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Students will analyze a country’s national, military, or combination of both ends-ways-means and risk as it applies to the historical event. The paper will be in APA format, a title page, a reference page, and 1,250 to 2,500 words of content (does not include the cover and reference pages). It will be in Times New Roman, 12-font, and double-spaced. Do not try to cover everything. Focus on the factors you consider most important in analyzing your historical event. You will use a minimum of three resources for your paper. In the introduction section, ensure to have a purpose statement that includes your major points (i.e. ends, ways, means and risk) which is tied to your thesis statement. Only include a brief historical background that led to the Vietnam War in the introduction section. In the body section of the paper, ensure to include your evidence (in-text citations) and have good transitions between major points. For the conclusion, ensure to summarize all major points and restate your thesis statment. Do not include new information into the conclusion. Finally, ensure to check grammar, spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, passive voice and APA format. According to Purdue Owl, an analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience. National (Political)Ends, Ways, Means, and Risks –Ends: Consider values, interests, objectives. Where any of these in conflict with allies? –Ways: Consider the concepts, DIME. Were any critical Ways inadequately employed or omitted? Were there disconnects among the Ways? –Means: Consider resources, capabilities. Were important resources overlooked? Were there disconnects between Means and Ways or Ends? –What were the risksand were they recognized? MilitaryEnds, Ways, Means, and Risks –Ends: Consider military objectives, endstate; Were these congruent with national (political) ends? –Ways: Consider military concepts, courses of action. Were any military Ways overlooked? Were military Ways harmonized with other Ways? –Means: Consider military resources, capabilities. Were important military capabilities neglected; Were there disconnects between Means and Ends? –What were the risksand were they recognized? Think: Achieve (ends). . . By (ways) . . . With (means) . . .and Risks Students will analyze a historical event in use of ends-ways-meansand assess the risksfor the (national) or (military) or (both) as it applies to the event. •The paper will be in APA format, a title page, a reference page, and 1,250 to 2,500 words of content. It will be in Times New Roman, 12-font, and double-spaced.