.Read pp. 1017-1027. Then, complete the following essay task. Due Tuesday, 5/15. Practice Regents Thematic Essay #2: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper (not typed). Special Guidelines: One (and only one) of the conflicts you choose for this essay must be from the reading you just completed: Arab-Israeli conflict (1948-Present) or War in Afghanistan (1978-Present). The other can be any conflict we have studied this year. Use your class notes and textbook to find evidence to support your essay. Any essay that includes material directly copied from the internet (even one sentence!) will receive a score of zero! Theme: Conflict--Armed Conflict Throughout history, armed conflicts have begun for various reasons. They have affected many countries and groups of people. Task: Select two armed conflicts and for each: • Describe the historical circumstances leading to this armed conflict. • Discuss the ways in which this armed conflict affected a specific group of people, a country, and/or a region. You may use any examples of armed conflict from your study of global history and geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the Haitian war of independence, the Opium War, the Sepoy Rebellion, World War I, the Bosnian War and the Rwanda crisis. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not discuss armed conflicts that occurred in the United States in your answer.
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