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Assignment -

Part 1: Discussion Board Questions

1. Answer three questions and a paragraph on a weblink:

a. Choose three of the questions listed in the discussion board forum to answer. Questions with multiple questions count as one. Then include a short paragraph report about the information you find from a weblink located under the Chapters/Lessons folders in Blackboard.

b. The total word count of each of your answers must be at least 200 words each (do not count the questions or bibliography in this) So this means at least 800 total. Be sure to include the questions you pick so it is easier for everyone to read.

c. For discussion boards you need to use the textbook and at least one of the websites I have listed in the online chapters/lessons folders; other sources are not allowed. This means you will have citations and bibliography from your textbook and at least one of the additional weblink sources.

d. You must include a bibliography or works cited at the bottom of your post.

e. You must include in-line citations in your answers.

Questions -

1. Who were the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and what were their main contributions?

2. Read pages 477-478 "Opposing Viewpoints: The Natural Rights of the French People: Two Views"-How does the first selection conform to the thought of the Enlightenment? Which Enlightenment thinkers seem to have been most influential? What exactly is the "nation," and how well do these stipulations correspond to the political system that the National Assembly put into effect in 1791? To what degree does de Gouges also draw on the Enlightenment? Where are the differences between the two documents the most pointed and telling?

3. What do historians mean by the term enlightened absolutism, and to what degree did eighteenth-century Prussia, Austria, and Russia exhibit its characteristics?

4. What were the basic features of the new industrial system created by the Industrial Revolution, and what effects did the new system have on urban life, social classes, family life, and standards of living?

5. How do the locations of the centers of industrialization today compare with those during the Industrial Revolution, and how do you account for any differences?

6. What is nationalism? How did it arise, and what impact did it have on the history of the nineteen and twentieth centuries? What were the similarties and dissimilarities in the development of Latin American nations, the United States, and Canada in the nineteenth century?

7. In the late nineteenth century, new work opportunities for women emerged, but many middle and upper class women were still expected to remain at home. What are the new opportunities and challenges for women today, and how do they compare with those in the nineteenth century?

8. Read page 518 "Simón Bolívar on Government in Latin America"-In The Jamaica Letter, Simón Bolívar argues that the political and social circumstances in Latin American independence are unique. What does he mean by that? Is he convincing in his claim? Why or why not? What problems does he see for Latin America's future? To what degree does his reasoning reflect Enlightenment thought?

9. What were the similarities and dissimilarities in the development of Latin American nations, the United States, and Canada in the nineteenth century?

10. How is modernism evident in literature and the arts between 1870 and 1914? How do these literary and artistic products reflect the political and social developments of the age?

Part 2: Discussion Board Reply to Another Student

a. The second part of the discussion board assignment is to reply to another students post.

b. The reply must be at least 100 words or more

c. You need to further the conversation (see examples)

d. You are not required to give citations in this unless you use a direct quote.

e. You can express your opinion here but please keep an academic tone. You can disagree and debate with something that was posted, and that is fine, by try and back it up with proof. No personal attacks will be tolerated

f. Use correct spelling (no text abbreviations other than or, grammar and reflect an academic tone of writing.

Length: 200 words for each question and 200 words for summary as per the instruction.

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar