Posted: April 24th, 2025

History Assignment – Discussion

 150 words for section A and 150 words for section B.

Section A:

Select and answer one (1) of the following questions related to the history of the Naval Service covered in Module 2. Be sure to answer all parts of the question you select and clarify which question you are answering. 

• Historians make choices of emphasis and causation in the histories they write. If you were writing a history of the material covered in Module 2, which would you consider the most influential and why?
• Historians make choices of emphasis and causation in the histories they write. If you were writing a history of the material covered in Module 2, which would you consider the most significant technological and political issues covered and why?

Section B:

Select and answer the question for your Service. In writing your answer, draw upon the Service-specific readings assigned in Module 2. Be sure to answer all parts of the question you select.

U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Students

• How did World War One show the link between navies and economics (especially in longer wars)?

Other sources:

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-i/history/terrifying-experience.html

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