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Write a 4-7 page essay that answers the prompt written below. You MUST include 3 primary sources as evidence in your analytical response. please review the grading report that has been provided. Keep in mind, if you decide to do this as a slideshow presentation your response still needs a thesis, supporting body, and a conclusion. Feel free to use image or any other type of media but not at the expense of your own original thought in other words, like the lecture slides you've seen in this course some slides will be text heavy.
PROMPT:
Support for populist, ethnically-based nationalism has risen throughout the West (in Europe and in the United States). The success of political leaders such as Matteo Salvini Links to an external site., Nigel FarageLinks to an external site., Donald Trump, and Marine Le PenLinks to an external site. who explicitly support anti-immigration policies are indicative of this transformation. Based upon what you have learned in this class, put Western support for such messages, policies, and leaders into historical context. Some topics to consider might be:
- The Atlantic System and the rise of race-based enslavement
- The Era of New Imperialism
- The Experiences of WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust
- Post WWII decolonization and the role of the Cold War in destabilizing developing nations.
- The era of globalism and population migration.
Remember ONLY USE ASSIGNED SOURCES. Primary Sources that might be useful include:
- Bartolomé de Las Casas, In Defense of the Indians
- Olaudah Equino, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equino Written by Himself
- The Chronicle of Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti
- Jules Ferry, Speech before the French National Assembly
- Ndansi Kumalo, His Story
- National Security Council, Paper Number 68
- Ho Chi Minh, Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Vietnam
- Amartya Sen, A World Not Neatly Divided
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