Assignment: Discussion Questions

Deadline and Deliverable

Choose and respond substantively to one of the discussion questions posted below. Submit your response to the Discussion Area on W5 Assignment: Post Here. Your response should include a clear argument supported by cited evidence as well as your own explanation of what that evidence means and why it is relevant to your post.

Steps to Success

Use scholarly, college-level research sources to respond to this assignment, including the textbook, class lectures, relevant primary sources, and/or journal articles from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division Online Library. If you use websites for your research, they must be reputable scholarly sources.

Acknowledge your sources using in-text citations and a works cited list formatted in MLA style. Summaries and paraphrases require citations; quotes require quotation marks and citations.

Do not use attachments for this assignment. Submit your response directly to the Discussion Area.

Participation Instructions

Comment substantively on two or more classmates' assignments. Responding substantively to any questions left to you by the instructor in his or her feedback will count as one of your two required participation responses. Leave comments that raise salient points and stimulate discussion. Focus on the topic and its historical context. Be respectful, helpful, clear, and concise. Always utilize constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of further learning. Good participation comments will assist your educational process and that of the class as a whole.

The discussion questions for this task include:

1. What were the sources of Hitler's and Mussolini's power in their countries?
2. What were the reasons for the development of avant-garde art?
3. What was the cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?