HIST 405N Week 5 Assignment | chamberlain university
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Week 5 Assignment: Case Study
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources
for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 18, 21, 23
- Lesson
- Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook).
The sources associated with each topic selection below can be used as part
of the 3 scholarly sources.
Optional Resources to Explore
Feel free to review the library
guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following link:
- Link (website): History Library Guide (Links to an
external site.)
Introduction
The purposes of each case study
assignment include the following:
- To hone your abilities to research using scholarly
sources
- To advance critical thinking and writing skills
- To compile a response to the prompts provided
- To explore a historical topic and make connections to
change over time
Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then,
address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at
least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your
writing.
Option 1: Big Business (Monopolies)
and Exploitation of Workers
View the following resource:
- Link (video): The Progressive
Era (Links to an external site.)
(27:30)
Browse and read one (1) of the
following:
- Link (article): Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Links
to an external site.)
- Link (library article): The Pullman
Strike (Links to an external site.)
Then, address the following:
- Explain if big business leaders were "captains of
industry," "shrewd businessmen," or "robber
barons."
- Based on one of the resources noted for this option,
assess American working conditions and exploitation of workers in the Age
of Industry.
- Analyze the role that government played in reforming
American working conditions.
- Explain the benefits of the Federal Government
regulations of monopolies.
- Analyze which progressive presidents attained economic
justice and reform for workers.
Option 2: Who is A Progressive?
Review the following site:
Then, address the following:
- According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of
a progressive?
- Explain and give examples of the characteristics of
"anti-progressives."
- Trace what types of activities
"anti-progressives" engaged in?
- Analyze the goals of progressivism.
- Explain what areas of society progressives addressed?
- Analyze the progressive achievements Roosevelt
highlights in his speech?
Option 3: World War I
Review the following resources:
- Link (video): A War to End All
Wars: Part 2 (Links to an external site.) (6:56)
- Link (library article): The Treaty of
Versailles and the Rise of Nazism (Links to an external site.)
Then, address the following:
- Trace the origins of World War I, and assess if the
world war was inevitable in 1914?
- Explain if it was possible for the United States to
maintain neutrality in World War I. If yes, explain how. If no, explain
why not.
- Analyze if the United States should have entered World
War I to make the world safe for democracy.
- Analyze if the Treaty of Versailles was a fair and
effective settlement for lasting world peace.
- Explain if the United States Senate should have
approved of the Treaty of Versailles.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or
references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page
- In-text citations that correspond with your end
references