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Week 7 - Research Paper - By its very design, the research paper assignment will test your ability to construct a well-written paper that shows your comprehension of the topic through analysis of various resources. For many students, writing a research paper may be intimidating. In reality, a research paper is only a series of tasks using several intellectual skills. Once you understand this assignment not as a large paper that requires weeks of research and writing, but a series of skills, the easier writing the paper will be.
As addressed earlier in the Week 3 assignment, the initial step in writing the paper is choosing the topic, the second is choosing a your sources, and the third step is creating an outline. You will complete all three of these steps in the Research Proposal Paper, which you should view as a work in progress.
The next steps include gathering information from your sources to assist you in writing the paper, keeping notes of your sources, and writing a rough draft, As you write the rough draft, if you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word you must cite the source with an in-text citation. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information. Important: Do not use footnotes or endnotes to hold the source information. See below under “Citations and References List.”
After you complete your rough draft, you need to read it again and revise the paper into your final draft. Once you have the final draft complete, proofread the paper and submit it to your instructor. The paper should be double-spaced, 12 point font, and presented in a Word file with your name on the file.
Elements of the research paper
- Cover page - The research paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and title (MILH422 – History of the Peacekeeping 1988 to the Present), instructor’s name, and date.
- Body of paper (4-6 pages).
- Citations and References List - We ask you to use in-text citations to hold your sources (author date, page) or (author date) if no page. These will be listed at the end of your paper on a separate page as “References List.”
- Supplemental information presented in footnotes or endnotes - You also may use footnotes or endnotes to provide “extra” information – things you would like your reader to know but would break the flow of your argumentation. Sometimes the most interesting tidbits from your research find their way into the footnotes but not the paper.
This paper should use the 80/20 rule (80% or more in YOUR OWN words and only 20% or less paraphrased or quoted). Turnitin is being used for this assignment.
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MILH422 – History of the Peacekeeping 1988 to the Present
MILH422 – History of the Peacekeeping 1988 to the Present
Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Course Code
Date
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MILH422 – History of the Peacekeeping 1988 to the Present
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Introduction
In 1979, several groups which were commonly known as mujahedeen along with other
smaller groups known as Maoist were involved in guerrilla wars which were mostly targeted to the
Soviet army as well as the government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan which later
became to be known as Soviet-Afghan war. The war lasted for over nine years. It was catapulted
by a coup by the communist Afghanistan party in 1978. The coup was characterized by the
introduction of radicalized reforms.
These reforms were rebelled against. In addition, the war led to the implementation of the
United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan, commonly known as the
UNGOMAP, which was key in helping the Afghan Government counter the rebellious actions and
withdraw the Soviet forces from Afghanistan (Caras, 2011).
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History of the Soviet- Afghan War
a. Events that led to the Afghan Civil War.
Several factors contributed to the Afghan Civil War. One of the contributing factors was in
1960 by King Mohammed Zahir Shah. He started by implementing democratic reforms such as
democracy, which was his road to modernization. King Mohammed Zahir Shah also expanded the
country's diplomatic relations, even to the cold war nations. His tenure was characterized by peace
and stability in Afghanistan (Caras, 2011). He was overthrown in 1973 by Mohammed Daoud Khan
an act that contributed to the war. The coup happened While King Mohammed Shah was in Italy
for a medical visit. Mohammed Daoud Khan was then a former prime Minister and also his cousin
MILH422 – History of the Peacekeeping 1988 to the Present
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King Mohammed Shah tried to form a government while in exile but failed. Although,
Mohammed Daoud Khan declared himself the king in 1978, he was, together with some of his
family members, killed in a coup organized by People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan during the
Saurs Revolution. The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan preferred Khan to Daoud because
of his contribution to modernization which boosted the labor force, his efforts in women rights
improvement, progressive policies as well as the Pashtun nationalism (Laura, 1995). The
assassination of Daoud in 1978 immediately led to civil war in Afghanistan. After the assassination,
Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was a renown communist, took over the leadership and power.
b. Events that led to the Soviet- Afghan War.
The civil war later led to the Soviet-Afghan war....