HIST-410N Week Discussion and final exam combined package

Multiple Choice: (TCO 6) The Versailles Treaty officially ended World War I. What did it do specifically? (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (TCO 9) What city was divided during...

(TCO 6) The 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was a factor in causing World War I. What else might be considered factors? Question. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following (TCO 5) What event mar...

Question (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: Question (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it: Question (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following: Question (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? Q...

If the pace of improving US-Soviet relations seemed rapid, Mikhail Gorbachev’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly would shift the process into overdrive. In this remarkable oration, which you can find by clicking on the link below, Gorbachev emphatically declared that all nations must h...

Jules Ferry was Prime Minister of France as that nation launched its imperial expansion.In a debate with member of the French Parliament, Ferry Defendsthe decision to expand.Read his remarks and respond to the following questions: According to Ferry, what recent developments in world trade have mad...

“This week, you will read the comments of the German Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference on the conditions of the peace which ended World War 1. You will find that document in the webliography. Many have argued that it was the way World War 1 ended which made World War 2 inevitable. Read the...

HIST-410N Week 2 Discussion 1: The Rise of Totalitarianism Compare and contrast the two types of totalitarian governments that arose after 1917, that is, communism and fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their accomplishments, and their failures? What accounts for the fact that the ...

HIST 410N Week 2 Discussion 2: Nationalism and the Treaty of Versailles What were reasons that led to the ultimate failure of the Treaty of Versailles? What were the challenges facing the newly-formed League of Nations, and why was it so difficult to form a lasting agreement that would prevent anoth...

HIST-410N Week 3 Discussion 1: Dictatorship and Democracy Analyze Adolph Hitler’s rise to power and the policies he used to rule Germany. Textbook tyrant? Overheated Nationalist? Or the right man for at the right time for the right job?

HIST 410N Week 3 Discussion 2: The Gathering Storm The following statement was taken from a contemporary account of Germany in 1939: “Though the Fuhrer’s anti-Semitic program furnished the National Socialist party in the first instances with a nucleus and a rallying-cry, it was swept into office...

HIST 410N Week 4 Discussion 1: The Cold War Who Shot First The United States accused the Soviet Union of breaking all its wartime pledges and holding Eastern Europe hostage while trying to subvert governments in the west. The Soviet Union accused the US and its allies of trying surround and ultimate...

HIST-410N Week 4 Discussion 2: Cold War Buzz Wordszz The Cold War its very own verbiage. The West had more than its share: Cold War, Iron Curtain, Containment, Domino Theory were just a few. What did they mean in this strange new post-war environment?

HIST-410N Week 5 Discussion 1: Africa and the West What accounts for the rather late emergence of African countries as independent nation-states? Is there something peculiar about Africa that delayed its drive for independence? (Begin with a specific African country, and argue your case.)

HIST 410N Week 5 Discussion 2: Israel and the Middle East Why has the Arab-Israeli conflict been so persistent? What religious and cultural factors have contributed to the persistent state of unrest in the Middle East and, in particular, in what some people refer to as the Holy Land?