POLI 142 University of California San Diego Origins of Major Power Wars Questions
Question Description
I’m working on a political science writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn.
Choose any of the six prompts to write a 6-7 pages essay:
•Explain how the security dilemma logic explains major power behavior in WW1
•Explain the origins of major power wars
•Provide a structural explanation of any major powers behavior in WW1
•Why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand present Austria with a survival threat?
•Provide a structural explanation of Europe’s long cycle of war
•Explain the role of combat compliance in explaining the outcome of war
Citations can only be from the following books:(outside sources are prohibited)
•Fromkin, David. Europe’s Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? VintageBooks. 2005.
•Andrade, Tonio. The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the Westin World History. Princeton University Press. 2016.
•Kindsvatter, Peter S. American Soldiers: ground combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam. University Press of Kansas. 2003.
There are some specific citation requirements:
•Include a bibliography page at the end of your paper
•Include in-text citations throughout the paper
•You may use any standard citation style, (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.),
POLI 142 University of California San Diego Origins of Major Power Wars Questions