HISTORY 170 – Why do we see a strong conservative political

Why do we see a strong conservative political resurgence beginning the 1960s? To what extent did this wave of political activism change the basic direction of government?
 

After women gained the vote in 1920, many females

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HIS 101 – How does Las Casas compare and contrast the classical

How does Las Casas compare and contrast the classical Roman conquest of Spain with his contemporary Spaniards' treatment of the people of the New World?
 

HIST2 – America Since the Civil War

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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson have their dreams after American Revolution. By the end of the Reconstruction in 1877, whose vision of America's future was closer to reality? Give me three support ideas and brief summar

Describe the Cold War in detail

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HIST2 – Discuss the reasons the United States government

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HIST2 – Discuss the major problems of American society

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HIST 307 – How did the invention and spread of printing

How did the invention and spread of printing affect the development of the natural sciences? What forms of communication did it enable, both in the Renaissance and subsequently?
 

In the 1950 book The Lonely Crowd, David Riesman

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