HIST10014 The Great War 1914 to 191 历史 代写
HIST10014 The Great War 1914 to 1918
Assessment 1:Historiography Essay – Origins of the Great War (25%)
Due date: Monday, 27 March at 11.59 pm.
Word limit: 1000 words (plus bibliography and references).
Presentation: 12 point font, double spaced; standard margins.
Submission: Online via the Turnitin link on LMS.
Using the sources below, write a historiographical essay examining the debates about the origins of the Great War.
Sources:
1. Fischer, Fritz. Germany’s War Aims in the First World War. London: Chatto&Windus, 1967. [Excerpts on LMS]
2. McMeekin, Sean. The Russian Origins of the First World War. Cambridge; London: Belknap, 2011. Pp. 1–6 and 41–76. [Ebook, access through the library catalogue]
3. Ferguson, Niall. The Pity of War. New York: Basic Books, 1999. [Excerpts on LMS]
Your analysis should consider questions such as the following:
1. What is each author’s main argument about the origins of the Great War? Is each author reinforcing an earlier opinion about the origins of the war or arguing for a reinterpretation of the past?
2. What evidence do the authors use to support their arguments?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the main arguments, analyses and conclusions of each work?
4. How do these works contribute to our understanding of the origins of the Great War?
You must include a bibliography and use footnotes (Chicago referencing style).
HIST10014 The Great War 1914 to 191 历史 代写