The book of Deuteronomy is God’s instructions to the people after their exodus out of Egypt. His word gives us guidelines for how to live our lives much like the quality principles within the project environment you’ve learned so far in this class.   How does the following scripture relate to quality processes within the […]

Discussing immigration in American cities   Chinese Emigration to America.jpg   “Chinese Emigration to Americaopens in a new window” by Chinese emigration to Americaopens in a new window Licensed under Public Domain via Commonsopens in a new window.   As you complete the reading assignment for this Module discuss the ways that various immigrant groups […]

Narrating the frontier Image of a cowboy and horse near the Lower Brule reservation in central South Dakota   Once you have completed the reading for this week:   Consider whether frontier settlement can best be understood as the story of competing ethnic, religious, and racial groups—or is it best understood as the place where […]

Discussing the legacies of reconstruction After completing the reading for this Module and reviewing Dr. Becker’s lecture notes, please consider the impact of Reconstruction on America, and answer the following questions in your initial post:   What were the failures of Reconstruction and what were its successes?   Why did the Reconstruction collapse, and how […]

Assessing the ‘Sixties’  “Robert Kennedy CORE rally speech2opens in a new window” by Leffler, Warren K. – This image is available from the United States Library of Congressopens in a new window Prints and Photographs division Licensed under Public Domain via Commonsopens in a new window.   “Woodstock-kidsopens in a new window” by Ric Manning […]

Unraveling the myth of the 50s Nine of the Hollywood 10 charged with contempt of Congress 1947   “Nine of the Hollywood 10 charged with contempt of Congressopens in a new window” by Los Angeles Times photographic archive – Digital collections — UCLA Libraryopens in a new window Published caption SURRENDER — Charged with contempt […]

Civil Rights and Third World Solidarities  “Wattsriots-policearrest-locopens in a new window” by New York World-Telegram – LOC. Licensed under Public Domain via Commonsopens in a new window.   Students of American history often think of the Civil Rights movement as a purely “American experience” that helped to usher in the end of racist Jim Crow […]

Making sense of the Cold War    “Bundesarchiv Bild 183-48579-0009, Stralsund, Ho Chi Minh mit Matrosen der NVAopens in a new window” by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-48579-0009 Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 deopens in a new window via Commonsopens in a new window.   The readings in chapter 10 focus on different perspectives on the Cold […]

Global impacts of World War II   A chart depicting the number of military deaths by country during World War II.   “WwIIDeathsByCountryopens in a new window” by Jroehlopens in a new window – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0opens in a new window via Commonsopens in a new window. A chart depicting the […]

Experiencing the Great Depression    “Scott’s Run, West Virginia. (Unemployed miners.) – NARA – 518401opens in a new window” by Lewis Hineopens in a new window – U.S. National Archives and Records Administrationopens in a new window. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commonsopens in a new window.   Chapter 8’s collection of readings documents […]