Historical research questions often focus on the following points:
How or why an event occurred
What the consequences were of a particular event
What the origins were of a particular idea
How the context of an event contributed to its cause or how it occurred
How individuals or groups participated in a particular event
What trends were occurring in a society at a particular time
When researching history, primary and secondary sources play a vital role in answering the historian’s questions. Researchers refer to primary sources for material created at a historical moment in time by someone who was somehow involved in the event. Primary sources include (but are not limited to) letters, human-made objects (tools, clothing, art, etc.), diaries, photographs, eyewitness accounts, social media posts, videos taken at the scene that go viral, and news reports at the time of the incident. Many historical events, especially of the last few hundred years, may have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of primary sources!
Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6 Lesson Link (video): Benito Mussolini (Links to
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6
Lesson
Link (video): Benito Mussolini (Links to an external site.) (53:48)
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
Watch the entire video on Benito Mussolini (noted in the Required Resources). Identify and describe 3 aspects of the video you found most interesting that align with each of the following:
Foreign policy.
Violent and/or non-violent movements for social, economic, and political change
Governmental authority/loss of personal liberties
Conduct additional research to provide an analysis of those 3 aspects. What information did you find that the video left out? How did the video enhance your understanding of those aspects?
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Grading
This activity will be graded using the W2 Essay Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 3, 4, 5
Reference
Stevenson, M. (Director),
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly
History Assignment Help Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 4, 5, 6
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, select and address one of the following:
Option 1: Examine Marx’s writings on communism and socialism and compare them to how they manifested in reality? What worked and what didn’t? What misconceptions do we have about his original intent based on what we see in past or current governments?
Option 2: Compare and contrast communism and fascism. Select one example for each to examine the origins of the governments, their accomplishments, and their failures. What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.
Option 3: Examine Depression-Era social programs (select one or more to examine in detail). Were the fears of a communist take-over based on the implementation of these programs grounded in reality? Why or why not? How do they compare to social programs in place today?
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. At least one of your responses should be to a peer who chose an option different from yours. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Writing Requirements
Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial
HIS 117 Western Civ I
Please answer 1 out of the 5 discussion questions addressed
(300-500 words).
Attention: For all your answers to the instructor’s questions and classmates’ questions, please make your own arguments and do not merely copy sentences from the textbook or internet. If you want to include quotations, you need to cite from reputable resources (textbook, academic article or a verifiable and valid online resource, meaning articles from journals, newspapers, or magazines online, but not personal blogs); All quotations need to have citations (what sources, which pages), Citation of encyclopedias (including Britannica and Encarta), authorless websites, Wikipedia, or Wikipedia-like sources is NOT permitted.*** It’s not accepted if quotations are more than 25% of your answers.