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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. 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