Dear all, Please choose TWO of the following three questions. The essays must be of around 800-1000 words each (roughly 3-4 double-spaced pages). Good essays will reflect a thorough understanding and careful analysis of assigned readings (including the textbook), lectures, and tutorial discussions. Proper citations, according to the Chicago style, should be used to credit the sources. Please note that this is not a research paper and extra reading/citation is limited to maximally two. Please take matters relating to academic integrity very seriously. Your work will be carefully scrutinized by both the smart detection system and the TA graders. There will be zero tolerance for dishonesty or plagiarism, which will be severely punished in compliance with university rules. The due date will be Toronto Time 11 am on April 11 (Saturday). Please note that this is a firm deadline. Late submissions WILL NOT be accepted except with accommodation documentation. Question 1: How do we understand the Korean War in the broader regional and global contexts in the aftermath of WWII? Was the Korean War merely a contest between two opposing Cold War camps? Or was it in significant ways a civil conflict with deep roots in the social and political conditions in the Peninsula? The post-WWII Chinese and Korean political and military conflicts shared significant similarities, but why didn’t the Chinese Civil War of the late 1940s escalate into a wider, international conflict? Question 2: What social and political crises of modern China—both domestic and international—did the Nationalist and Communist Parties attempt to address? What were their respective diagnoses and solutions, and what were their similarities and differences? How adequate or inadequate were the solutions offered by both political movements? Why did the Nationalists and Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) lose the battle, while Mao's Communists were able to seize power and create a new state?  Question 3: Imperialism presented great challenges to various East Asian societies at critical junctures of their historical evolution. What were these challenges, and the unique historical circumstances in which crises took place? How did the societies under pressure respond to challenges through reform, modernization, and revolution? Why did some reform projects succeed while others failed and led to revolutionary crises? The Economic Development Case Study is a two-part assignment – the written paper and video presentation. Economic Development Case studies must be posted prior to April 19th to receive approval. Case studies are approved on first posted basis – case studies must be unique, and students are required to review previously posted case studies to alleviate duplicate case studies. The first part of the assignment is to write a paper on a local (San Bernardino or Riverside counties) economic development. You may identify a case as reported from a city’s website, loca ...

1. Dear all,
Please choose TWO of the following three questions. The essays
must be of around 800-1000 words each (roughly 3-4 double-
spaced pages). Good essays will reflect a thorough
understanding and careful analysis of assigned readings
(including the textbook), lectures, and tutorial discussions.
Proper citations, according to the Chicago style, should be used
to credit the sources. Please note that this is not a research
paper and extra reading/citation is limited to maximally two.
Please take matters relating to academic integrity very
seriously. Your work will be carefully scrutinized by both the
smart detection system and the TA graders. There will be zero
tolerance for dishonesty or plagiarism, which will be severely
punished in compliance with university rules.
The due date will be Toronto Time 11 am on April 11
(Saturday). Please note that this is a firm deadline. Late
submissions WILL NOT be accepted except with
accommodation documentation.
Question 1:
How do we understand the Korean War in the broader regional
and global contexts in the aftermath of WWII? Was the Korean
War merely a contest between two opposing Cold War camps?
Or was it in significant ways a civil conflict with deep roots in
the social and political conditions in the Peninsula? The post-
WWII Chinese and Korean political and military conflicts
shared significant similarities, but why didn’t the Chinese Civil
War of the late 1940s escalate into a wider, international

2. conflict?
Question 2:
What social and political crises of modern China—both
domestic and international—did the Nationalist and Communist
Parties attempt to address? What were their respective
diagnoses and solutions, and what were their similarities and
differences? How adequate or inadequate were the solutions
offered by both political movements? Why did the Nationalists
and Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) lose the battle, while Mao's
Communists were able to seize power and create a new state?
Question 3:
Imperialism presented great challenges to various East Asian
societies at critical junctures of their historical evolution. What
were these challenges, and the unique historical circumstances
in which crises took place? How did the societies under
pressure respond to challenges through reform, modernization,
and revolution? Why did some reform projects succeed while
others failed and led to revolutionary crises?
The Economic Development Case Study is a two-part
assignment – the written paper and video
presentation. Economic Development Case studies must be
posted prior to April 19th to
receive approval. Case studies are approved on first posted
basis – case studies must be unique,
and students are required to review previously posted case

3. studies to alleviate duplicate case
studies.
The first part of the assignment is to write a paper on a local
(San Bernardino or Riverside counties)
economic development. You may identify a case as reported
from a city’s website, local
newspapers, or other quality source. Remember, a low -quality
source, or insufficient information
from your sources, will affect the quality of your grade for this
assignment. The Economic
Development project cannot have been completed.
Your case study should be approximately 750~1000 words long.
In your case study paper, you
should briefly describe the following:
• Introduction to the economic development case
• Identify the role government played
• Identify the role of the public, if any
• Economic impact to the community – What is the economic
impact to the community? How will it
benefit or not benefit the community?

4. • Analysis – What is your analysis of the project?
• Conclusion – Where is the project currently?
Instructions for the case study: go to Economic Development
Case Study – Submit Here
Scoring Rubric for Economic Development Case Study Paper
Criteria Exceptional
(15 - 13 points)
Very Good
(13 – 11.25 points)
Acceptable
(11.25 – 9 points)
Unacceptable
(8 points or less)
Content
Provides an accurate and
complete description of the
case. All sources of facts

5. and examples are fully
documented. The case is
original. Case was approved.
For the most part,
description of the case
accurate and complete.
Most sources of facts and
examples are documented.
The case is original and
case was approved.
Description of the case is
inaccurate or incomplete.
Some sources of facts and
examples are
documented. The case is
original and was approved.
Very little reference was
made to the case. Case
is not supported by

6. evidence. Case is not
original and was not
approved.
Organization
Writer presents information in
logical, interesting sequence,
which reader can follow
Writer presents information
in logical sequence which
reader can follow.
Reader has difficulty
following case study
Reader cannot follow the
case organization.
Economic Development Case Study Paper & Presentation:

7. Analysis
Writer provides excellent
analysis of the role of
government and the
economic impact of the case
supported by information
provided
Writer provides good
analysis of the role of
government and the
economic impact of the
case.
Writer provides analysis of
either the role of
government or the
economic impact of the

8. case, but not both
Limited analysis of the
role of
government and the
economic impact
Language &
Communication
Quality
The student uses correct
vocabulary and syntax.
The student demonstrates
mastery of academic
English without grammatical
errors
The student uses everyday
vocabulary. Statements and
arguments are not always
clearly constructed. There is
occasional
vocabulary, spelling and
syntax
errors

9. The student uses
language that makes it
difficult for others to
understand. Language is
abstract or trite. There are
frequent vocabulary and
syntax errors.
Student fails to
express oneself
appropriately. Others
cannot understand what
is being said.
There are many
vocabulary and
syntax errors.
Length of case
study
About 750~1000 words with
substantially all

10. material covered and little
extraneous material.
Over 1000 words or less
than 750 words with most
of topic appropriately
covered
Over 1200 words or less
than 500 words; too much
extraneous material,
verbosity or incomplete
coverage
Over 1400 words or
less than 350
words. Overly
extraneous or
incomplete
th. The

11. Scoring Rubric for Economic Development Case Study
Presentation
Criteria Exceptional (15 -
13 points)
Very Good (13 – 11.25
points)
Acceptable (11.25 – 9
points)
Unacceptable
(9 points or less)
Subject
Knowledge
Student demonstrate full
knowledge (more than
required) by answering all
assignment outline and
case study
Student is at ease and
followed the assignment
outline and is knowledgeable

12. about the economic
development case study
Student is uncomfortable
with information; student
followed some of the
assignment outline
Student does not have
grasp of information;
student did not follow
assignment outline
Organization Student presents
information in logical,
interesting sequence which
the audience can follow
Student presents information in
logical sequence which
audience can follow
Audience has difficulty

13. following presentation
because student jumps
around
Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no
sequence of information
Mechanics Presentation has no
misspellings or
grammatical errors
Presentation has no more than
two misspellings and/ or
grammatical errors
Presentation has three
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors
Presentation has four or
more spelling errors and/or
grammatical errors

14. Graphics Student’s graphics explain
and reinforce screen text
and presentation
Student’s graphics relate to
text and
presentation
Student occasionally
uses graphics that rarely
support text and
presentation
Student uses superfluous
graphics or no graphics
Economic Development Case Study Presentation:
second part of the Economic Development Case Study is to
create a presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi,
etc.) and create a video of the presentation. The time frame
should be about ten minutes in length. If a
video (limit of one) is embedded within the presentation, it
cannot be longer than one minute. No voice
overs.