Modern Patterns in World History (1500 CE to present)
Discipline: History
Type of Paper: Essay (any type)
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: Other
Question
Description
A. Create a multimedia presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) in which you do the following:
1. Describe the major causes of one of the following conflicts:
• World War I
• World War II
• Cold War
2. Discuss the effects of the conflict you described in part A1 on three of the following parts of the world:
• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe
• Middle East
• Africa
• Asia
3. Analyze how the given primary source (found in the Web Links section below) relates to your selected conflict.
Note: Multimedia presentations should include text and images (e.g., pictures, charts, tables, maps).
B. Provide acknowledgement of source information, using in-text citations and references, for quoted, paraphrased, or summarized content.
1. Include the following information when providing source references:
• author
• date
• title
• location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, or website URL)