A2 History Individual Assignment

[fiona_m]

Hi,
I have just started my A2 History course, and part of the course is an Individual Assignment. The problem is that I cannot think of what to do!
I was thinking along the lines of the English Civil War or World War 1 or 2, only I also cannot think of a problem.
I was wondering if anyone could possibly help me,
Thank you in advance,
Faith

[shammydodger]

Fiona

What does the assignment ask of you?

[dot.hawkes]

do a oral history ninterview and then gleen some factual and personal contemporary insite from it. do u have an elderly relative who has had an interesting experience? it is amazing how much this can be worthwhile,

[beryllium]

Hi Fiona, wasn't the problem with Borders? that's usually how wars start...

A modern 'border' war i suppose is Israel, Palestine, Gaza and Lebanon.

English Civil War, I think was based on Anglo/Scottish border... well, one of them was....

War is about taking land, amongst other such attrocities...

[aristotle]

No, Beryllium, the English Civil War had nothing to do with borders. It was all about the king wanting to be an absolute monarch and parliament wanting a bit of what we now call democracy.
I would suggest Fiona_m, you leave war alone and do your assignment on something you are actually interested - maybe a local topic or a hobby - but I don't know what criteria are laid down.

[beryllium]

Aristotle...lol... which one was the border one, with the anglo /scottish war... been a very very long time since school for me....

[aristotle]

Beryllium, there was fighting over the anglo-scottish border for centuries but not exactly a war so far as I can remember - not that I'm really that old!