Instruction
Answer one question only, 6-7 pages. Please include the number of the prompt you are
responding to.
Use standard formatting (points will be deducted otherwise):
• Double spacing,
• 11 or 12-point font (Times, Helvetica, Calibri, etc.),
• 1-inch margins,
• No more than 1 inch of space dedicated to title and header,
• No extraneous space between paragraphs or headers.
Cite lecture and class readings:
• Include a bibliography and in-text citations,
• You may use any standard citation style, (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.),
• Please do not use outside sources,
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Please do not include pictures, charts, or figures in your responses. Please do not copy / paste
lecture notes into the text of your response.
Please stay on topic.
Please include the number of the prompt you are responding to. The bibliography page does not count toward your page count. If you use
an extensive amount of footnotes, then you should write more than 7 pages. The bottom line is that you need to demonstrate a keen understanding of the course materials. Playing with the format in order to write less will decrease the probability that you can demonstrate your understanding of the materials.
Please do not include pictures, charts, or figures in your responses. Please do not copy/paste
lecture notes into the text of your response. Please do not simply paraphrase the lecture notes or
the book
Prompts (Choose only one)
1. Apply the balance of power to the behavior of the major powers in 1914 (sources:
lectures, Fromkin).
2. Explain the double bluff (sources: lectures, Fromkin).
3. Explain wars of retribution and apply it to Austria and Serbia in 1914 (sources: lectures,
Fromkin).
4. Explain the war state and apply it to 1914 (sources: lectures, Fromkin).
5. Explain maneuver and siege warfare and apply it to 1914 war plans (sources: lectures,
Fromkin).