Days Nine, Ten, and Eleven Blog Questions

What treaty ended WWI? Explain the provisions of the Treaty. Should the US Senate have adopted the Treaty of Versailles? Why or Why not? What does its rejection show you about the principle of the Separation of Powers? Provide evidence to support your answer.


What year did women achieve voting rights in America? Which Amendment secured this right? Explore the Woman's Suffrage Movement in America. Describe the fight for the vote, the tactics used, and the key players. Discuss your personal feelings regarding this movement.


What was Japanese Internment? Do you think that this was a reasonable policy? Why or Why not? What did the US government do in the 1980's in light of new evidence regarding the Japanese? Provide evidence to support your answers.

Day Seven and Eight Blog Questions

What were the different plans for reconstruction after the Civil War?


What are the factors that led the US into WWI? Even thought this war was fought in Europe, it placed a great burden on the US. Why? How? Who was the president that led the US through WWI?

Day Six Blog Question

Who were Nat Turner, Frederick Douglas, and Harriet Beecher Stowe? Why were they important in the Civil War Era?

Day Five Blog Question

What was the Civil War truly about?

Day Four Blog Question

Which branch of government appears to have been most important to the Founding Fathers? Explain.

What are checks and balances and separation of powers?

Day Three Blog Question

How was the writing of the Constitution a treasonous activity??

Ben Franklin once said the we shall all hang together or would assuredly hang separately. What did he mean by this?

Finally, why was the Constitution written in secret?

Day Two Blog Question

Why is the US Constitution considered a "living document"? What makes out Constitution enduring?

Day One Blog Question

What were the causes and consequences of the American Revolution??

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