HItler and the Holocaust

HItler and the Holocaust
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Western Civilization I
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HIST 101, L9 94837
Cañada College, Fall 2015
Instructor: Anthony Swanson
Value: 300 points
Due Date: 11/5/15, 7:10pm
Your research paper will be an original project relating to one of the various subjects in
European history
from the Renaissance up to the year 1995
. The task is to provide a well
–
researched interpretation of history in which you use at least
two primary sources and
at
least
two secondary sources
. Primary sources are documents
–
diaries, journals, letters,
newspa
per and magazine articles, treaties, birth certificates, etc…
–
written by a person
during the era you are researching. These can be published in books, on the Internet, or
can be information which you obtain yourself by interviewing relatives, family frien
ds, or
using letters and other documents from your family history. You
also
must
use secondary
sources in order to demonstrate how the primary sources you have gathered relate to the
topic you are researching. Secondary sources are books
or
articles in sch
olarly journals
that comment on and interpret primary sources.
B
ibliographies listed in secondary
sources can help you search for primary sources.
E
ncyclopedias
cannot be used
as a
secondary source.
Your interpretation of the topic yo
u are researching sh
ould be cl
ea
rly identified in
the
thesis stateme
n
t
. Th
at
statement should appear in your introductory paragraph.
The
goal
is to prove that thesis is a reasonable interpretation of the past. You will accomplish this
by using evidence from primary and secondary sources and organizing that evidence in
an easy
–
to
–
read format.
The library has excellent services available to ass
ist you during this process. We
will
have one research paper workshop there or in the classroom.
Possible Topics:
There are practically an unlimited number of topics. You can write on anything related to
European history
from
the Renaissance up through
1995
.
Pick something that you feel
passionate about or have an interest in!
If you need help with ideas,
briefly
look at the
textbook: The introduction of each chapter, the chronology at the end of each chapter and
the paragraph topics can provide some sug
gestions.
Visit
me for ideas!
Some
possibilities
include but are not limited
to:
Renaissance:
?
Any of those artists, architects, or writers
Reformation and Thirty Years Wars:
?
Any religious group
?
Queen Elizabeth
?
The Spanish Armada
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The Enlightenment and
the 1700s:
?
Any writer or philosopher
?
Any king or queen
The French Revolution and Napoleon:
?
Louis XVI
?
Marie Antoinette
?
Napoleon Bonaparte
The 1800s:
?
Industrialization
?
Imperialism
?
Otto von Bismarck
?
The rise of socialism and communism
The 1900s
?
The Russia
n Revolution
?
Hitler and the Nazi Party
?
Any World War II battle
?
Any aspect of the Cold War
?
The Yugoslavian Civil War 1991 to 1995
Other possible topics in any of the above
–
mentioned periods are
?
Any battle of any war
?
Military technology or battle
tactics
?
Any woman’s issue during th
e
s
e
time
s
:
o
S
exuality
o
Family issues
o
Work/labor issues
Source Location:
The best place to locate sources for
this
paper is the
l
ibrary. One of
the
textbooks can be
used as a primary source:
Sources of
The Making of the West
has primary sources. (You
may consult
The Making of the West
, but cannot cite it as a secondary source).
Some
other useful resources are
:
?
A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
?
Recommended reading at the end of each chapter in your textbook
?
The Internet (
especially through the
Cañada
College, C.S.M, or
Skyline
College
websites)
The
essay
must be
six
pages
in length
,
double
–
spaced
,
with a 12 point font
, and
staple
d(!)
.
You may also
want to
put your name
and page number
on each page as a
header or footer t
o ensure that your paper will be easy to re
–
assemble
if
the staple come
lose as sometimes happen.
(I recommend you keep paper
copies
and
save your work
on
yo
ur computer
frequently
: It is y
ou
r responsibility
)
.
Writing methodology:
Again, you
must
gather
evidence and details to prove your argume
nt when writing this
paper. You
need
: