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The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, but many historians consider the treaty controversial because of its stipulations that may have led to the Great Depression and/or World War II. Answer one of the following questions: Did the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles play a role in creating the global Great Depression, why […]

The impact that WWI had on European notions of gender

Analyze the impact that WWI had on European notions of gender, and the subsequent “gender crisis” of the 1920s. Exactly how and why did the World War I challenge established gender roles? How was gender used during the 1920s to discuss and analyze social changes caused by the war? In what ways were fascist policies […]

The Reconstruction Era

During the Reconstruction Era, the Southern states created many laws and policies of their own. These “Black Codes” either tried to minimize federal laws and policies or were in retaliation to them. Suppose you were a former slave during this era, which one of the following restrictions would you find the most offensive? Restrictions or […]

Research questions

How narrowly is the research problem defined? In your opinion, is it too narrow or too broad? Explain. Does the researcher describe related theories? Was the research setting artificial (e.g., a laboratory setting)? If yes, do you think that the gain in the control of extraneous variables offset the potential loss of information that would […]