History Answers

If you were a government leader at the end of the Civil War, what problem do you think you would have needed to solve first

How did artist Zhong Biao respond to the changing urban culture of China?

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What specific laws does Thoreau have in mind when he writes, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?" How were these laws Thoreau had in mind transgressed in his era?

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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy selection on "Civil Disobedience," discusses the philosophy behind the practice. How can non-violent civil disobedience, according to one of the philosopher's quoted, perhaps be more forceful and "violent" than actual acts of physical violence?

Website:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/civil-disobedience/

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Based on your reading of the Stanford Encyclopedia's definition of "civil disobedience," give one example provided in the encyclopedia of the practice, and one example you can think of from the recent past.

website of Stanford Encyclopedia's :

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/civil-disobedience/

200-300 words

how does "The Progressive Movement in the United States" apply Charles Tilly's "WUNC" analysis?

Answer the following questions regarding Gideon v Wainwright:

1. Case name and decision date
2. Details of the Case:  This would include some brief background info and possibly historical context that your audience needs to know to understand the case.  How did the case end up at the Supreme Court?
3. Constitutional Rights and Question: What was the Constitutional Question that SCOTUS addressed?  Which sections of the Constitution, amendments, and/or laws were applied to this case?
4. SCOTUS’s vote and ruling: ___ to ___ in favor of __________________.
5. SCOTUS’s answer to the Constitutional Question and Summary of both the majority and dissenting opinions: (dissenting opinion not required if decision was unanimous)  You may use short quotes from the justices, DO NOT include extensive text here.  These opinions must be explained in your own words, to show your understanding of the case. 
6. Significance of the Case: This will include answers to some or all of these questions, depending on the case:. Why is this considered a landmark supreme court case? What is the significance of this landmark case in terms of interpretation of the constitution, history, the law, society? What did it mean for our government? What did it mean for civil rights/liberties in our country?
7. Sources (Do not need to be in Works Cited form, just list them)
8. Answer each question about the case in detail. 3+ sentences each is fine.

Minimum 300 words

Do you think the Floyd protests would have been as large as they have been if we were NOT in the midst of a pandemic? Why do you think the Floyd protests have drawn so many people out of their homes, even at the risk of contracting a deadly virus? Also, what do you think these protests say about the future of civil disobedience and protest in our era of coronavirus? Can you see the future and think of a social movement -- anywhere in the world -- that may benefit from increased participation because of the presence of the virus?

 How can social movement forces which rely on facts and evidence combat those that are born of conspiracy theories and misinformation? Why do you think misinformation, propaganda and lies succeeded in the crises of the 1930s which brought the world Mussolini and Hitler, and how can social movements for social justice triumph today?

In the Carr Center Discussion Series report, ““Reimagining Social Movements and Civil Resistance in the Global Pandemic” from April 17, 2020, (link in folder) what are some of the negative effects on social movements around the world that the three scholars believe will occur because of the pandemic, and give one example of a specific movement mentioned that might be affected negatively.