Category: Assignment

How did distinct groups handle their differences with one another?

Toward the end of This Is an Uprising, Mark and Paul Engler propose that social movement
efforts with different methods for organizing can work together in an “ecology of change.” They
write, “When mass mobilizations, established organizations, and alternative communities see
themselves as complementary, they can create a movement ecosystem that allows diverse
approaches to promoting change to flourish.” Explain what they mean by this? What do you
think of this idea? Can you think of examples of healthy social movement ecosystems? How
did distinct groups handle their differences with one another?

In the 19th century, China and Japan both encountered the coming of the West (The Opium War and the Coming of Perry). Describe the reasons for the coming of the West and articulate the two countries’ different and similar responses to these challenges

In the 19th century, China and Japan both encountered the coming of the West (The Opium War
and the Coming of Perry). Describe the reasons for the coming of the West and articulate the two
countries’ different and similar responses to these challenges

Examine racial and ethnic inequalities in **two** distinct time periods (as covered in the various chapters in Ronald H. Bayor’s book Race and Ethnicity in America: A Concise History (2003) by focusing on the experiences of **two** different ethnic or racial populations.

American history is replete with many types and instances of racial inequality endured by various ethnic and racial groups. From the colonial era to the contemporary era, African Americans, some European immigrants, Latinos/as, Asian Americans, and Native Americans have experienced different forms racial exclusion, violence, economic and land dispossession, among other forms of ethnic and racial injustice. Write an essay which offers a comparative-historical analysis of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States. Your task is to examine racial and ethnic inequalities in **two** distinct time periods (as covered in the various chapters in Ronald H. Bayor’s book Race and Ethnicity in America: A Concise History (2003) by focusing on the experiences of **two** different ethnic or racial populations.