RJM3 — RJM3 Task 3: Rise and Fall of Empires
World History: Diverse Cultures and Global Connections — D266
PRFA — RJM3
Task OverviewSubmissionsEvaluation Report
Competencies
1024.1.3 : Explains rise and fall of empires
The learner explains the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of empires.
1024.1.4 : Explains development of nation states
The learner explains the factors that contributed to the development of nation states.
Introduction
The “new imperialism” of the nineteenth century profoundly affected global power structures as European countries engaged in renewed efforts to expand and conquer. As nations like Britain and France lost their North American colonial footholds, they turned their sights to lands and peoples like Asia and Africa to seek wealth, territories, labor, and authority. Other nations—like Germany, Belgium, and Italy—joined this imperial competition.
All European countries in the scramble used various justifications for the invasion of other countries—from religion to nationalism to “civilization” efforts. This new imperialism also brought with it fierce and dynamic resistance tactics among colonized peoples who refused to relinquish their countries to foreign powers. Strategies varied in each region as individuals organized, leaders emerged, and independence movements took shape to fight back well into the twentieth century. Decolonization relied on factors both internal and external to the empires—with political and economic pressures combining with local opposition to force change.
In this task, you will explore the example of one empire that expanded in this period and one colony controlled by that empire that strove for and obtained its independence. You will also consider how the Cold War of the twentieth century affected the process of decolonization and the nation-states that emerged.
Requirements
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Describe the rise of European empires in the 19th century by doing the following:
1. Explain two reasons (e.g., economic, political, technological, ideological) why one European empire expanded in the 19th century.
2. Explain one way in which the empire discussed in part A1 established and maintained control in one of the areas that they colonized.
B. Describe the process of decolonization and the creation of nation-states by doing the following:
1. Using the colony discussed in part A2, describe two reasons (e.g., ideologies, individuals, organizations, conflicts) that people in that colony organized for independence.
2. Describe two specific actions or events that led to the establishment of an independent nation from the colony discussed in part A2.
C. Describe how the Cold War affected decolonization and newly independent states.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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Rubric
A1:EUROPEAN EMPIRE EXPANSION
Not Evident
An explanation of how 1 European empire expanded in the 19th century is not provided.
Approaching Competence
The explanation of how 1 European empire expanded in the 19th century is provided but only includes 1 reason, or it does not include specific or relevant details.
Competent
The explanation of how 1 European empire expanded in the 19th century includes 2 reasons and specific and relevant details.
A2:EUROPEAN EMPIRE CONTROL
Not Evident
An explanation of how 1 European empire established and maintained control in 1 of the areas they colonized is not provided.
Approaching Competence
An explanation of how 1 European empire established and maintained control in 1 of the areas they colonized is provided but does include specific or relevant details. Or the empire discussed differs from the empire from part A1.
Competent
An explanation of how 1 European empire established and maintained control in 1 of the areas they colonized discusses the same empire from part A1 and includes specific and relevant details.
B1:COLONY ORGANIZATION FOR INDEPENDENCE
Not Evident
An descriiption of how people from 1 colony organized for independence is not provided.
Approaching Competence
The descriiption of how people from 1 colony organized for independence is provided but only includes 1 reason, or the reasons are not specific or relevant. Or the colony discussed differs from part A2.
Competent
The descriiption of how people from 1 colony organized for independence discusses the same colony as in part A2 and includes 2 specific and relevant reasons.
B2:INDEPENDENT NATION
Not Evident
A descriiption of specific actions or events that led to the establishment of an independent nation is not provided.
Approaching Competence
The descriiption of specific actions or events that led to the establishment of an independent nation is provided but only includes 1 action or event. Or it includes 2 actions or events, but they are not specific or inaccurate. Or the colony discussed differs from part A2.
Competent
The descriiption of 2 actions or events that led to the establishment of an independent nation is specific and accurate. It discusses the same colony as in part A2.
C:DECOLONIZATION
Not Evident
A descriiption of how the Cold War affected decolonization is not provided.
Approaching Competence
The descriiption of how the Cold War affected decolonization and newly independent states is provided but is inaccurate or does not include specific details.
Competent
The descriiption of how the Cold War affected decolonization and newly independent states is accurate and includes specific details.
D:SOURCES
Not Evident
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
Approaching Competence
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.
Competent
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
E:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Not Evident
This submission includes professional communication errors related to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence fluency. For best results, please focus on the specific Correctness errors identified by Grammarly for Education. If you need additional assistance preparing your submission, please contact your Instructor.
Approaching Competence
This submission includes professional communication errors related to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or sentence fluency. For best results, please focus on the specific Correctness errors identified by Grammarly for Education to help guide your revisions.
Competent
This submission demonstrates correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence fluency. You have demonstrated quality professional communication skills in this submission.