Background
The year is 1916. The Great War (WWI) has been raging for over a year. The United States has remained neutral and stayed out of the conflict. Opinion in the States is sharply divided as to what our role should be in this conflict. Should we stay out of it completely and only offer humanitarian aid to victims of the war? Or should the US join the war? If the US joins the war, who should we support?

First watch this video that describes the state of the United States at the start of World War I. (9:26)

Next, watch this short clip on Woodrow Wilson and how he wanted to make the world safe for Democracy. (1:26)

· Woodrow Wilson makes the world safe for Democracy – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/the-great-war-woodrow-wilson-decider/

Lastly, take a look at these three (3) online exhibits that show how poster art was used to sway opinions of the American people either for or against the war.

o New York’s Library of WWI Propaganda – https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/overhere/more

o Library of Congress Selling America on WWI Online Exhibit – http://americanhistory.si.edu/advertising-war

o Echoes of the Great War – American Experiences of WWI (includes positions for and against the war) – https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/world-war-i-american-experiences/online-exhibition/?loclr=blogloc

Think about the different opinions about America’s involvement in World War I, all the different people who have those options, and why. You will choose one position for or against joining the war and one perspective for this assignment.

Assignment
Your assignment is to create a “propaganda poster” either for or against the US entering WWI. Your poster must be a combination of graphics, photos, or other images that you find from your research and a short slogan or other motivational saying supporting your cause. You must provide a reference on the poster worksheet for each graphic, photo, or other image that you use in your poster unless you created it yourself. There is a list of resources to get your started at the end of this assignment that are also listed in the course shell.

Your “poster” can be on a PowerPoint slide, a Google slide, Google Drawing, a Word doc, a pdf, or other presentation format. Once you have created your poster, it is best to save it to a pdf format. You will also fill out the poster worksheet to explain your poster and list the sources you used in making your poster.

Poster Assignment Worksheet: Should America Enter the Great War?

 

Student Name:

 

 

· What is your position on the United States entering the Great War (WWI)? Highlight one:

a. Remain neutral and only provide humanitarian aid.

b. Join the Allies.

c. Join the Central Powers.

 

· Why are you advocating for this position?

 

 

 

· Describe how your poster illustrates your position.

 

 

 

 

· Provide references for any graphics, photos, images, or other materials you used for your poster.

 

 

 

Strayer University – HIS105

Hello classmates and Dr C, here is my main post for the Week 1 Discussion

The function of myth is:

· (For this section discuss the ‘why’ of myths?  Why do cultures have them (all cultures do)?  What purpose does myth have?  Do they teach important cultural lessons to a people?  Do they help identify a ‘specialness’ to a culture?  Do they help explain phenomena that a culture cannot explain?  Are myths useful in bonding a group together?  Feel free to discuss any or all of these concepts in your answer)

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Two examples of Neolithic myths are:

· ( Remember, I am looking for Neolithic myths here, so not the Greeks or Romans (they are not Neolithic cultures).  Give me some examples here, explain what the myth is.  Here are a few from the chapter that you might want to discuss)

o The myth of the San people of Zimbabwe (page 18).  Remember to always write these in your own words. Do not simple copy and paste from the  text or any other source

o The creation myth of the Maidu tribe of California (page 19)

o The emergence tale of the Pueblo (page 21)

o The creation story of ancient Japan (page 22)

· Choose any two of these and describe the myth in some detail.

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Are myths inherently fictional or not? 

· (Tell me in this section whether you believe myths are just made up, or if you think they started with some true event and then over time became these legendary stories)

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An example of a modern myth is:

·  Please go online and search “your state Myths’  For Instance “Utah Myths” or “Texas Myths”…….Pick one and describe it… Please go a little deeper than broken mirrors, the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause or fairy tales.  

Thanks

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