DIRECTIONS FOR EACH ONE Make sure to reference specific passages from the document to support your discussion:
Discussion 1
Read
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/16-capital-and-labor/the-omaha-platform-of-the-peoples-party-1892/
answer this
• Identify a specific challenge from within the platform. How did the People’s Party intend to fix it? 200 words
• And this Who was the platform’s intended audience? Who did the message appeal to? (no word count necessary just answer)
Discussion 2
Read
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/19-american-empire/james-d-phelan-why-the-chinese-should-be-excluded-1901/
answer this in 200 words
• What key reasons did Phelan identify as to why the Chinese should continue to be excluded from immigrating to the US? How does relate to the nativist argument as discussed by the text?
Also answer this – no word count necessary
• In what ways did racial perceptions contribute to the nativist argument?
Discussion 3
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/20-the-progressive-era/booker-t-washington-w-e-b-dubois-on-black-progress-1895-1903/
answer in 200 words
• What did Washington mean by “cast down your bucket? in regards to race relations?
Answer this as well, no necessary word count
• What were the key reasons why Washington argues that African-Americans should give up political power, insistence on civil rights, and higher education?
Discussion 4
Read this
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/23-the-great-depression/huey-p-long-every-man-a-king-and-share-our-wealth-1934/
Answer in 200 words
• What does Long advocate for and why?
Also Answer this- no necessary word count
• Why were Long’s ideas significant for the time? How do they relate to the challenges of the Great Depression?
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Discussion 5
Read
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/24-world-war-ii/declaration-of-independence-of-the-democratic-republic-of-vietnam-1945/
Answer in 200 words
• What were the key reasons why Minh declared independence from France after WW2?
Answer this as well no necessary word count
• Do you think the experience of Vietnam under French colonial rule fueled a rejection of capitalism and the embracing of communism? Why or why not?
Discussion 6
Read
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/25-the-cold-war/nsc-68-1950/
Answer in 200 words
• According to the document, military power was to be used to not just defeat aggressors, but to proactively create US-friendly environments. What specific threats were outlined by the document and how does this relate to the containment policy?
Also answer this- no necessary word count
o In what ways did the cold war “change” how the US military was used from the pre-WW2 era to today?
