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The past five hundred years have been characterized by a number of themes; the rise of global trade, the collapse and rise of empires, the expansion and end of the Atlantic Slave trade, the rise of industrial capitalism, colonization, global wars, genocide, communist revolutions, and decolonization.

For this assignment, you will select one topic from the topic area below. You will research your topic using scholarly sources. You will then create a paper, an illustrated essay, or PowerPoint presentation which examines your topic and is organized around a central claim, main point, or thesis.

For your topic area, you are required to select from one of the following. Your paper cannot be focused on the United States. It must focus on Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean,or Europe.

• Imperialism/Colonialism. Examine the history and impact of nineteenth century European Imperialism and Colonization by focusing on a specific region. Here are some suggestions.
  • French Colonialism in Vietnam (Indochina) Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia
  • British French or Portuguese colonialism in the Africa
  • British colonialism in India
  • Belgian Congo

• Cold War and Decolonization. Examine a movement for independence in Asia, Africa, or the Middle East. Then consider the main leaders, their ideology and goals, the tactics they used and the legacies of imperial/colonial practices that needed to be overcome. What kind of government did the newly independent state adopt and what was the impact of the Cold War on the struggle for independence? Here are some suggestions.
  • India’s struggle from British rule
  • Vietnam’s struggle against the French
  • British colonies in Africa such as Ghana or Kenya
  • French Colonies in Africa including Algeria
  • The Belgian Congo
  • Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola

• Genocide. Examine the conditions which made genocide possible, as well as the role of instigators/leaders, perpetrators, bystanders, and victims of genocide. Choose one of the following.
  • Herero in German South West Africa
  • Armenia,
  • Holocaust,
  • Cambodia,
  • Rwanda,
  • Bosnia

• Communist Revolutions. Examine the background that led to the Revolution. Then look at the goals and hopes. What were some of the achievements and failures? What was and lasting global impacts of one of the major communist revolutions. Choose one of the following.
  • The Russian revolution of 1917
  • The Chinese revolution of 1949

• Gender. Examine the ways that understandings and experiences of gender change over time by looking at a specific historical turning point. Here are some suggestions.
  • Women’s movements for the vote in other countries
  • The United Nations Decade for Women
  • Masculinities in the Middle East or Africa
  • The history of approaches to sexuality in a specific region or society outside of the United States (e.g. India, Africa, Asia).
  • The history of gender in a specific region or society outside of the United States (e.g. India, Africa, Asia).

• Race. Examine conceptions of race and the construction of racial hierarchies, as well as resistance and change in racial ideas by focusing on a specific period and society outside of the United States. Here are some suggestions.
  • The History of Race in Brazil.
  • Comparative Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Race in South Africa, the beginning of Apartheid (segregation)

In your Final Project,

• Describe your topic and focus in an introduction which includes a thesis statement that is an argument or makes a claim.
• Analyze the history of your selected topic, include key individuals, ideas, causes and consequences, and turning points.
• Support the historical analysis of your selected topic with evidence from at least four scholarly sources.

For help with your final project, see the Step by Step Guide to completing your Final Project as well as the HIS 104 Library Research Guide.

The Final Project

• If you choose to write a paper, must be 1,250 to 2,000 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• If you choose to write an illustrated essay, must be 1000 to 1500 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• If you choose to create a PowerPoint presentation, must be at least 15 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title page or slide with the following:
  • Title of paper or presentation.
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page or slide, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph or slide. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.

• Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course textbook. For assistance, review the handout Secondary Sources.
  • You may include up to two Primary Sources to fulfill this requirement.
  • You may use any of the assigned sources for this course other than the textbook to fulfill this requirement.
  • If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references page or slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.