1. Three Faces of Nationalism and Revolution
Research Essay

2. Background
A biography is simply the story of a person’s life. One popular pattern of writing biographies is to focus on three historical figures that share some historical movement, time period or location in common.

3. Background
For example, one could write report called “Three Faces of Conquest” about the lives of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

4. Background
By examining the lives of these famous individuals, the historian hopes to improve his or her understanding of the particular historical phenomena that ties the three subjects to one another.

5. Task
The topic you will be researching is called “Three Faces of Nationalism and Revolution”. Select three people from the list provided. Select one person from category. Research your topics thoroughly and then chart your findings. Your chart should explain the following:

6. Task Who these three people were The details of their lives (dates)
Their main accomplishments
What they had in common
How they were different

7. Category A Category B Category C
Emiliano Zapata
Reza Khan
Mohandas Gandhi
Theodore Herzl
Francisco Madero
Sun Yat-sen
David Ben- Gurion
Mao Zedong
Pancho Villa
Chiang Kai- Shek
Lazaro Cardenas
Leopold Senghor
Jawaharlal Nehru
Alvaro Obregón
Mustafa Kemal

8. Task
Do not focus on trivial biographic details that are unrelated to the general theme, but rather, concentrate on the accomplishments that made these individuals significant in world history. Do not cut and paste from the internet; write the information in your own words. Use a least three different sources:

10. Procedure: Select Three Subjects
Complete Chart according to Instructions
Review Essay Instructions/Suggested Outline
Use Template to Rough Out a First Draft if needed
Write/submit Final Draft
May Be Hard Copy
May Be Electronic Copy through Google Classroom

11. Suggested Outline
Introduction: ( a quote from one of your subjects makes a great “hook/grabber”
1st Body Paragraph: Subject A
2nd Body Paragraph: Subject B
3rd Body Paragraph: Subject C
Conclusion: ( including a different quote would be quite effective here)

12. Remember:
Do not cut and paste from the internet; write the information in your own words. Remember to use a least three different sources:

13. Rubric
Originality
Organization
Content
Documentation

14. Emiliano Zapata

15. Francisco Madero

16. Pancho Villa

17. Lazaro Cardenas

18. Alvaro Obregón

19. Leopold Senghor

20. Mustafa Kemal

21. Reza Khan

22. Theodore Herzl

23. David Ben-Gurion

24. Mohandas Gandhi

25. Sun Yat-sen

26. Mao Zedong

27. Chiang Kai-Shek

28. Jawaharlal Nehru