History
Scramble for Africa in the 1880s
For what reasons did the nations of Western and Central Europe undertake the “Scramble for Africa” in the 1880s? Which countries participated? Who were the biggest winners?
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIALIZATION
Having depended on slave labor for much of their past, it is no surprise that Southerners found ways to maintain the institutions of slavery despite the laws. One of the most horrendous was called convict leasing in which prisoners were leased out to private firms. The state pocketed a profit and the business owner got very cheap labor. This institution still exists in some forms in some states. Explain how this system effected the African American community in the South. What other institutions created by Southern states kept African Americans in the status of second class citizens?
comparative politics.
Choose any five of the following terms and give me a definition of the term and an example. The example must be a real example from comparative politics. Here is a list of the terms. Remember, choose any 5 of these (if you answer more than 5 I will just grade the first 5):
Disparities between Cook and Will County
After reviewing the data in the table, choose one specific difference in the data (by person, place and/or time). In 1-2 paragraphs, analyze why this difference in the data exists and factors, including social determinants of health, that may contribute to this difference. Refer back to short assignment 1 as needed to support your analysis as well as review related literature.
Sufism and its history
What was the beginning of Sufism and how should it be framed within the first centuries of Islamic History? Through an analysis of the readings from the first two weeks, 3 including A) at least two of the assigned primary readings and B) at least one source concerning Sufi women, present an argument for a specific understanding of the origins and initial development of Sufism, as well as the goals and/or methods of its early practitioners.