Assignment
Select any 1 of the following topics and respond in an organized, 600-word essay that supports your statements by specific reference to relevant sections of the document. Submit your paper as an attachment in MS Word format to the Submissions Area on the next page.
Requirements
• Length: At least 600 words.
• MLA Format (See a sample MLA-formatted essay)
• Citations: Your essay must include a works cited page in MLA format with complete citations for each source you used. These sources must also be cited in the body of your paper in parenthetical references.
• Essay Structure: Your essay should have an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement as the last sentence in the paragraph, several well-organized supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph that sums up the main points of your paper and demonstrates to your reader that the thesis has been proven.
• Quotations: Be sure that any and all text you have copied directly from a source is in quotation marks and is followed by a parenthetical reference. When you have paraphrased from a source, you must also use a parenthetical reference. Please limit your quoted material to 15% of the total word count of the paper. This means that the other 85% of your paper needs to be paraphrased from your sources or your own critical analysis.
Essay Topic
• To what areas of the world did Europe extend its power after 1870? How did European attitudes towards imperialism change after 1870? Why? How did this New Imperialism differ from previous imperialistic movements?
• How do you account for the fear and hostility that many late nineteenth century intellectuals displayed towards women? What were some of the political and social issues that especially affected the women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What new directions did feminism take?
• How did the political map of Europe change after World War I? How was World War I different than previous wars?
• In the 1930s the Great Depression struck the world. What caused this and why was it more severe and longer lasting than previous depressions? How did this influence the advancement of World War II?
• Select one of the following movements in art and discuss how it reflects the issues of the time:
o Cubism
o Art Nouveau
o Expressionism
o Dada
o Futurism
o Surrealism.