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Part II - THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an
introduction,
several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Conflict
Differences among groups have often led to conflict.
Task:
Identify two ethnic, religious, political, and/or cultural conflicts and for
each:
• Discuss the historical circumstances that led
to the conflict
• Analyze the effect of this conflict on two groups involved
You may use any examples from your study of global history and
geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the
persecution of Christians during the Roman Empire, the Reign of Terror, the
Armenian massacres, the forced famine in Ukraine, the Holocaust, Apartheid
in South Africa, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, the conflict in Northern
Ireland,
the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, and the Tiananmen Square rebellion.
You are not limited to these suggestions.
Do not use any conflict that occurred in the
United States.
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to:
• Address all aspects of the Task
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization
• Introduce the theme by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple
restatement of the Task and conclude with a summation of the theme
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