The United States in World War I
A Short Paper Assignment allows you, early in the course, to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write research papers for future courses. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper research and write a short paper.You are allowed to choose your own topic, as long as it pertains to the subject of this course. If you have any questions on subject matter, please contact your instructor. This is your opportunity to look a little deeper at a subject that interests you.
This short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text (Times New Roman, font size 12) and you must consult a minimum of two academically credible sources. Your bibliography and citations may be in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. Students majoring in history must use Chicago Style format.
The short paper needs to be turned in through the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using endnotes, footnotes, or parenthetical citations. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information.
The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper. Please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST102ShortPaper.
List of possible topics:
1. Grant as President
2. “Jim Crow”
3. Boss Tweed
4. J.P. Morgan
5. The Transcontinental Railroad
6. The Steel Industry
7. J.D. Rockefeller
8. The American Labor Movement
9. The New Immigration
10. Booker T. Washington
11. The Growth of American Cities
12. The Suffrage Movement
13. The Indian Wars
14. The Settlement of the West
15. The Populist Movement
16. William Jennings Bryan
17. The Spanish American War
18. Theodore Roosevelt
19. The Conquest of the Philippines
20. Theodore Roosevelt and the Monroe Doctrine
21. The Building of the Panama Canal
22. The Great White Fleet
23. The Conservation Movement
24. Woodrow Wilson
25. The United States in World War I
26. The Sinking of the Lusitania
27. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
28. Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference
29. The United States and the League of Nations
30. The Roaring Twenties
31. Prohibition
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Isolation was the strategy that the United States used to avoid global conflicts. Since George Washington’s days, US struggled to remain protected by oceans in her borders. When the World War 1 started, many of the American states claimed to be exceptional. The US was different hence there was no need to take part in the war. Americans believed there was no reason to take part in Europe’s self-destruction conflict. When the war erupted as a result of Archduke of Austria-Hungary being killed blood, the US wanted……………
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