Assignment:
1. What would you say was the primary cause of the Great Depression in the United States. How did the United States economy recover. How does this differ from the 2008 Recession in the United States.
2. Choose one country and argue whether its institutions have become more/less inclusive or more/less extractive in the last 100 years.
3. Was there a ‘Malthusian Trap' in Europe (1500 - 1640)?
Cite evidence to support your claims.
Reference format
When you quote or wish to cite a source, do so by placing parentheses before the period at the end of the sentence. Inside the parentheses put the author's last name, date of publication, and page number.
List all cited sources at the end of your paper in alphabetical order by author's last name. For example, here is one citation:
Southern secession was precipitated by particular events-notably by John Brown's rebellion and Lincoln's election-which heightened Southern paranoia regarding the potential instability of their property rights in slaves (McPherson 1988, pp. 202-275).
And here is the reference listed at the end of the paper:
James McPherson. "The Revolution of 1860." From his Battle Cry of Freedom. NY: Oxford University Press, 1988, pp. 202-275.