Complete the Cold War 1945-1990 presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® software. The main presentation must include 4 to 5 slides that do the following

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Complete the Cold War 1945-1990 presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® software. The main presentation must include 4 to 5 slides that do the following:
Provide an overview of the Cold War.
Summarize how international affairs contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
Conclude the Cold War.
Incorporate maps, images, and video
Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the presentation slides.
Create a title page, an introduction slide, references slide, and a visual template to use on each slide throughout the presentation. The title, introduction, and references slides do not count towards the 4 to 5 slide requirement.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Does the medium of photography continue to be relevant today?

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Who were the pioneers, and what have been the major “breakthrough” moments in photography since World War II? Cite a minimum of five. (You can write about Robert Capa, Joe Rosenthal, Edward Steichen, W. Eugene Smith, Margaret Bourke-WHite for this)
Focus specifically on ONE decade, from the 1950s to present day, and give a comprehensive overview of the significant and memorable photographic work produced during that concise time period.
Does the medium of photography continue to be relevant today? If so, give examples of how it impacts your own life. Or, do you consider it to be an outmoded technology? If so, give examples as you discuss specific technologies that will replace and/or re-define the photographic image

What was the crucial action that she took that changed her life?

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The Handmaid’s tale- short answers
One of the critical analysis essays that we read, discussed the idea that the treatment of women in this fictitious future, dystopian society is a backlash against the women’s movements of the late 20th century. Do you agree with this assertion, why or why not? 
Describe the ritual. What are the rules for the ritual. Are there any equivalent rituals in real life?
What is the climatic episode in the novel? What choices did the main character make that led her to this moment? What were the consequences of the climax? If she had done just one thing differently, her entire life would have taken place as the government of Gilead had decreed. What was the crucial action that she took that changed her life?

What remarks do the abolitionists make about the conditions under which the slaves worked and lived?

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In the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s, the Second Great Awakening helped to inspire a reformist impulse across the nation. As History in the Making points out, one of those movements centered on an effort to abolish slavery in the United States; of course, the desire to eliminate slavery did not go unchallenged. In this activity, you will examine the views of antislavery (abolitionist) and proslavery writers in the antebellum years. This essay will help you better understand a controversy that permeated American life in the years leading up to the Civil War. (Meets Course Learning Objectives: 1, 8, 15, and 16)
Primary Sources
Read the following pro- and anti-slavery documents
-Pro-Slavery
George Fitzhugh Advocates Slaveryhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3141.html
Diseases and Peculiarities of the Negro Racehttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3106.html
James Henry Hammond Advocates Slavery http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3439.html
Excerpts from Edmund Ruffin’s, “The Political Economy of Slavery “http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/lincolns-political-economy/
-Abolitionists
David Walker’s Appeal http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2931.html
Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july/
The American Antislavery Society: Declaration of Sentiments http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abeswlgct.html
DirectionsPart 1: EssayFocus Questions:
What stereotypes do these documents promote about African-Americans?
How do these men justify slavery? Or what points do they make about the need to abolish slavery? Should the emancipated slaves remain “on-soil,” that is, in the United States?
How do these men envision civilized society and slavery’s place in it? What remarks do the abolitionists make about the conditions under which the slaves worked and lived? The pro-slavery writers?
What are your impressions about the attitudes these men had about slavery, whether they were slavery proponents or abolitionists?
In what ways are the arguments of these men reflective of racial prejudice?
Format:
For your essay, you must read the primary sources listed above and examine the descriptions of, and defense or attack of slavery offered in the documents. After selecting one side of the debate, you must write a two- to three-page essay (between 500 and 750 words) that addresses the focus questions. Your essay should have an introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion. In the supporting paragraphs, you should include specific examples or support of your position (quotations or paraphrases) from the primary sources for this activity.
You must also follow the conventions of grammar, style, and citations covered in a freshman-level composition course. Regarding grammar and style, you should proofread your work carefully because spelling and grammar checks do not catch all errors. FYI: It is best to write about the past in the past tense as the events you discuss have long since ended. If you struggle with grammar and spelling, you have the option to submit your essay to Smarthinking Online Tutoring for assistance. Regarding citations, you must provide citations for all of the information that you looked up in your sources and you must include a works cited page for those sources.

Do you believe that these two standards are a proper “test” for the Court’s to use when determining if a rape occurred?

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A thorough discussion of the use of force to accomplish the criminal act of rape may be found in Commonwealth v. Berkowitz, 641 A.2d 1161 (Pa. 1994).
Defendant was convicted of rape after being involved in an alleged acquaintance rape situation in a college dorm room. Defendant appealed his conviction. The appellate court reversed the defendant’s conviction and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the reversal of defendant’s conviction. Jurisdictions require one of two standards in showing a use of force:
Force requiring some act in addition to the physical effort required to accomplish the sexual penetration; or
Simply that amount of effort required to accomplish the nonconsensual sexual penetration.
Defendant was convicted using the latter standard, but the appellate courts believed that the Pennsylvania statute required the former standard.
Please discuss the following:
Do you believe that these two standards are a proper “test” for the Court’s to use when determining if a rape occurred?
Do you agree with the Court in this case made the proper determination and why?
The case may be found at this link: scholar.google.com/scholar_case

Write a 350 – 500-word response to the following question: Who deserves the credit for the democratization of post-war Japan – SCAP or the Japanese government/people?

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ASSIGNMENT: Write a 350 – 500-word response to the following question: Who deserves the credit for the democratization of post-war Japan – SCAP or the Japanese government/people? Remember, when asked a question like this, you should consider both sides of the argument, and mention the actions of both.
Other Windows into the Period: Studio Ghibli fans may want to look at 2011’s Up from Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka Kara)based on the 1980 manga by Sayama Tetsurō, which, although set in 1963, looks back on the post-war years of recovery.
reading: Japan: A Modern History, by James L. McClainISBN: 978-0393977202 pp. 523-561
Peasants, Rebels, Women and Outcastes: The Underside of Modern Japan, 2nd Edition, by Mikiso HaneISBN- 978-0742525252 pp. 151-159
Modern Japan: A History in Documents, 2nd Edition,edited by James L. Huffman ISBN: 978-019539253-1, pp. 295-320

demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write research papers for future courses.

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A Short Paper Assignment allows you, early in the course, to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write research papers for future courses. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper research and write a short 3-5 page paper.
You are allowed to choose your own topic, as long as it pertains to the subject of this course. It must be post 1877 and American in nature. If you have any questions on subject matter, please contact your instructor. This is your opportunity to look a little deeper at a subject that interests you and is different from your first paper.
This short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text (Times New Roman, font size 12) and you must consult a minimum of two academically credible sources. Your bibliography and citations may be in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. Students majoring in history must use Chicago Style format.
The short paper needs to be turned in through the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using endnotes, footnotes, or parenthetical citations. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information.
The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper. Submit your paper as a word document (.doc or .docx ending) and please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST102ShortPaper.
P.S. Do not attempt to complete this assignment without reviewing the attachments which you will find most useful, particularly the HIST102 Paper Pdf.

Discuss the role of the Indians in the wars for empire from the 1690s through the 1760s.

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Discuss the role of the Indians in the wars for empire from the 1690s through the 1760s. Were they simply pawns of the European combatants or did they have their own strategies and goals from the war? What factors caused Indian tribes and confederations to choose one European power over another as an ally?
instruction
THE “RULE OF THREE”
You will need to use an analytical writing style in this class. The basic form of analytical writing utilizes the “Rule of Three.” Simply, there should be at least three key points/pieces of evidence in a piece of writing introduced by a strong clear thesis.
This is a 2-3 page essay length assignment. Your paper should begin with an Introduction which sets the prompt in the historical context, the LAST sentence of the intro paragraph is the thesis statement which lists the (minimum of) three points (X,Y,Z) that will be more fully developed in the paper. The first paragraph of the body (paragraph 2) would discuss key point X (this paragraph would have its own thesis as the first sentence, followed by three pieces of evidence/analysis in support), then a paragraph on Y, and finally one on Z. An essay ends with a conclusion paragraph – which sums up the argument you made and ties X, Y, and Z together. The conclusion is NOT the place to introduce new arguments or evidence.
Another way of thinking about it is that an essay is comprised of three paragraphs in the body of similar composition to the one paragraph you wrote in the Reaction 1 exercise.
So Rule of Three means three key points in a thesis, a body with three paragraphs (one for each of your key points), each paragraph has a thesis supported by three key pieces of evidence. Followed by a conclusion.
sources:
the Lancaster treaty reading by James Merrell
The world turned upside down by Colin calloway
corbett textbook

Would L.P. Hartley’s line about the past being “a foreign country” work for someone living at the end of the period covered in the 1500s to the 20th century, say 1920, and contemplating the world in 1750?

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World History from 1500 to the 20th Century
Would L.P. Hartley’s line about the past being “a foreign country” work for someone living at the end of the period covered in the 1500s to the 20th century, say 1920, and contemplating the world in 1750? Are there any limits to this claim? In other words, are there ways in which the past of 1750 would not have seemed that strange to somebody living in 1920? Provide examples for the supporting arguments and emphasize on LP Hartley and his views using reasons from the past to answer the question.

What did ‘service’ Vietnam render during that conflict?

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Ho’s speech proclaiming Vietnam’s independence contains a demand that the free world supports that independence in part as payment for services rendered during World War 2. What did ‘service’ Vietnam render during that conflict?
Ho claims that Vietnam’s independence is consistent with the philosophical principles which the Allies claimed were paramount during World War 2. What principles was Ho referring to, and does he make references to occasions where those principles were reasserted?
In the speech, Ho mentions crimes committed by the French during their occupation of Vietnam. Which crimes, as you read them, were in your opinion most severe and justified Vietnamese independence?
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5139/
Everything must be proofread, grammatically correct, and all sources must be cited in APA style format.