Textbook Assignments: 1900 – present
#1 Read pages 668 – 675 in the
textbook.
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Create 5 multiple choice
questions. Provide the answer and an
explanation for each.
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Examine the map on page 675. Choose one place highlighted on the map. Find a recent newspaper article on the region
(from within the past three months) – provide a brief update as to what is
going on in that area – include the copy of the newspaper article.
#1 Due: March 14
#2 Read pages 677 – 689 (World War I and a
bit more)
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List the causes of World War I
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Explain the impact of WWI on the
global economy.
#2 Due: March 16
#3 Read pages 730 – 751 (Russia and Eastern Europe)
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Discuss the aspects of traditional
Russian culture and politics retained by the Soviet Union
and the ways in which the Soviets most departed from the past.
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What was the basis of Stalin’s
domestic and economic policies?
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In what ways was the SU different
after 1945?
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Why did the SU disintegrate?
#3 Due: March 18
#4 Read pages 687 – 699 (World War II)
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How were the diplomatic problems of
WW II settled?
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In what ways did the period 1914 –
1945 mark the end of the old world order?
# 4 Due:March 22
#5 Read
pages 859 – 875 (Revolution in China)
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What elements led the Guomindang to
seize power in the 1902s?
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How did Mao’s political beliefs
affect the nature of Communist reforms until 1957? (Examples?)
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What gains did women make in China
under communism?
#5 Due:
#6 Read pages 753 – 771 (Japan and the Pacific Rim)
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What accounts for the enormous
economic growth of Japan
after 1945?
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What themes were common to the
states of the Pacific Rim?
#6 Due:
#7 Read pages 801 – 828 (Decolonization)
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Discuss the common elements of
colonization movements in south Asia, the Middle Eat, and Africa.
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In your opinion, were the
decolonization movements the result of growing strength among colonial
populations or of progressive Western weakness? Explain.
#7 Due: April 14
#8 Read pages 699 – 704 (The Cold War and
Decolonization)
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Outline the information
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Create five multiple-choice
questions with answers and explanations
#8 Due:
#9 Decline of the West (page 722); 20th
Century Revolutions (p. 733); Women in Asia & Africa (p. 817)
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Outline each reading
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Answer questions at the end
#9 Due:
#10 Read pages 831 – 857 (Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence)
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Were the problems in newly-independent
Asian and African nations the creation of imperialism or the result of
indigenous factors? Explain.
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Why did new African states have
such difficulty in establishing national identities?
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What influences contributed to the
gaining of power by Islamic fundamentalists in Iran?
#10 Due:
#11 Read pages 773 – 799 (Latin America)
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Discuss the various political
responses to the political, social, and economic problems in Latin
America. In your opinion,
which response(s) has been most successful?
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How did populist governments in Brazil and Argentina attempt to rule?
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Discuss the role of the United States in Latin
America during the 20th century.
#11 Due: April 18
#12 Read pages 887 – 900 (A 21st
Century World)
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What trends in political
organization and economic development can be identified in the 20th
century world?
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In what ways has the 20th
century offered evidence of human progress? In what ways has humanity
regressed?
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Read “Evaluating the Conditions of
Women” and answer the questions at the end
#12 Due:
