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CHY4U - World History Summative

(30% of final mark):

In-Class Seminar &

Thesis Based Research Paper on

World Themes in the 20th Century

Criteria

i) Thesis Based Research Paper (15% paper)

ii) The Seminar/Artifact Proposal – 10%

iii) The Board of Inquiry – 5%

i) Thesis Based Research Paper (15% paper)

For this part of your summative you will have an opportunity to conduct an in-depth inquiry into an independent research topic selected from an array of World History topics linked to the 20th Century, and in some cases, the 21st Century. The purpose of this in-depth research will be to formulate a thesis about your topic then produce a 2,000 word argumentative essay to support your position.. This essay should follow the proper writing conventions of research and documentation as emphasized throughout the academic year. Your investigation should be organized and demonstrate critical thinking skills and an analysis of both secondary and primary sources. The essay must be MLA formatted; formal (no “I”), typed size 12 font, Times New Roman or Arial.

There will be several landmarks during your writing process.

a) Topic Selection Due Date:

b) Thesis Proposal Due Date:

c) Essay Draft Outline Due Date:

d) The Seminar Due Date:

e) The Essay Due Date:

Each one of the above needs to be submitted to your teacher on the above indicated dates.

Please insure that you go through the following checklist before submission of the final copy.

← The Final Copy includes a Title Page, Body, Works Cited, Proper Citations (MLA Format)

← There are no spelling or grammatical errors

← Title Page: Catchy Title, Your Name, Course, Teacher’s Name (No folders please)

← A copy of the Final Essay is posted to (Class ID: P/W: )

← The Essay is double spaced and within the limit.

← Blank Rubrics/Assessment & Evaluation forms have been included at back as well as submitted and returned components a-b listed above).

ii) The Seminar/Artifact Proposal – 10%

The seminar is to occur BEFORE you submit your research paper. The purpose of the seminar is to formally, albeit briefly educate and engage your peers about the topic, as well as present your proposal for a historical artifact that a Museum Board of Inquiry should consider for purchase to add to the museum’s holdings. It should be 10-15 minutes in length and may be followed by a Board of Inquiry (student) centered discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed artifact addition to the collection. This feedback is to assist you with the completion of your research paper and you may wish to take notes. In the seminar itself you should provide a brief synopsis of your topic, explain any novel key terminology, identify your artifact and explain your reasoning with evidence.

**If you require any assistance to ensure the smooth execution of your seminar (i.e. photocopying, projector, DVD player, etc.), you must see Ms. McDonagh-Vella at least two days prior.**

Please insure that you go through the following checklist before presenting your seminar.

← Your presentation uses a visual medium to stimulate the class with a proper and effective title.

← You have a clear thesis and directional statement about the artifact you have selected.

← Supportive arguments are discussed one at a time.

← You include evidence, quotations and primary sources.

← Your oral language and style is professional, projected and confident.

← Careful editing of the presentation has occurred.

← Engage the class in your presentation

iii) The Board of Inquiry – 5%

The Board of Inquiry will be comprised of all students present in-class that are not presenting their seminar/artifact proposal that day. It is their responsibility to actively listen to the presentations, take notes, and weigh up the information on the historical topic and artifact, as well as the evidence to substantiate the purchase of the artifact. Students are expected to ask questions, and engage in debate of the merit of adding such an item to the collection. Each class, one object will be selected by each student to be purchased by the museum in a written analysis submitted to your teacher. This information will help collate the 5% of your mark.

1)  Was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938 an “enlightened” leader, or did he represent western cultural imperialism in Turkey?

2) How did early feminist (first wave) movements affect western social and cultural norms, values and laws?  Choose specific examples.

3) How did the Russian Revolution(s) affect the role and status of women in Russia? How did they compare to their counterparts in western Europe?

4) What was “revolutionary” (if anything) about Revolutionary art in Russia?

5) Was collectivization “good” for Russia in the 1930s?

6) How did the political culture (the structure of the government as well as the attitudes towards it among Germans) of Weimar Germany affect the rise to power of the Nazis?

 7) How did European culture (you may deal with art, poetry, entertainment, attitudes, whatever you like) of the 1920s and 1930s reflect the experience of the Great War?

8) Paris 1919 in retrospect: Did the League of Nations succeed in exercising its mandate in the 1920s?  Was the diplomacy of collective security effective?

9) What was the relationship between the global depression of the 1930s and the rise of aggressive militaristic states in Europe?  (careful – simplistic answers won’t do!)

10) In historical context – what was the significance of Guernica, the painting and the Spanish village?  How was the Spanish civil war a microcosm of the political struggles of Europe in the 1930s?

11) What accounts for the political success of Benito Mussolini in Italy?

13) What was the 19th century historical and philosophical basis (genesis) of Fascism and Nazism?

14) Use primary source analysis to determine who burned down the Reichstag building in 1933.

15) How did Nazism in the 1930s seek to transform German culture?  Look at art, architecture, education, social class system, etc.

16) Were anti-war movements and protests partially responsible for the Second World War?

17) The Nuremburg War Crimes Tribunal was a watershed in the way we understand international justice.  However, they are not without controversy.  To what extent were the trials successful in prosecuting “war crimes” rather than just prosecuting the crimes committed by the losers?

18) Assess the importance of Marxism in post WWII 20th century western European history.

19) What was the nature of Indian nationalism in the early 20th century and how did it contribute to the end of British colonialism in India?  

20) Compare and contrast French and American motivations for their involvement in Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s.

21) How was the Cultural Revolution in China a rejection of Westernism? 

22) Were the Hungarian uprisings of 1956 and the Prague Spring of 1968 similar to the Revolutions of 1948?  (think of causes and effects)

23) Many people liked to say in the 1960s that the Cuban Missile Crisis had taught leaders important lessons about the “new” diplomacy of the nuclear age.  What were those lessons and were they significantly different from those of eras past (like WWI)?

24) How did “second wave” feminism challenge and change the relationship between men and women in the West? (or related question/issue)

25) Is NATO the last great Western Alliance?  Is it still relevant?

26) Why would Mikhail Gorbachev support glasnost (openness) and perestroika  (restructuring)?  What was his view of "progress" within the context of Soviet history?

27) What is the 20th and 21st century history of “terrorism” and how has the term, its usage, and the responses to it by states changed over the century?

28) How can Protestant religious idealism be linked to apartheid in South Africa?

29) The Paris Riots of 2005; How did (does) the conditions of second and third generation Muslims in France compare with the conditions of Muslims in other Western countries?

30) In what ways might the creation of the European Union be regarded as an example of the contemporary expression of enlightened values?  Does the recent Euro-zone crisis spell an end to it?

31) Is materialism a core Western value?  Is it in any way “enlightened”? Examine this issue with regard to social and economic change after WWII.

32) What are the goals and character of contemporary anarchism?

33) What were the main contributions to western thought and culture of one of the following: Sigmund Freud, Bertrand Russell, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus.

34) Historians often debate whether great leaders determine the course of history, or whether they ride successfully the major forces of their time. Which view of history is supported by Margaret Thatcher’s achievements?

35) Despite the demise of many monarchial forms of government throughout the course of modern western civilization (1500-present day), there are still several which have maintained a reigning constitutional or parliamentary monarchy; evaluate the impact and influence of these royals upon the modern Western world.

36) Investigate the nature of genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries; evaluate whether vivid historical “memories” (museums, literature, guest speakers, forums etc.) of such events helps to prevent future genocides from occurring.

37) A topic/thesis of your own choice that is approved by your teacher (approx 1870s -2013).

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