WORLD WAR II-COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY
WORLD WAR II-COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY
World War 2 was fought between 2 main forces, the Axis Powers and the Allied Forces. Compare and contrast any 2 of the 4 Axis Powers and explore what their ultimate goals were, how they were able to manipulate their citizens and soldiers, and some of the factors that led to their losing the war.
Format:
-Times New Roman 12
-Double space
-4-6 pages
-Chicago style citations (FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY)
THE ESSAY MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
1)identify and explain the three key points(ultimate goals, manipulation of their citizens and soldiers, and factors that lead to them losing the war) that the two Axis Powers have in common
2)show the similarities and difference between these points
3)develop a thesis/argument indicating A position regarding the two Axis Powers. The Thesis may indicate that one subject is stronger than the other and that both subjects have strengths OR that both subjects possess noteworthy flaws
WORLD WAR II-COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY
MUST BE ORGANIZED IN THIS MANNER:
1)INTRODUCTION-INTRODUCE BOTH SUBJECTS BEING COMPARED WHICH MUST LEAD TO A CLEAR THESIS STATEMENT OR ARGUMENT (UNDERLINE FOR ME SO I CAN CLEARLY SEE IT)
2)AT LEAST 3 BODY PARAGRAPHS WHICH ARE ORGANIZED BY DISCUSSING ONE POINT AT A TIME AND HOW IT APPLIES TO EACH SUBJECT (COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE MANIFESTATION OF EACH POINT IN EACH SUBJECT)
3)CONCLUSION-WITHOUT REPEATING ANY CLAIMS OR ADDING ANY NEW INFORMATION, EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SUBJECTS AS THEY ARE RELEVANT TO THE THESIS
WORLD WAR II-COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY
**use transitions within and between paragraphs:
cue words to show differences:but, while, whereas, though, although, in contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, conversely, however, meanwhile, otherwise
cue worlds to show similarities: and, just as, as, compared to, similarity, likewise, in the same way, correspondingly, at the same time
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