Essay on Dominican Republic and Niall
Ferguson (1) assignments appear in the syllabus on the day assigned, not the day due (2) You must submit your written work by blackboard (3)
BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE (5%
penalty if you do not). THIS
IS ASSIGNMENT 5 One of the great paradoxes of the modern world is that despite all of the economic, political, and social progress that occurred in the 20th century, the one hundred years after 1900 proved to be, by far, the most violent in human history. Niall Ferguson argues that the relentless, horific violence in the 20th century had its roots in (a) ethnic conflict (particularly the mismatch between the idea of the nation and the heterogeneity of ethnic groups in many places), (b) economic volatility, and (c) the withdrawal of empires. How
well does his theory hold up in the Dominican Republic? In short,
is the 1937 massacre in the Dominican Republic more similar or more
dissimilar
to, say, the
massacre of ethnic Greeks during the burning of Smyrna?
Requirements
4) Likewise, be sure to organize all of your paragraphs that present evidence around the familiar cl/ev/wa format. Paragraphs that don't present evidence, such as your introductory paragraph(s), should not be structured around claim/evidence/warrant. Be sure to identify your various elements in each evidence paragraph by placing a (cl) before your claims, an (ev) before your evidence, and a (wa) before your warrants.
5) Be sure your answer addresses all three of the reasons Ferguson identifies: economic volatility; the mismatchbetween the idea of the nation and the heterogeneity of ethnic groups in many places; and the withdrawal of Empires. 6)You should do NO outside research for this paper; indeed, papers that employ outside research will receive a D- (and papers that include any plagiarism will, well, cause bad, bad things to happen).
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