STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EXAM

HISTORY 2302 - FALL, 2012

 

The Final examination will consist of 30 multiple choice questions, 2 short answer/Identification questions and 1 essay question taken from all material from pages 923 to the end in your textbook and all lectures through Nov. 28th. The exam will be worth 100 points. You may (and are encouraged to) research beyond the textbook and lecture notes if you so choose. Bring a small green Scantron to the exam on which to answer the MC questions. You will answer the ID and Essay section on a provided test booklet (do not bring a bluebook). There are no test items associated with the reader, Collapse.

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Multiple Choice: Study the following terms. The questions on the exam will follow the exact order of the study guide terms listed below. The MC portion of the exam will be worth 30 points.

1.    Know is which ways colonial rule in Africa had an impact on women.

2.    Know the ways in which  European colonial rule transformed its colonies.

3.    Know what relationship existed between the number of white settlers and the degree of racial discrimination and segregation in African and Asian colonies.

4.    Know how Europeans justified the paradox that they valued freedom and equality, yet denied these things to the people they colonized.

5.    Know what role Hindu leaders saw for Indian spirituality in terms of Western culture.

6.    Know what African peoples thought of themselves before European colonialism.

7.    Know in what ways nationalist Japan was most similar to fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

8.    Know how Japanese nationalists differentiated Japanese society from Western society.

9.   Know the impact of the outcome of WWII on communism.

10.    Know what the Germans were able to do in WW II that they were not able to do in WW I.

11.    Know what happened to European economies after the Marshall plan began in 1948.

12.    Be able to compare WW I and WW II in terms of people killed, colonial empires, colonial subjects and methods of rule in Germany.

13.    Know how the Cold War impacted many third world countries.

14.   Be able to identify some factors underpinning the United States global influence after WW II.

15.    Be able to discuss the communist world in terms of  relationships among communist nations, communist leadership, and global communism.

16.    Know what characterized the main economic failure of communism.

17.    Know the result of reforms instituted by Deng Xiaoping after Mao's death.

18.    Know the impact of Glasnost on the Soviet allies in Eastern Europe.

19.    Know, in general, which class benefited the most from independence in Africa.

20.    Be able too discuss the effects of Western-style democracy in Africa.

21.    Be able to identify key elements about the developing world after independence.

22.    Be able to identify which group of developing countries has been most successful in  stimulating economic growth and industrialization.

23.    Be able to discuss the reforms of Ataturk in Turkey as regards Islam.

24.    Know what effect Westernizing influences under the Shah of Iran had on the Iranian nation.

25.   Know why African feminists resented Western feminists' opposition to certain African cultural practices.

26.    Be able to describe the response of global fundamentalism to modernity.

27.    Know which best characterizes strategies pursued by Islamic fundamentalists for achieving their political aims.

28.    Know why Osama Bin Laden and leaders of al-Qaeda declared the United States to be their enemy.

29.    Be able to identify major differences between Western environmental movements and environmentalists in developing countries.

30.    Be able to discuss, in general terms, environmental movements in  the Global South.   

 

IDENTIFICATION SECTION

Identify the following: In your identification, you MUST address WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and most importantly, WHY. The "why"  means, What is the historical significance of the subject, i.e., why do historians care? What was there about the person/place/thing that was so significant as to be of paramount importance to contemporary and/or future generations? Spend a LOT of time here. The WHY portion of your answer will constitute 50% of your grade on the question. From the following four terms, two will be chosen for you to answer at the time of the exam. 20 points each.

The Balfour Declaration of 1917

The "Final Solution"

George F. Kennan

Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung)

 

ESSAY SECTION

Prepare to thoroughly address the following questions. From the following list of two questions, one will be chosen for you to answer at the time of the exam. The essay question will be worth 30 points. You will be required to be THOROUGH in your answers.

 

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Historical Analysis: What nineteenth-century developments contributed to the outbreak and relative destructiveness of World War I? Be very thorough in your answer.

 

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Historical Comparison: Compare and contrast in detail the course of the Russian and Chinese communist revolutions. You must devote an equal amount of space to both sides of this question.