Final Examination

Summer I, 2010

READ THIS FIRST!.......At the time of the exam you must bring a small GREEN Scantron to class. You will not be allowed to have anything on your desk except the test booklet, the Scantron, pencils and erasers. Anything and everything else must be completely out of sight under your desk - preferably in your backpack. Absolutely no cell phones are allowed. bury them deep in your backpacks/purses or leave them at home. There is no reason any papers of any kind should be in evidence, so make sure those that you have are secure from anyone's eyes, especially yours and MINE!

Any academic dishonesty observed will be dealt with swiftly and severely. If I or my proctors observe such activity, the offender's test will be immediately picked up and the offender will be referred to the Dean of Students for University disciplinary action. There will be no exceptions here!

Study Guide

MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION

Study the following terms, relating each to the textbook and lectures. Each term is designed to direct you to the most appropriate answer to the question to which it relates. The test itself will follow the order of this guide, i.e., SG item no. 1 will relate to question no. 1 on the exam and so on. A thorough reading of the textbook is essential to success. Do not hesitate to look up terms in Wikipedia for additional information and/or clarification. Total point value = 30 points.

1.    Know the goals of the European "civilizing mission."

2.    Know which state was able to renegotiate its "unequal treaties" with western powers

3.    Know which European ideas about Asians and Africans emerged before the 19th century

4.    Know which countries carved out a sphere of influence in China in the late 19th century

5.    Know the important differences between the Chinese and Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century

6.    Know which region colonized by a Western power in the 19th century was decimated by disease

7.    Know the factors that convinced some colonial subjects to cooperate with European authorities

8.    Know examples of onerous demands placed on subjects by colonial powers

9.    Know the ways European colonial rule transformed its colonies

10.    Know what became a more prominent and well-defined cultural identity within colonial empires in the 19th century

11.    Know the factors behind the outbreak of WWI

12.    Know the features of fascism that were more prominent in Germany than Italy

13.    Know the reasons for the popularity of the Nazi party when it seized power in the 1930s

14.    Know what factors Hitler and the Nazis put forward that made war desirable

15.    Know which peace or economic international organizations were set up after WWII

16.    Know the factors that helped the Bolsheviks rise to power

17.    Know the basics of the Great Leap Forward

18.    Know the factors underpinning US global influence after WWII

19.    Know how the communist revolutions in Russia and China differed

20.    Know the outcomes of the collapse of the USSR

21.    Be able to identify the fundamental  contradiction(s) that undermined the colonial enterprise

22.    Know the international circumstances that contributed to the end of colonial rule

23.    Know what social or economic circumstances contributed to anti-colonial movements

24.    Know which organizations worked on behalf of the struggle for independence

25.    Know the basics of economic development in third world countries

26.    Know the factors that contributed to economic globalization during the 20th century

27.    Know the institution that was created by the Bretton Woods conference

28.    Know the driving forces behind economic globalization after WWII

29.    Know the features of the modern world that religious fundamentalism tried to address

30.    Know the factors in the dramatic increase in the human impact on the environment in the 20th century

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IDENTIFICATION SECTION

Study the following terms. At the time of the exam, you will be required to address two of them in terms of Who,  What, Where, When and – most important – Why. The “why” (historical significance of the item) is worth 50% of the total grade for each answer. Why means, "why do historians care?" What contributions/actions did the person, place or thing make that was significant to contemporaries and future generations. Be very thorough here! Value = 20 points each.

Kellog-Briand Pact

Meiji Restoration

Chiang Kai-Shek

George F. Kennan

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ESSAY SECTION

Study the following three topics. One will be selected for you to answer on the Final exam - 30 points

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Historical Comparison:  Compare and contrast the European colonial empires in the Americas with those established during the nineteenth century in the Afro-Asian-Pacific world. Be sure to address social, political and economic areas.

 

2.

Historical Analysis:  What nineteenth-century developments contributed to the outbreak and relative destructiveness of World War I? Be sure to address social, political, military and economic areas.

 

3.

Historical Comparison:  Compare and contrast the French and Russian revolutions.Be sure to address social, economic and political areas in your essay

 

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If you have any questions regarding a lack of understanding of terminology in this guide, please raise them in class. I will not answer them by phone or email. This is to insure that all students have access to an explanation where necessary.