I. Introduction
In this section, you will provide a general overview of what this essay will accomplish. This section includes your thesis statement, which clearly
completes the following statement: “Globalization affected the development of modern states from 1500 to the present because…” and introduces the
regions you will use as examples to prove your thesis. This section sets up the argument that you will try to prove in the research and analysis section of
the essay through the use of research-based examples, specific details, and careful analysis.
A. Briefly introduce the argument that you will present in your essay, including your thesis statement, which clearly completes the statement
posed. (A thesis statement may be one or more sentences in length in order to fully provide your completion of the statement.)
II. Research and Analysis
In this section, you will use both primary and secondary sources to research and analyze how globalization impacted the development of states during
the period from 1500 to the present, using specific historical examples from at least two different regions of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, the
Americas) to provide evidence of how globalization has influenced the development of at least two modern states from 1500 to the present. This is the
body of your essay, and it should be made up of sections that analyze each of the forces listed below. Each section should relate directly back to your
thesis statement.
A. Social and Philosophical Forces
i. Explain how social forces (e.g., new feelings of nationalism, changes in the social structure and class systems, the changing role of
religion in daily life) contributed to the globalization and the development of modern states.
ii. How did specific Enlightenment philosophies and religions change the way people thought about the role of government and the
interactions with other peoples? What impact did this have on the development of modern states in this era?
iii. Incorporate evidence from both primary and secondary sources to support your claims about the ways in which social and philosophical
forces contributed to globalization and the development of states.
B. Economic Forces
i. Explain the ways economic forces, specifically changes due to increasing global connectedness like trade, exploration, and empirebuilding, contributed to the development of states over time.
ii. Were specific goods and commodities important to developing global connections and state structures? If so, how did they impact
global economies and the national priorities of states? If not, explain why specific goods and commodities did not play a significant role
in global connections and the development of states and provide examples to support your argument.
iii. Incorporate evidence from both primary and secondary sources to support your claims about the ways economic forces contributed to
globalization and the development of states.
C. Political Forces
i. Explain specific events (e.g., war, revolutions, empire-building, etc.) that precipitated the formation of modern states and global
interactions, how this happened, and why.
ii. Incorporate evidence from both primary and secondary sources to support your claims about the ways political forces contributed to
globalization and the development of states.
D. Forces of Globalization
i. Explain the events or trends (e.g., increased exploration and global interactions, inspiration from emerging nations, opposition to
imperial or communist rule) in neighboring areas or other world regions that may have impacted the development of specific states and
global relations.
ii. How may the development of some states in turn have impacted neighboring areas? For example, you might discuss the ways the
development of one state either facilitated or impeded the development of neighboring states through colonialism or trade practices.
iii. Incorporate evidence from both primary and secondary sources to support your claims about the ways increasing globalization and
enhanced global connections contributed to the development of state relations.
E. Historical Perspective
i. Briefly outline (in one to two paragraphs) some of the ways the development of globalization and emergence of modern states set the
stage for modern events and characteristics (e.g., the expansion of democracy, the outbreak of world wars, the growth of international
terrorism).
F. Primary and Secondary Sources
i. Ensure that you have utilized primary sources purposefully and effectively throughout your paper to support your argument and claims.
ii. Ensure that you have utilized secondary sources purposefully and effectively throughout your paper to support your argument and
claims.
III. Conclusion
In this section, you will restate your thesis statement and reference the broader significance of your topic.
A. Provide a conclusion for your essay in which you restate your thesis statement and summarize the overall historical significance of globalization
and its impact on the emergence of modern states during the period from 1500 to the present.
