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Inter-war Years Research Assignment
Medium Assessment
Write a research question that is historically relevant, focused, and capable of being researched effectively on the impact of WWI up to the outbreak of WWII on a specific country or region that has been covered in a previous unit in the class
These Assessments can be worked on in pairs
Major Assessment
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Collect four quality sources that are relevant to your idea/theme and are supportive of your research
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At least one source should include the impact of the Great Depression
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Create an MLA-formatted Work Cited
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For each source, give an excerpt that could be used in a research paper as evidence
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Write a one-paragraph write-up for each excerpt explaining how it helps address the research question
Potential Countries/Regions
with potential focuses
Britain
Women's Rights​
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Appeasement
Impact on the Empire
France
Lost Generation
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Growth of the Far-Left and Far Right
Germany
Invasion of the Ruhr and Hyperinflation
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National Socialist German Workers’ Party 25 pt. program
Austria
Break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Union with Germany
Russia/
Soviet Union
Creation of the Soviet Union
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New Economic Plan
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Stalin and the Cult of Personality
Ottoman Empire/
Turkey
Break-up of the Ottoman Empire
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Westernization of Turkey
India
Indian Nationalism
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British Economic Policies
China
Chinese Civil War
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Japanese Invasion
Japan
Rise of Militarists in the Government
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Invasion of China
Sub-Saharan
Africa
War between Colonies
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Loss of Power by the Europeans
Latin America
Support for either side of the War
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Economic Impacts
Middle East
Arab Nationalism
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Zionism