contemporary history

  

   Assignment: Case Study Mobilizing the Masses         

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 4, 5
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions
For this assignment, select one of the following options.

  • Option 1: Chronicle Adolf Hitler’s rise from failed art student to political speaker to eventually gain control over Germany.
  • Option 2: Describe Benito Mussolini’s revival of European Imperialism in North Africa and how he came to be Adolf Hitler’s ally.
  • Option 3: Chronicle the rise of extreme militarism in  Japan and how it led them to conquer huge chunks of land in Asia and so  many islands in the western Pacific basin, and how this led to their  conflict with Great Britain and the United States
  • Option 4: Describe Joseph Stalin’s rise to total power  in the USSR and how his paranoia and desire for total control led to the  terrible purges of the 1930s.

Writing Requirements (APA format) 

  • Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page