Suspicion and Prejudice Muslims Are Victims of Hate Crimes after September 11th Oklahoma Fights Stereotypes after 9/11 Plan for Mosque at Ground Zero Is Met with Protests Many Arabs Feel They Are Victims of Racial Profiling at Airports Swearing In of Muslim Congressman Sparks Controversy

What role did the Great Depression have in causing the Second World War?

The First World War

Consider the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the other agreements at the Paris Peace Conference. What role did the Treaties play in creating the circumstances that caused the Second World War. Also, what defects existed in the League of Nations structure that contributed to the conflict?

Totaliterianism

The 1920s and 1930s saw the birth of three major totalitarian movements: Italian Fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism. Explain why these movements had popular appeal, especially in the case of Nazi Germany.

The Great Depreciation

What role did the Great Depression have in causing the Second World War?

Also, compare and contrast the New Deal and the responses to economic dislocation in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, or Japan.

From what document did Lincoln draw the words “that all mean are created equal”?

Explain the role that disease played in weakening the Inca ability to respond effectively to the Spanish.

Charles Mann, 1491, Ch. Ch. 3, pp. 82-96 (Text is Attached here as a PDF), ( DUE in 3 Hours )

1.) What’s your gut reaction to this reading?

2.) Mann challenges the belief that superior weaponry was the main factor in the Inca loss to the Spanish. Give two examples of Inca weaponry or strategy that was viable in warfare against the Spanish.

3.) Mann argues that the rivalry for power in the Andes among the Inca and other native groups was a major factor of the Spanish conquest. Explain at least one of these rivalries. Who were the two, three or four players involved? Who were they allied with and what role did they play in the Spanish victory?

4.) Explain the role that disease played in weakening the Inca ability to respond effectively to the Spanish.

5.) What was the population of the Americas before European arrival, according to the more recent research? How many people specifically in central Mexico? What is the assumption that these new numbers are based on that was not taken into account in previous population estimates?

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II.) Ronald Wright, Stolen Continents, Ch. 3, pp. 72-83. ( It’s Attached here as a PDF ), ( Due in 3 hours )

1.)What’s your gut reaction to this reading?

2.) Give a summary of the meeting and dialogue between the Inca Emperor Atawallpa and the Spanish.

3.) Give the date, place and basic elements of the successful confrontation the Spanish had with Inca Atawallpa and his soldiers.

4.) According to Wright’s account, what do you think is the main reason or reasons that Inca Atawallpa lost this confrontation? What is the evidence for your conclusion?

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