What was the impact of Confucianism in China?

By Annabel Rosenbaum

Research Question: What was the impact of Confucianism in China?

Thesis Statement: Confucianism greatly impacted modern China because Confucius’ teachings changed how the emperors ruled, it has a big group of followers, and established a code of ethics that are still in place today.

Topic Sentence #1: Confucius’ teachings changed how Chinese emperors ruled China.

Topic Sentence #2: Confucianism has many followers.

Topic Sentence #3: Confucius developed a strong code of ethics that are still in place today.

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What were ninjas roles in feudal Japan?

By Egan Stevenson

Research Question: What were ninjas roles in feudal Japan?

Thesis Statement: Ninjutsu is an important part of Japanese history and culture because the ninjas filled important roles in conflicts others soldiers couldn’t fill.

Topic Sentence #1: Ninjas were important and popular mercenaries during the Sengoku Period.

Topic Sentence #2: Ninjas were important during the Nanbukucho Wars.

Topic Sentence #3: Many important events in Japanese history involved ninjas.

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Why were samurais important to Japanese history?

By Ben Sargent

Research Question: Why were samurais important to Japanese history?

Thesis Statement: Samurais were very important warriors in the 10th century through the 18th century as they fought in many wars, and they created their own culture, but they were not just warriors but were also helpers in their community.

Topic Sentence #1: Samurais were great warriors.

Topic Sentence #2: Samurais were not just warriors but also helped out in their community.

Topic Sentence #3: Samurai created their own culture.

 

What significance did the Gupta hold in India’s history?

By Owen Anderson

Research Question: What significance did the Gupta hold in India’s history?

Thesis Statement: The Gupta empire was the most revolutionary civilization in India’s history because they had an extremely advanced system of politics and administration, they had revolutionary rulers, and they were incredibly talented in the arts.

Topic Sentence #1: The Gupta empire were immensely revolutionary rulers because their dynasty remained in power whilst progressing the empire.

Topic Sentence #2: Guptan arts were very advanced and beautiful for their time.

Topic Sentence #3: The Gupta had a complex but trustworthy system of administration and politics, and this is one of the reasons that their reign was so successful.

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What is the importance of the Han Dynasty and what happened in it?

By Griffin Shames

Research Question: What is the importance of the Han Dynasty and what happened in it?

Thesis Statement: The Han Dynasty is looked upon as the golden age of China because of its technological advancements, economic growth, and overall intellectual prowess.

Topic Statement #1: Some of the Han Dynasties technological advancements are the invention of paper, pig iron from the blast furnace (which were both invented by China) and the first ever seismograph

Topic Statement #2: The Han Dynasty was a successful dynasty because of the contributions to economic growth like the creation of the silk road, the multiple trade partners to provide a constant cultural exchange with outside countries, and being able to grow more because of improvements on the ways of farming.

Topic Statement #3: The Han Dynasty had many small events, that when combined together would make the Golden Age of china’s history. And the improvements on scholarship that was made is nothing to sneeze at.

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How did Japan’s expansion attempt during its imperialistic era affect the country today?

By Connor Feeney

Research Question: How did Japan’s expansion attempt during its imperialistic era affect the country today?

Thesis Statement: Japan’s militaristic expansion occurred because they had very little resources but their attempt to expand ultimately backfired because they have bad relations with China as a result and they have much less influence in the world as a direct result of their attempt to expand

Topic Sentence #1 Japanese expansion occurred because they had very little resources, Their expansion included: They went to war with China three times once over Korea and Taiwan, once over Manchuria and once over a massive chunk of China, the Russo-Japanese war was fought over Korea and Japan went to war with several countries during World War Two for control of the pacific

Topic Sentence #2: Japan’s militaristic expansion ultimately backfired because Japan was devastated the last time it went to war. The US forced Japan to disarm and they lost resources from Korea, Taiwan and much of the South Pacific.

Topic Sentence #3: Japan has less influence in the world today as a result of its attempt to expand because Japan now  has a small military. Japan does not have any military bases anywhere and the small military Japan does have are very reliant on the U.S.A.

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What were the effects of opening Japan’s borders in the Meiji period?

By Cole Davin

Research Question: What were the effects of opening Japan’s borders in the Meiji period?

Thesis Statement: The Industrialization of Japan was the most important part of Japanese history because it opened Japan’s borders to trade, it turned Japan into an economic powerhouse and a strong government made it into a respected nation.

Topic Sentence #1: Opening Japan’s borders to trade to trade allowed Japan to get needed materials and knowledges from Europe, allowed Japanese traders to trade with other countries and allowed forensic industry and architecture advisers to help Japan make railroad and steam factories.

Topic Sentence #2: The industrialization of Japan turned Japan into an industrial powerhouse by allowing European architects to help Japan make steam powered factories shipyards and a conscript army, Japan built public transportation and standardized school systems of European design and Japan’s postal service was greatly improved along with telegraph lines placed.

Topic Sentence #3: A strong government made Japan into a respectable nation by allowing enterprising Japanese to buy the shipyards and fractures improving the economy, the government sent students abroad to learn how to be better at their craft by learning from masters in Europe and the transformation that Tokyo had undertaken from a small castle town to a European style city.

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What was the war like for the Viet Cong?

By Dax Penney

Research Question: What was the war like for the Viet Cong?

Thesis Statement: Though the Viet Cong fought cleverly and resourcefully, utilizing a variety of tactics to defend their homeland, they still suffered extreme repercussions.

Topic Sentence #1: The Viet Cong were a resourceful group of fighters, that used a variety of tactics and tricks, including large tunnel networks, specialized traps, and stockpiling enemy weapons.

Topic Sentence #2: The Viet Cong rallied and were extremely patriotic because they had just won their independence, so they immediately gathered around their former leaders like Ho Chi Minh, and alienated their opponents.

Topic Sentence #3: Though the Viet Cong fought hard, they suffered horrible repercussions, such as a casualty count of 3 million, and damage so bad that officers had to lie to their troops, and to make matters worse, most of their crops were dead, due to the US.

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What did Mao strive to change during the Communist Revolution and what was its result?

By Patrick Shaw

Research Question: What did Mao strive to change during the Communist Revolution and what was its result?

Thesis Statement:

Topic Sentence #1: He was changing the philosophy in people towards their old government.

Topic Sentence #2: He also made China more respected world wide after he changed their government to something more positive.

Topic Sentence #3: But he was also overwhelmed by the power and soon turned himself into a dictator and started to destroy important aspects of China’s history.

How have horses influenced Mongolian history?

By Amber Malay-Coopet

Research Question: How have horses influenced Mongolian history?

Thesis Statement: To the Mongols there is nothing more important than horses, they use them in religion, for riding, and for conquering.

Topic Sentence #1: Used for many religious reasons.

Topic Sentence #2: Every July the Mongolians hold races just outside Ulaanbaatar.

Topic Sentence #3: The Mongols wouldn’t have been able to go to war and conquer any place if they didn’t have horses.

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