HIST350- Module 1: Assignment instructions Read: · Required o Module Notes: The World at the Turn of the 20th Century o Neiberg, M (2005). Fighting the Great War: A Global History. Harva

HIST350- Module 1: Assignment instructions

Read:

·         Required

o    Module Notes: The World at the Turn of the 20th Century

o    Neiberg, M (2005). Fighting the Great War: A Global History. Harvard University Press. 

§  Introduction: An Exchange of Telegrams (Links to an external site.)

o    Mulligan, W. (2011). The Origins of the First World War (Links to an external site.). History Review69, 12-17. Retrieved from:  http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=59833103&site=eds-live&scope=site

o    Mombauer, A. (2014). The July Crisis (Links to an external site.). [PDF, file size 5 MB] History Today 64(7), 21-27. Retrieved from:  http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=97106217&site=eds-live&scope=site

o    The English Translation of the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia (Links to an external site.) (1914). World War I Document Archive. Brigham Young University Library. Retrieved from: http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Austro-Hungarian_Ultimatum_to_Serbia_%28English_translation%29

o    The Willy-Nicky Telegrams (Links to an external site.) (1914).  World War I Document Archive. Brigham Young University Library. Retrieved from:  http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Willy-Nicky_Telegrams

o    Taylor, A. (April 27, 2014). World War I in Photos: Introduction (Links to an external site.). The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/introduction/

View:

·         Required

o    Reuters Television (1990). The World Prepares for War (Links to an external site.) in World War I [Video File, 2:44 minutes]. Films on Demand. Retrieved from: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=2598&loid=31358

Discuss:

·         M1D1: Imperialism and the State of Europe before WWI

M1D1: Imperialism and the State of Europe before WWI

This discussion addresses the following outcomes: Discuss the history of 19th and early 20th century imperialism, nationalism, and ethnic conflicts and the role each factor played in the formation of global war  (CO2). As you read this week, the origins of World War I can be traced back decades to the complex European rivalries borne out of imperialism, ethnic conflict, and nationalist struggles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Then, in an initial post of at least 250 words discuss the following:

How did nationalism, imperialism, and ethnicity help set the stage for the First World War?

How did events outside of Europe shape the eventual conflict?

Your initial post must use evidence from the assigned readings, including at least two full citations in proper APA (Links to an external site.) or Chicago