Entries by Sarah Kaelo

What did these soldiers think about their fellow soldiers and their enemy?

Discussion on the soldiers, sailors, and airmen (and women) of World War II.  To prepare for this discussion, be sure you have read the document, Soldiers’ Send Messages Home .  This document is a collection of letters/messages which soldiers, sailors, and airmen sent home to their families during the war.  The document is included in this module […]

Where were the main consequences of the war felt most keenly outside of Europe?

After reading Chapter 26 and watching the course videos, you should be ready to answer any 2 of the following questions: 1.  What was Hitler asking for at the Munich Conference of 1938, and what made many people in Europe think that appeasement was their best option? 2.  What were Hitler’s goals in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion […]

Revisionists’ Theory states that the Soviets’ need to secure their borders was a logical response to invasions of their territory during both WWI and WWII.

Our final exam will consist of 1 essay with a minimum word count of 750.. You may choose your essay topic from the following questions. Note:  This is not a research paper.  The bulk of your paper should be based on material from the textbook, module introductions, course documents, and course videos.  However, you may use up to two […]

How did Cold War tensions influence international affairs in the Western and non-Western worlds?

How did Cold War tensions influence international affairs in the Western and non-Western worlds?Able to do two assignments which consist of subjects one in history and another in psychology How did Cold War tensions influence international affairs in the Western and non-Western worlds? In what ways might international affairs in today’s world reflect the end […]

Why did they consider African slaves the ideal workforce for these plantations?

What is the mercantilist economic theory?  Explain what mercantilists understood as wealth.  What are the implications for this perception of wealth when it comes to things like trade, and the acquisition of goods for trade?  From the two short reading excerpts provided in module 9, explain the economic justifications provided by the pro-slavery lobby for […]

do citizens and governments of wealthy countries owe those living in poor countries?

Jeffrey Sachs, a prominent economist and frequent critic of globalization, has argued that $70 billion a year in development aid is needed to lift people out of extreme poverty. This figure would require all members of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an organization of the richest, most industrialized economies in the world, […]

Describe the consequences of the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the New World. 

1. Read Thomas Wright, Chpt 1, “Origins of the Colonial Legacies,” pp 7-16 and 20-31. (write a 350-word response to ONE of the questions below. Describe the consequences of the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the New World. a. After the Conquest, how did Spain impose an “authoritarian” form of governance on the New World? […]

How did photography change the way the public experienced war?

Each week we will be looking at a set period from our past.  Although these are our ancestors, it will seem like we are studying a distant planet, inhabited by people with the strangest of habits.  Fortunately, these subjects of our observation give us abundant clues about who they are.  Their art, their writing, their […]