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1-2 Module One: Short Responses
Southern New Hampshire University
HIS-200: Applied History
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 1 In the following scenario, which historical lens is being applied? Why do you think so?
The influx of unskilled Irish immigrants into New York City in the 1840s and early 1850s drives down wages for other workers at the low end of the salary ladder.
Economical history lens is being applied here, as the influx of workers with have both a negative impact and a positive impact on the economy at the time. Module 1 Short Responses – Question 2 In the following scenario, which historical lens is being applied? Why do you think so?
In 1908 Aram Pithier, an immigrant from Quebec, is elected governor of Rhode Island with strong support from the Québécois community.
Political history Lens, using the political systems to help both themselves and others.
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 3 In the following scenario, which historical lens is being applied? Why do you think so?
Irish immigrants and first-generation Irish Americans come to dominate the hierarchy of the American Catholic Church in the late 19th century.
Religious history lens, as it is having an impact of the religious culture that was in America at
the time.
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 4 In the following scenario, which historical lens is being applied? Why do you think so?
Immigration to the United States comes to be seen as a "rite of passage" for young Québécois
women in the early 20th century.
Social History lens, as it is chancing the structures of the Quebecois women that came to America.
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 5 If you had to write a paper on the Lincoln assassination, what would you like to know more about? Create three research questions that would be appropriate for a historical analysis essay, keeping in mind the characteristics of a critical research question. The three questions can be related, or they can address different aspects of the topic.
Why did John Wilkes Booth do it?
Why wasn’t there more security?
Why was Lincoln targeted specifically?
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 6 If you had to write a paper on Title IX, what would you like to know more about? Create three research questions that would be appropriate for a historical analysis essay, keeping in mind the characteristics of a critical research question. The three questions can be related, or they can address different aspects of the topic. What was the root cause of the Title IX passage?
What was the result of this event?
Who didn’t support his passage?
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 7 Write a research question that addresses the Irish immigrant experience through the lens of political history.
How much did the Irish influence the government?
Module 1 Short Responses – Question 8 Write a research question that addresses the Irish immigrant experience through the lens of economic history.
How did the Irish immigrants impact the economy?
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