Assignment -

Part 1: Discussion Board Questions

1. Answer three questions and a paragraph on a weblink:

a. Choose three of the questions listed in the discussion board forum to answer. Questions with multiple questions count as one. Then include a short paragraph report about the information you find from a weblink located under the Chapters/Lessons folders in Blackboard.

b. The total word count of each of your answers must be at least 200 words each (do not count the questions or bibliography in this) So this means at least 800 total. Be sure to include the questions you pick so it is easier for everyone to read.

c. You must include a bibliography or works cited at the bottom of your post.

d. You must include in-line citations in your answers.(Failure to include in-line citations will result in a zero grade for the post)

In-line citation should be formatted like this (Craig 2013,179). (authors last name-year if available-comma-page or pages numbers-parenthesis and period) In-line citations should never be more that one or two pages. You need to include in-line citations for all information whether it is quotes, paraphrasing, or summarizing. See examples below and for more information about citations check under the Read Write Tools button.

1. Explain the causes of the Great Depression. Why was it more severe, and why did it last longer, than previous economic downturns? Could it have been avoided?

Part 2: Discussion Board Reply to Another Student

a. The second part of the discussion board assignment is to reply to another students post.

b. The reply must be at least 100 words or more

c. You need to further the conversation (see examples)

d. You are not required to give citations in this unless you use a direct quote.

e. You can express your opinion here but please keep an academic tone. You can disagree and debate with something that was posted, and that is fine, by try and back it up with proof. No personal attacks will be tolerated

f. Use correct spelling (no text abbreviations other than ? or ?, grammar and reflect an academic tone of writing

Examples of replies to other students from other DB's so you can get the idea. As you can see the reply to another student can be less formal and is an opportunity to give your opinion based on what you have learned.

You answered all the questions very efficiently and it was very easy to read. When you talked about the Nationalists and how they had to believe in the same goal, I thought of working in a group or team and having to all follow the same goals. If one person is feeling left out or not on the same page as the other group members, productivity and outcomes are going to be lower. I think it would be very difficult to start nations and know how they should be divided. It seems like common sense now since we are used to the way the nations are divided already and they all seem to work. Also, I think today people in the US military really do care about their nation and the freedom they represent. I was in the Navy for 4 years and we were definitely not in search of money."

"It is true that once the European powers left Latin America, they were not experienced at all to govern themselves. They could not maintain a stable economy and their governments kept either crumbling or being overthrown. I would add that there was a lot of competition between politicians and that multiple times one would remove another with force and sometimes it could go as far as forcing them to leave the country. Once a caudillo took power, with their respectable policies they were able to rule for longer periods until another came along to disband his regime. With all the violence and force, I agree that military played quite a big role with the instability of the nation's economy and government."

Textbook - The Essential World History, Eighth Edition by William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel

Chapter 21 - The High Tide of Imperialism

Chapter 22 - Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

Chapter 23 - The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar