Mr. Shulman's World Cultures 2005-2006

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Possible Essay Topics for Unit 7 Test

Click here to listen to me talk about the list below.

  • Explain the causes of World War I.
  • Explain the peace settlement that ended World War I.
  • Explain the impact of British wartime promises on the Middle East after World War I.
  • Explain the rise of militarism in Japan in the early 1930s.
  • Describe the impact of the Great Depression on Latin America.
  • What reforms did Ataturk implement to transform the Turkish Republic into a modern and secular state?
  • How did Reza Shah Pahlavi attempt ot westernize Iran?
  • In what ways was Chiang Kai-shek not successful in his reforms? Why?
  • What did the United States hope to accomplish through its Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America?
  • Compare Lenin’s beliefs and goals with the beliefs and goals of Woodrow Wilson.
  • Develop a sequence of events leading to the March Revolution and the Bolshevik takeover in Russia.
  • Explain civil disobedience, according to Gandhi. What were Gandhi’s goals?
  • Explain the causes behind the move to authoritarianism in Latin America by using Argentina, Brazil and Mexico as examples.
  • How was the Mexican government democratic in form but not in practice?

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