Category: History

Millet system within the Ottoman Empire

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Use the following reading to answer this question: Benjamin Braude, Foundation Myths of the Millet System in Christians and Jews in the Ottoman empire: the functioning of a plural society, Vol.1: The Central lands eds. Benjamin Braude and Bernard Lewis (London 1982), 69-88

According to the historian Benjamin Braude, an earlier generation of Ottoman historians misunderstood what the “millet system” was about. How did they misunderstand it? How, then, does Braude understand the term “millet”? What implications does his new explanation of “millet” have for how we understand the Ottoman Empire?

In your answer, remember to cite a few concrete examples of how the term “millet” was used historically (remember to include the precise context in which the term was used). Do not forget to cite the page number — you may use a simple in-line citation style in your answer, i.e. (Braude 1982, 69)

Essay Plan: IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu

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Description essay plan
IPOB Nnamdi Kanu
Origins of the Biafra movement Context of Nigeria pre colonisation. Leading to the formation of Nigeria Cival war, original Biafra War What went wrong. Current struggles of ethnic discrimination or oppression faced by Eastern Nigerians. Intersectionality, discrimination faced due to ethnicity, religion, race -igbo race (social construct of race). Are the sentiments of IPOB generational. Is IPOB beneficial or dangerous to the people that would be considered Biafrans. Lack of intelengience stratitgy. Compare Ojukwu to Kanu, original leader to the current oneCapitalising off of the fear and ignorance of igbos both home and within the diaspora, to solicit donations without a clear tangible plan that could or would realistically effect change, that would lead to the actualisation of Biafra.https://www.ipob.org/

 

Journal Entry: Reflections of an Immigrant in America (1830-1920)

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Create a journal entry of 500-750 words reflecting on what your life would have been like as an immigrant to the United States from 1830 to 1920.
Be sure to include the physical, mental, and social issues you may have encountered.
Use a minimum of three of the sources provided to support your journal entry and be sure to cite the sources.

 

Slavery in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire (1400-1800): Systems, Forms, and Comparisons

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How did slavery function in the early modern Ottoman Empire (1400-1800)? What were the different forms of slavery present in the Ottoman Empire between 1400-1800? How does the Ottoman experience of slavery compare to the system of slavery that arose in the Americas between 1600 and 1850? Does the experience of Osman of Timisoara as a slave to various Habsburg soldiers fit into these models of slavery?

The New Deal and Its Impact on Marginalized Groups During the Great Depression

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Roosevelt called his program to reform the nation’s economy during the Great Depression the New Deal. Not only did it bring about major reforms, and introduce tougher regulation of big business, it also set a precedent for greatly expanded federal government involvement in the economy and society. Some of the programs that were initiated had a lasting impact while others were struck down by the Supreme Court. Just as the depression impacted people differently, so did the reforms that were passed during the New Deal.
analyze and discuss how women, blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans, were impacted by the Depression and New Deal. As part of your analysis and discussion, you must address the long-term legacies of the New Deal and major historical assessments that have been made of it, and if you agree or disagree with these assessments.

 

Factors Contributing to the Success of the Civil Rights Movement

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Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which spread to the south. Some of the leadership in the Deep South responded with brutal force, taking a militant stand against change, and in defiance of federal legislation to grant African Americans their civil rights.

Identify and list some of the factors that contributed to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Choose one, and discuss its significance to the movement, and explain why you made this particular choice.
Responses Coming from the Civil Rights Movement | American Experience | Official Site | PBS