What you must do in this unit
- IMPORTANT, as we come to the end of the course: To earn a grade of A, B, C or D, you must complete all required assignments, including the group project, and the two exams and earn the required number of points in the course.
- Watch the short video about history of the twenty-first century.
Submit
- Submit the Current History paragraph (50 points). Your topic must be approved by your instructor.
What you can do in this unit
- Double-check that you have completed all assignments in the course!
Some videos that you can watch for this unit
- The `War on Terrorism`: Where Do We Stand? - Conclusion (There are other documents similar to this available online.)
- Charlie Rose, A conversation about terrorism with Mahmood Mamdani (does not seem to be available any longer, but there is a similar transcribed interview with Mamdani)
- For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.
Extra Credit Options
- For 10 points of extra credit, contribute at least five photos to the Northern Virginia Digital History Archive.
- For extra credit of a maximum of 10 points, write a short paragraph in which you explain what you found most interesting about your study of history in HIS 135 (or what you liked most about the course).
- For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) analyze events in a specific country to assess the importance of those events to the development of that country.