This document contains information about assignments for an online history course covering World War I, World War II, and the Cold War era. It includes individual assignments asking students to summarize key events related to the start of WWI, the role of women in the war, and the origins of the Cold War. It also provides details for several learning team assignments, including having students draft an alternative peace treaty for WWI, develop plans for Nazi Germany, and create a final presentation on topics from the course.
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1. HIS 335 Week 1 Individual Assignment The
Causes and Impact of War and Revolution
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The Causes and Impact of War and Revolution Worksheet
Instructions: Answer each of the following questions in 75 to 150 word
s.
What events developed after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, starti
ng the first global war?
Was the war inevitable prior to June 1914? Support your reasoning.
What part did nationalism play in creating a global atmosphere of war?
How did the war affect the role of women in the involved countries?
How did hunger and shortages of consumer goods affect civilian support
for the war?
Why did the peace initiative of 1916 fail?
What were soviets, and what roles did they play in the March and Octob
er Revolutions?
How did Lenin manipulate the Petrograd Soviet to begin the October Re
volution?
Why did the Soviets win the civil war against tsarists, social democrats,
and significant foreign intervention?
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HIS 335 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Chronology of a World War I Battle
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HIS 335 Week 2 Individual Assignment Chronology of a World War I B
attle
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HIS 335 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
The Rise and Fall of the Western Front
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sites
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-
word paper that addressess the three main topics listed below:
Describe the development of stalemate on the Western Front by expl
aining the following information:
How the Western Front materialized
How and why trench warfare developed
The concept of total war
Descriptions of the battles of Verdun and Somme, including the followin
g:
How each battle began
The geography of the battlefield
The nature of the fighting
The number of casualties
The advance or attempt to advance of the attacking force
The disposition of the forces at the end of the battle
The importance of each battle and how it relates to total war and the con
cept of a stalemate
Describe the how the stalemate was broken. Include the following:
The entry of the United States
Germany’s 1918 western offensive
The Allies’ Argonne operation
Describe the resolution of the war. Include the following:
Wilson’s 14 points
Political effects in countries on both sides
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4. HIS 335 Week 3 Individual Assignment
European Social and Cultural Attitudes
Presentation
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HIS 335 Week 3 Individual Assignment European Social and Cultural A
ttitudes Presentation
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HIS 335 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Treaties at End of WWI
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5. As a team write a treaty for ending the war between Germany and the Al
lies. This treaty must be deemed reasonable for all sides in the war, as
opposed to the treaty at the end of WWI. You must address and include t
he following:
· At least one of Wilson’s 14 Points that could work well in this period
· Land division
· Process for handling future disputes
· POW and concentration camp survivors
· Nazi leaders, business owners, and those who followed orders
At the end of your treaty write a comparison of your treaty to the actual
agreement written at the conclusion of the war.
How similar or different are you from the original? Convince me as to w
hy your treaty would have been more equitable and fair at the end of the
war.
HIS 335 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Reporting the News From the Front Lines
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HIS 335 Week 4 Individual Assignment Reporting the News From the F
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HIS 335 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Plans for the Third Reich
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HIS 335 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Plans for the Third Reich
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HIS 335 Week 5 Individual Assignment The
Origins of the Cold War
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Research the origins of the Cold War.
7. Write a 1,500- to 2,000-
word paper in which you complete the following (175 points):
Explain the collapse of the alliance at the end of WWII, referring to the e
vents after the dropping of the atomic bomb, the defeat of Japan, and the
actions of both Stalin and Churchill in later conferences.
Explain how and why the United Nations was formed, and how the Cold
War affected the formation and functioning of the UN.
Determine the different ways Western and Eastern Europe responded to
the Cold War as they tried to recover from the devastation caused by the
previous war.
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HIS 335 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Final Presentation
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HIS 335 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Final Presentation