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Analyze how the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev led to the breakup of the Soviet Union. Point out what events led to the ascendency of Gorbachev to party leadership, and then identify and analyze Gorbach
Describe in general the Greek poleis. Would YOU have rather lived in the Athenian polis or the Spartan polis? Why? Show that you understand the attributes of both societies in your answer.
Identify and describe the major cultural changes in the Soviet Union from 1917-1932. Give special attention to the New Economic Policy (NEP) of 1921-1928, and the first Five-Year Plan of 1928-1932.
Identify and analyze the third Russia revolution of 1928-1929 used historical examples to support. In what way was the third revolution as significant as the first two in 1917?
Analyze how nationalism and imperialism contribute to the outbreak of WW I. Use historical examples to support your answer. of the various causes of WWI which do you think was the most important and w
Describe the rise of fascism in Italy. indicate the conditions present in Italy that made it possible for Mussolini to come to power.
Description and evaluation of female figures in Homer, such as Helen, Penelope, Andromache, Calypso, Circe, Nausicaa. Examine the different roles women play in the society that emerges from the poems;
In the years 1947-1981, after civil rights movement, was the income of black people compared to white people:
Whom did Winston Churchill blame for building the Iron Curtain between the Soviet sphere and the Western sphere?
What best characterizes the period of time during the Puritan Protectorate in England?
What were the causes of the Hundred Years’ War and how did it the war affect European politics, economics and cultural life?
Discuss at least three different religions that you have studied this semester. Be sure to mention which civilization each religion was originally associated with, who founded it, its general belief s
Discuss slavery throughout the historical time period we have studied so far this semester. Be sure to include specific examples, and be sure to discuss their role in society and how they were treated
Read the Canterbury Tales and discuss realism in a well-written essay. Are the characters Chaucer describes realistic? What do they tell us about medieval society?
Does the traditional division into three orders (those who pray, those who fight, and those who work) provide an accurate description of western European society in the high Middle Ages? Why or why no
What key factors contributed to the development of common law in England? Who benefited the most from the centralization of justice?
Do you think that the crusades created the ideals that Hitler used to create his Anti-Jew state? Was the antisemitism the worst consequence of the crusades?
What caused and what was the impact of the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV that has become known as the "Investiture Controversy"?
In the 1920's and 30's many intelligent Europeans believed that liberal democracy was an eighteenth-or nineteenth-century anachronism, soon to be replaced by either Soviet communism or fascism (includ
Based on your reading in HWS, what are some of the key elements of feudalism? Is it appropriate to use the term "system" to describe these relationships?
What did Muhammad and his followers initially think music would do? What does the Arabic word masjid mean? Why did Mohammad allow Muslim men to have up to four wives? What structure ins
The point of focus is the notion of "honor" in Europe during the 17th & 18th centuries. I would like some discussion of the this element of European society especially as you read about Europes' c
What do historians mean by the phrase the "Struggle of the Orders"? Who were some of the key leaders and what was at stake in the struggle? How did this effect Roman society both in the short and long