The second half of our course looks at nationalism and imperialism in the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and their long-term effects. The theme for paper 2 is resistance and rebellion. A thesis statement is one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay, such as an expository essay or argumentative essay. It makes a claim, directly answering a question. Make sure to label it Thesis statement so I can see it. You can look at any resistance movement or rebellion in the later nineteenth or twentieth century, regardless of whether it was successful or not. Please write a 4-5 page paper, and make sure to address the following question: How does your resistance movement/revolution/revolt use or critique nationalism and/or imperialism? Note that you only need to discuss either nationalism or imperialism, but it is possible for a movement to use one and critique the other, and in those cases you should discuss both. Make sure to use at least 1 primary source and 3 secondary sources, of which 2 must be scholarly.
Choose one of the topics:
Boxer Rebellion
Zionism
Egyptian Revolution of 1919
Arab Revolt
Ba’ath Party
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
White Rose Resistance Movement
Any of the Asian and African independence movements of the 1940s, 1950s, or 1960s
