Instruction
Assignment #1 Worth 100 Points!!!
Achebe, Things Fall Apart, All.
Based on your readings the Achebe book, answer the following in a well-organized, formal, argumentative/persuasive essay. suggested length:4-6 double spaced pages
What things fell apart? How and why did they fall apart? What happens when two cultures come into contract.
Assignment #2 Worth 10 points!
Bentley/Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters, Vol. II, From 1500 to the Present,
The assignment is to read chapter 33 and, then, answer ONE of the following question in one (1) typed page:
1. Watch the movie The Last Samurai (starring Tom Cruise) and answer the following question based on the movie and your reading: what was the significance of the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion in Japan?
OR
2. Based on your reading, explain how the Allies (Great Britain (England), France, the United States, etc.) defeated the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, the Ottoman Empire, etc.) in the Great War (World War I)? How and why were the Allies able to win the war? What factors made the difference?