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| | [[American History Homework]] Nine | | [[American History Homework]] Nine |
| | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly | | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly |
| − | <br><br>Read the lecture first. Then answer six out of the following eight questions:
| + | <br>Read the lecture first, and answer six out of the following eight questions. |
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| − | 1. What is your view of antitrust laws - necessary, or something that makes a problem worse? | + | 1. Explain your understanding and view of imperialism. Is it a good or bad thing? |
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| − | 2. Imperialism by a charitable Christian people: a good or bad thing? | + | 2. Pick either Cornelius Vanderbilt or John D. Rockefeller, and briefly describe who they were and what your view of their work is. |
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| | 3. Your thoughts on the progressive movement, please. | | 3. Your thoughts on the progressive movement, please. |
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| − | 4. Please explain the cartoon in the Minnesota Tribune, having the caption at top, "WHAT WILL HE DO!" and the caption at the bottom, "The eyes of the world are upon him." Include your description of the point of view of the cartoonist. | + | 4. Please explain the cartoon (below right) which once appeared in the ''Minnesota Tribune'', having the caption at top, "WHAT WILL HE DO!" and the caption at the bottom, "The eyes of the world are upon him." Include your description of the point of view of the cartoonist. |
| | [[Image:Spanish American War cartoon.jpg|right]] | | [[Image:Spanish American War cartoon.jpg|right]] |
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| | H1. Do you agree with how the United States finally ended the fighting in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War? | | H1. Do you agree with how the United States finally ended the fighting in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War? |
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| − | H2. Write about any issue you like relating to 1880-1920. | + | H2. Write about any issue you like, concerning 1880-1920. |
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| | H3. Explain your view of unions, then and now. | | H3. Explain your view of unions, then and now. |
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| | H4. Pick an economic issue (other than monopolies) from the lecture, and discuss it. | | H4. Pick an economic issue (other than monopolies) from the lecture, and discuss it. |
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| − | H5. What is your view of John D. Rockefeller? | + | H5. What is your view of the antitrust law of 1890 (the Sherman Act)? |
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| | [[Category:American History lectures]] | | [[Category:American History lectures]] |
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