No specific resources are required for this activity. Conduct general research and/or skim the textbook to help you select a topic.
Introduction
You will work on a research project for the duration of this course that you will deliver as a presentation in Week 8. For this project, select a person whom you believe had significant influence (positive or negative) on a movement for social, economic, and/or political change in the 20th and 21st centuries. Explore and address the following in your project:
Summarize the person’s ideas.
How did the ideas or changes affect the establishment and status quo?
What was the context in which this person proposed ideas/change?
How did the government or the people respond to the ideas/change?
What sort of following or support did he/she have?
How have the ideas/actions of the person influenced contemporary cultures and ideas?
For the final presentation, make sure to go beyond the surface information and go into depth about the person you are researching.
Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time in the course:
Week
Task
Week 3
Topic Selection
Week 5
Annotated Bibliography
Week 6
Script
Week 8
Presentation
Instructions
For the assignment this week, address the following:
State the topic.
For the stated issue, identify at least three (3) aspects of the issue that you think you will likely develop in your presentation. Briefly state why you have chosen each aspect.
You are not confined to three aspects only, but you must develop at least three. As you develop your presentation, you may find other aspects that you deem more relevant, and you may add or substitute those.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 1-2 paragraphs
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (as needed)
Grading
This activity will be graded using the W3 Course Project Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 3, 5, 8
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 4, 5 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 4, 5
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
For this assignment, select one of the following options.
Option 1: Chronicle Adolf Hitler’s rise from failed art student to political speaker to eventually gain control over Germany.
Option 2: Describe Benito Mussolini’s revival of European Imperialism in North Africa and how he came to be Adolf Hitler’s ally.
Option 3: Chronicle the rise of extreme militarism in Japan and how it led them to conquer huge chunks of land in Asia and so many islands in the western Pacific basin, and how this led to their conflict with Great Britain and the United States
Option 4: Describe Joseph Stalin’s rise to total power in the USSR and how his paranoia and desire for total control led to the terrible purges of the 1930s.
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 W3 Case Study Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 3
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
History 255, Summarize/analyze
History Assignment Help (1) Summarize the major themes from the assigned secondary source reading
(2) Analyze at least one of the assigned primary source documents in-depth in relation to the assigned secondary source readings and/or lectures
(3) Relate the assigned reading to something discussed earlier this semester or to a current event or personal life experience. No more than 2 pages (double spaced), only from the two readings provided, need done by thursday 7pm
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 4, 5 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 4, 5
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
During the 1930s, much of the world seemed to give up on their hope for a democratic solution to their problems and instead turned to totalitarianism, both in Europe and in Asia.
For the initial post, select and address one of the following:
Germany/Hitler
USSR/Stalin
Japan/Tojo
Address the following questions for your selection:
What effects did the history, politics, and economies of those areas play in their decisions to turn to totalitarianism?
What role did the Great Depression in the United States play in their plight?
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