Change from the Republican Period in China Through ROC Rule in Taiwan

Taiwan Paper Unit 4:

Note: If you wrote the paper for unit 3, you may not write this paper. If you did not write the paper for unit 3, you must write this paper.   

            The expectations in this prompt are very similar to the first paper. For this paper, you will explain how one of the historical topics we’ve covered changed. However, you may choose to write a comparison with changes in the PRC.

            So, you can frame your change in one of two ways: 

1. Explain the change from the Republican period in China through ROC rule in Taiwan.
2. Explain a change in Taiwan that has a counterpart in the PRC. For example, public health campaigns.
   1. If you choose to write about the differences/similarities between the ROC in Taiwan and PRC, please be careful not to write a paper that argues that one country is better than the other. Rather, observe the historical reasons for those differences and the impacts of those changes.

            You may begin to make arguments, but the goal is to stretch your thinking and writing muscles in this paper.

Prompt questions:

-          How did (your topic) change during the early years of the ROC on Taiwan? (Introduce your chosen topic in a brief opening paragraph).

• You may explore change in 2 ways:
  • How your topic change from the Republican Period through the ROC/Nationalist’s move to Taiwan

OR

• You may compare how a change occurred during the Mao years versus during the Martial Law period in Taiwan.

! This comparison must not be that the PRC or ROC is “better” at something.

-          How did martial law affect your topic? The martial law period was a time of intense political repression. How did that atmosphere shape your topic?

-          What is the significance of this change? Answering the previous two questions may also address this question.

-          How do you know? By this I mean show your sources. Use examples from the primary and secondary sources to prove you have the evidence for the claims you’re making in this paper.

In addition to answering the questions, complete all of the requirements below.

Paper Requirements:

-          Length: At least 750 words. No more than 1,000 words.

-          You must respond to all components of the prompt above.

-          You must use at least one primary source to make your point. (You will likely need more.)

-          You must include citations in the paper. If you submit a paper without citations, I will not grade your paper.  See the “Citation Standards” below.

-          You must include at least one extended footnote in your papers.  

-          The paper should be double spaced, size 12, Times New Roman Font, and submitted as a Word Doc to D2L.

-          It should go without saying: You must write an original paper by yourself. 

• The one exception here is that you may mention parts of your previous paper as it is relevant for the second paper. For example, if you want to continue to discuss sexuality, you may reuse parts of your previous paper.

Citation Standards:

You must use and cite the primary and secondary sources from class for this paper.

Citations for this paper should be formatted in the following way:

-          Citations should be placed in a footnote. In Word you can do this by opening the References tab à click “insert footnote.” Use a footnote not an endnote.

-          Citations should be written according to the Chicago Manual of Style.

• Use NOTES, not bibliography.
• “Shortened notes” are for sources you’ve already cited once in the paper.

-          Citations & Primary Sources: Some of the primary sources will be easier to cite than others. For written sources, use the format from the Chicago Manual of Style, including as much information as you have.

• To cite a specific photo from an archival collection, just include the link in the footnote.

-          Extended footnotes: Footnotes are not only for citations. They are also a place where authors include extra information. Sometimes that extra information doesn’t flow with the text. It may also explain something.[1]

• Your extended footnote can be about anything,[2] but should be at least one sentence long. You may use more than one, if you like.