Tuesday, May 31, 2016

2nd Semester Final Exam Review

As you know, the Nation Analysis Paper constitutes 50% of your final exam grade.  The remaining 50% is the written final exam.  

Here's the format for the final exam:
Part I: Multiple Choice 48 (x 1 point each)   *Approximately half of the questions will come from Unit 10

Part II: Identification 16 (x 2 points each)  * 75% will come from Unit 10

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Today's Frame- Propaganda

How do language and images shape people's emotions?  How and why was this critical during WWII?

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Today's Frame- Fascism

Using our buckets, what conditions led to the rise of fascism in Italy and the Nazi party in Germany in the interwar period?



Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Today's Frame- Nationalism and Post-Colonialism

How does self-determination (nationalist movements) inspire decolonization throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East following the world wars?

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Today's Frame- Totalitarianism

How and why does totalitarianism shape both extreme leftist movements (Communism) and extreme rightist movements (Fascism)?

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Today's Frame- A Different Kind of War

The Great War was a new kind of war that broke new ground and surprised everybody involved: it was both the world's first "global" war and the first "total" war.  What key factors produced these results, forever changing the face of war and conflict?