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Choose a topic from this unit, . You can choose between the Northern Renaissance, the Italian Renaissance, or Baroque art. Discuss the work within its culture and talk about the artist, the work, their background and how you think it may or may not have a parallel in today’s culture.
Write a comprehensive essay that answers the question in full. A good answer will be about 5 paragraphs. It will have a thesis (argument) and draw upon evidence from the readings.
5 Sources At least 1 book and 1 article must be scholarly sources.
By the early 20th century, the rulers of Russia were faced with a contradiction: they wanted to remain a Great Power, but Russia’s political, social, and economic development lagged being its European competitors. How did they attempt to resolve this contradiction? Could this contradiction have been peacefully resolved?
During World War II, the federal government removed over 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese descent (both foreign-born “issei” and native-born “nisei”) from the West Coast and interned in camps. President Roosevelt authorized the internments with his Executive Order No. 9066, issued on February 19, 1942. For this week’s assignment you will be looking at FDR’s Executive Order No. 9066 (1942).
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Read through this document and answer the questions below. You should answer the questions completely and concisely.
Questions:
1. The Supreme Court has made positive and negative steps during its existence. Where does the Korematsu case fall in your eyes and what are two other cases you might take issue with?
2. Had any exclusions existed previously in the United States (meaning something that kept a group of people out of the country)? What were they, who did they apply to and when (hint, look to the 1880s)?
3. What are the Constitutional issues with this case (specifically in respect to circumventing constitutional rights), and what occurred in the Korematsu vs. United States supreme court case of 1944? Most importantly, how did the case END?
Sufficient =300 words, substantive and addresses the prompt
What evidence indicates that colonists continued to think of themselves as British subjects throughout this era? What evidence suggests that colonists were beginning to forge a separate, collective “American” identity? How would you explain this shift?