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

Click here for the Review Sheet

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?



Monday, May 2, 2016

Today's Frame- Causes of WWI

What are the precise underlying and immediate causes of the The Great War?