HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
NOTES ON THE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
The following books are on reserve in the Middlesex County College Library:
- William Church, ed. THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (1964)
- Frank A. Kafker and James M. Laux, eds. NAPOLEON AND HIS TIMES: SELECTED INTERPRETATIONS (1989)
- Frank A. Kafker and James M. Laux, eds. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: CONFLICTING INTERPRETATIONS 4th edition (1989)
- Walter Laqueur and George L. Mosse, eds. 1914: THE COMING OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1966)
- Dwight Lee, ed. THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1963)
- Virgil D. Medlin, ed. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (1974)
- Otto Pflanze, ed. THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY, 1848-1871 (1968)
- John L. Snell, ed. THE OUTBREAK OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1962)
From one of these historical anthologies, choose one historical article relating to one of the following periods/issues:
- The causes/nature of the French Revolution
- The character and leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Otto von Bismarck and the unification of Germany
- The origins of World War I
- The causes/nature of the Russian Revolution
- The origins of World War II
Your essay (5 pages) will examine the thesis of the article of your choice and also compare/contrast the interpretation of that article with the historical interpretation taken by the relevant portion of the textbook. PLEASE NOTE--Choose an article that is at least four pages in length. Do not choose an article written by a contemporary observer of or participant in the period of your interest. The article must be selected from the editions of the books mentioned above and placed on reserve in the library. Your choice of article must be approved by the instructor.
Each student must submit the title and author of the historical article of his/her choice and the title of the book containing it on a date to be determined.
For more information on writing this essay, please read my Essay Guidelines.
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