Choose 10 out of 15 and answer each question fully. All answers must be in full sentences and at least one paragraph long. All answers must be derived from assigned class materials (textbook, lectures, and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook).
I. Discuss the Congress of Vienna, including the major results, and its significance.
2. Name and explain Marx' Five Stages of History.
3. Describe two imperial colonies in Africa and two in Asia.
4. Discuss the Alliance System, including how it directly led to World War 1.
5. Name and explain five of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.
6. Discuss the events of the February and October Revolutions of 1917, including their outcomes.
7. Trace the rise of either Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin to power, including the leadership roles they each occupied in their respective countries.
8. Explain Japanese imperialism in the 1930s, including any repercussions from their actions.
9. Discuss at least three ways that World War II was an example of total war.
10. Describe at least three things which would lead to the creation of an environment in which MAD is possible.
11. Compare and Contrast how Communist Governments came to power in China and Cuba.
12. Choose 3 countries (excluding the US and the USSR) and explain how the Cold War impacted them.
13. Explain how the Vietnam War finally ended.
14. Describe 2 wars from the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
15. Explain the events of the 1980s that led to the fall of the Soviet Union.