World History Final Project

Assignment:

You will select one of the countries from the attached list.

Once you select a country you need to research the countrys history,
politics/economy, relations with other countries, its culture, and current
events. In your introduction you need to include basic information like
location, population, capital, climate, currency, Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), and leaders.
1. History: Simply describe how the nation was founded and any
significant wars or revolutions which have taken place from then until
now.
2. Government and Economy: Is the country democratic? How do they
legislate and make laws? Do they have a president or prime minister?
Does the economy follow the principles of Capitalism, Socialism,
Communism, or something else?
3. Relations with other countries: Who do they trade with, who are
their allies, who are their enemies?
4. Culture: This includes music, food, entertainment, religion,
architecture etc.
5. Current Events: What significant events have taken place there in
the last ten years or so? I want to know how the country is developing.
What problems does it face, what solutions does it have? Consider war,
revolution, competition with other countries, terrorism etc.

Paper:

1. Three pages minimum.

2. Typed, double-spaced, and must cite sources. MLA format!
3. Attach your bibliography with at least five sources. Three can be
online.

PowerPoint:
1. Presentation must be 5-7 minutes. If you do a good job on your paper
this should be easy.
2. Use pictures, charts, graphs, and clips along with text. Tell us what
sources you used.

Countries
1.

Australia

15.

China

2.

Iraq

16.

Saudi Arabia

3.

Spain

17.

Rwanda

4.

Brazil

18.

Cuba

5.

South Africa

19.

Denmark

6.

Israel

20.

Pakistan

7.

Argentina

21.

Nigeria

8.

United Kingdom

22.

Singapore

9.

Egypt

23.

South Korea

10.

France

24.

Canada

11.

Russia

25.

Greece

12.

Italy

26.

North Korea

13.

Ireland

27.

Japan

14.

Mexico

28.

Germany

29.

Jamaica

30.

India

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Together your paper and PowerPoint are 20% of your semester grade.
The paper is worth 45 percent.
The oral presentation is worth 45 percent.
The bibliography for the paper is 10 percent.

Plagiarism:
Any paper which is suspected of being a work of plagiarism will be
thoroughly examined (the sentences will be typed into online search
engines). If the paper is found to be plagiarized you will receive a zero for the
entire project. There is no excuse for this with all of the resources you have
at your disposal. Below is a list of some resources you should consider.

Resources:
In addition to these resources, you need to visit websites from the country
you are reporting on. There are online English language newspapers written
in every country along with Google translate. Do not limit your research to
these resources and websites.

1. The library has everything you need to research!

2. Your textbook. Use the index in the back of your book to find
information on your country.
3. CIA World Factbook (Google World Factbook and select your country)
4. www.countryreports.org (Go to this site and select your country)
5. http://countrystudies.us/ (Library of Congress country studies. Select
your country)
6. http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html (Select your country)
7. http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html (Select your

country)