PART I
Directions: Answer the questions listed below. Your response to each question should be at least one page in length and provide strong examples and details.
1. What were the causes of the Cold War?
2. How did the Soviets try to reform society, and what were the consequences of the anticommunist revolutions of 1989?
3. How did Western Europe recover so successfully after World War II, and how did Economic decline in the 1970s and 1980s affect society?
4. How did Japan recover so quickly after its total defeat in World War II and become an Economic superpower?
5. What contributed to the social and political transformation of the United States in the second half of the twentieth century?
PART II
Directions: Answer the questions listed below. Your response to each question should be at least one page in length and provide strong examples and details.
1. What were some of the wrongs that Ho Chi Minh charged the French with, saying they had committed these against his country and people?
2. How did the countries of East Asia successfully recover after World War II?
3. According to Mandela, what is wrong with South Africa and what needs to be done?
4. What social problems facing women and children have been the foci of reformers in the new millennium?
PART II
Directions:Review page 1040 in your textbook then answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be at least one page in length and provide strong examples and details.
1. In what ways do Tibet's history and the Dalai Lama's life reflect many of the major issues and events of the twentieth century?
2. What kind of government was most prevalent in Latin America during the twentieth century, and how did this change after 1980?