QUESTIONS:
This assignment involves you answering one of the following questions with your response due by 11:30 PM Eastern Time Friday, and your comments to three other students postings are due by 11:30 PM Eastern Time Sunday. Follow up questions are due Friday nights by 11:30 PM EST.
Your initial answer to the question should be between 250 - 350 words long per question or post, not including citations. Include references and citations where necessary to ensure proper credit and documentation of your sources. You are welcome to include references in addition to the course textbook, just ensure that you use proper documentation. Please let me know if you have any questions / concerns regarding Chicago Style format.
Initial post is worth 50 points (due Friday by 11:30 PM EST)
3 peer responses to other students initial post is worth 30 points (10 points each) (due bySunday at 11:30 PM EST)
Follow up response to professor's follow up questions to initial post is worth 20 points. (due Friday 11:30 PM EST)
Failure to post your initial post by the Friday's deadline will forfeit your follow up question and the 20 points. Contact the instructor before Friday's deadline if time issues arise that keeps you from fulfilling this obligation.
Be sure to cite all facts in your answers/responses. You can go outside the book.
Also note a plagiarism check is done on every forum posted to ensure originality. If your response scores high for plagiarism you will get one warning and asked to redo the post. And if it happens a second time you will be reported to the plagiarism office and given a "0" for the forum.
Pick two questions from list and answer thoroughly for your forum initial post-
1. Teddy Roosevelt was one of the Progressive presidents. What were the major domestic issues of his administration that reflected his belief in the presidency as the "bully pulpit" for progressives?
2. Describe Alfred T. Mahan's impact on the American navy in the late 19th century. Why was it important to develop the U.S. Navy at this time? What were Mahan's arguments in favor of doing that?
3. What were the causes of the Spanish-American War?
4. How did the U.S. become involved in World War I?