Assignment #2
Paper details:

History Assignment Grading Rubric
Discussion are worth a maximum of 25 points each. Students should post a response to the initial question(s) and are required to respond to at least one classmate and to the instructor’s question.
Points for each Discussion will be awarded as follows:
25 points
• Discussion postings and responses follow all required instructions and are posted by the due date.
• Discussion postings and responses demonstrate a full understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses provide evidence that the student has read the textbook.
• Discussion posting and responses follow rules for proper netiquette.
• Student has responded to at least one classmate
• Student has responded to the instructor.
• Post is free from any grammar or spelling errors.
• Discussion posts are cited in APA, MLA format.
24-15 points
• Discussion postings and responses are posted by the due date but are not completely responsive to the requirements of the Discussion instructions.
• Discussion postings and responses demonstrate some understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses provide evidence that the student has read and considered only one colleague’s postings.
• Student has responded to at least one classmate.
• Student has responded to the instructor.
• There are some grammar and spelling errors.
• Discussions are not cited.
14 or fewer points
• Discussion postings and responses are posted past the due date and/or do not address the requirements of the Discussion instructions.
• Discussion postings and responses do not demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses do not provide evidence that the student has read or considered colleagues’ postings.
• Student has not responded to at least one classmate.
• Student has not responded to the instructor.
• There are over 5 grammar and spelling errors.
• Discussions are not cited.

Writing Assignment #2
Consult course calendar for assignment due dates.

Directions: Students are to answer the questions using the assigned readings for the week. Students will submit the responses to the question to the online discussion board. Please consult the syllabus course calendar for assignment readings and due dates. Minimum word count for each question is at least 50 words. Please consult the grading rubric for assignments guidelines. Please remember to submit work to safe assign and include citations of work if you do not use the textbook. However, the textbook is required.

Students will need to answer all of the questions. To prepare for this Discussion students are to review Unit 6.
Question #1
Discuss your understanding of the American involvement in World War I. What were the origins of this conflict and what lead to the American involvement? What was the initial policy of the U.S. before the War? What changed this policy?

Question #2
After reading lessons 20-21 and watching the films, discuss the role of the following during the War and the impact each group had on the war. Select at least two nations listed below and your understanding of their role during World War I. What impact or involvement did these nations have on the war?
• Germany
• United States
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico
• Austria-Hungary
• Russia
• Belgium
• Italy
• Romania
• Serbia
• Japan
• Ottoman Empire
• Bulgaria
• Greece

Question #3
What impact did Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles have on War? Do you believe that these resolved any issues between the nations? Please explain why or why not?