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The Cold War Assignment Final assignment
The Cold War Assignment Write an essay that outlines The Cold War. Focus on the following questions to guide your response.
Describe how the end of WWII created the conditions for the Cold War to begin.
Discuss the various points of contention between the U.S and the USSR during the Cold War (select a few).
What was the containment policy and when did this policy change into active conflict?
What proxy wars were fought?
What, in your opinion, was the time of most tension or danger during the cold war?
How did it ultimately end?
(20 points)
- Napoleon, both the first and second, had a lasting effect on the landscape of Europe and beyond. Choose one country (Italy, Germany or Russia) and describe their nationalist movement and the subsequent changes that occurred after Napoleon.
(10 points)
- Describe what took place at the Berlin Conference where Africa was partitioned among the European powers. Who were the major players and instigators in this process and what are the most common criticism of these actions?
(10 points)
- Describe the ways in which WWI was different from the wars that came before it and the reasons for the differences.
(10 points)
- Describe the ways in which the industrial revolution changed society in Britain. In your response think about all the aspects of change (Social; Political; Interactions between humans and the environment; Cultural; Economic). Remember to mention the rise of cities and trade unions.
Write an essay that begins with a strong thesis about the changes the industrial revolution brought about and their effects.
Incorporate the various changes into the three body paragraphs. You could combine elements like Social and Cultural change into one paragraph.
End with a conclusion and a commentary on the historic importance of this revolution not just for the time when it occurred but for the times that followed it as well.
(25 points)
- Describe the significance of The Treaty of Versailles to all the nations involved in creating it. Who participated? Who did it affect? What were its aims? What organization was created? Why is it considered one of the causes of WWII?
(10 points)
- Describe the role of the United States in WWII?
When did they officially enter the war and what pushed them into the conflict?
Where and how did they fight?
(10 points)
- Describe the rise of Fascism in Europe. What conditions existed that allowed Fascism to take hold and why did it go unchecked for so long? What was the result of this rise in totalitarianism and what aggressive stance had Germany taken?
(10 points)
- Describe the perils of Independence for India and an African nation of your choosing. Compare and contrast their struggle for independence and the direct outcomes of their success (Civil war, partition, change in government, etc).
Structure of response:
Independence movement and consequences in India
Independence movement and the consequences in an African state.
(Note: You can focus more on the consequences or actions after independence that the actual fight for independence)
Compare and contrast the main points of both countries.
Conclude how the colonizer could have better helped the country after relinquishing control or how foreign interference was either a positive or negative force.
(25 points)
- Describe the geopolitical climate in Europe and the causes of the Great War.
(5 points)
- Describe the enlightenment and how it influenced both the American Revolutionaries and the subsequent founders of the United States as well as the French Revolution and its leaders.
Organize your essay as follows:
Overview of the enlightenment
Evidence of the enlightenment’s influence in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States
Evidence of the enlightenment’s influence in the French Revolution and the founding of the Republic.
Conclude how well you think each country stuck to the ideals of the enlightenment in the years that followed their revolutions.
(25 points) The Cold War
- Describe some of the issues facing developing nations today, particularly in terms of democracy and globalization.
(10 points)
- Describe Japan’s development since it abandoned its isolationist policy and the results of this modernization.
(10 points)
- Describe how ethnic differences and tensions can lead to bloody conflict with the examples of Yugoslavia (Bosnian War) and Rwanda.
In your essay consider the following:
How did the European powers such as Britain and Belgium contribute to the ethnic tension in both these countries?
What was the main cause of conflict in Bosnia and Rwanda?
Compare and contrast the struggle for independence in the states in Yugoslavia with the civil war in Rwanda.
What role did the UN play in each conflict?
What was the outcome of each conflict and was there any punishment for those who committed war crimes?
You may choose to structure your essay by dealing with one conflict first, then the other and comparing them
OR
You may choose to deal with each aspect of the conflict and compare and contrast them as you describe the details.
(25 points)
- Compare and contrast the British in India and China.
Describe how the British East India Trading Company was instrumental in taking power in India and attempting to take control in China. Outline the path the British took to ruling India compared with the path they took in China. What prevented them from ruling China?
Structure:
Describe the British in India – from initial traders to rulers
Describe the British in China – from traders to conflict
State the major differences between the two countries interaction with the British and the reasons behind the differences.
(25 points)