Sample Thesis (Mr. Salcido’s )

1. Sample Thesis (Mr. Salcido’s) It was not pirates natural threat to trade but their blatant disregard for English authority, their opposition to English sovereignty over the oceans, and the pirate counter-culture, which was the antithesis of English societal values, which were the main factors for their vilification, and England’s embarkation on the War on Pirates.

2. Sample Paragraph for Doc A One way that the Versailles Treaty contributed to WWII was by severely weakening Germany with territorial losses. The losses were very harsh. In addition to being forced to give up all of its remaining colonial possessions, Germany also lost about 10% of its territory (Doc A) These losses were especially difficult because the territory given to other nations was often valuable in resources and industry (Doc A). The people who lived in regions that were given to other countries were often resentful of their new nation and kept their loyalty to Germany. It gave a person like Hitler more popular German support.