This exam is an open-book essay exam, and there’s no time limit. The point of this exam is to place the knowledge you’ve gained into a context that helps you better understand events from your readings.
Part 1: Short Answer
Answer each question in this section. Each answer is worth 5 points for a total of 50 points.
- How did the Meiji Restoration modernize Japan?
- Explain the concept of manifest destiny. How did it challenge Mexico and lead to the Mexican-American War?
- How did apartheid divide South Africa and what were the forces that ended this practice?
- Explain the network of alliances of the great powers in 1914 at the beginning of World War I.
- What's the feminization of poverty?
- What factors shaped the experiences of African slaves in different regions of the New World?
- What was Gandhi’s satyagraha, and how did it help in gaining Indian independence?
- What was the objective of Mao Zedong’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and how was the program carried out?
- What's the Green Revolution? How does it relate to climate change?
- Who were the Contras, and what role did they play in Nicaragua?
Part 2: Structured Essay
For this section, you’ll use the list of terms below in your essay.
Write a minimum of two complete paragraphs using all of the terms provided to earn the 50 points available.
- Treaty of Versailles
- Reparations Payments
- Weimar Republic
- Totalitarianism
- Adolf Hitler
- Enabling Act
- Appeasement
- Hitler’s Concept of Living Space
Essay Question: Your textbook claims that anyone seeking to understand the origins of modern world conflicts must begin with World War I. How did the measures taken by global powers to re-establish peace and stability after World War I directly lead to the outbreak of World War II?