In an essay of approximately four pages, examine the impact of imperialism on Africans and Europeans. In your answer, you should consider:
the myths that European elites put forward to justify imperialism, and how they were received by most Europeans at the time;
the strategies that European elites developed to enrich themselves; and
the impact of imperialism on Africans.
Test your comprehension of themes covered in the weekly modules. Your responses to the questions you choose to answer should be derived from the reading and viewing assignments. Do not cite material that is curated from non-assigned sources (web-based and/or published.)
Questions
To what extent did the Hungarian revolt of 1956 and the “Prague Spring” of 1968 reveal the nature of the relationship between the Soviet Union and its satellite states in East Central Europe?
What were the student-led protest movements in Western Europe during the late 1960s protesting? (Your answer should take into account the ideological and cultural dimensions of this movement.)
Why did the Cold War seem to “heat” up in Europe during the late 1970s and early 1980s? (Refer here to break down of arms limitation talks, crises in Central America and Central Asia, etc.)
Why did the Berlin wall “fall” in November 1989? (Your answer should explain how this event was connected to the impending collapse of communism in the rest of communist Europe.)
Explain how the collapse of communism in East/Central Europe and the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a new era in European history.
Format
Drawing upon your assigned readings, discussion boards, history lab activities, supplemental readings, and lecture notes, answer only one of the questions.
Please read each question carefully and remember that all responses should answer every question being asked of you.
COURSE READINGS:
Europe Between Democracy and Dictatorship, 1900-1945. Conan Fischer
Europe’s Troubled Peace, 1945-2000. Tom Buchanan
Aspects of Western Civilization, Seventh Edition, Perry M. Rogers, Volume II.
Please illustrate the points you raise in your discussion with specific examples derived from your lecture activities required assignments. Before turning in your exam make certain that you have saved your document in Microsoft word.
Answer the question you have selected in an essay of 4 double-spaced pages (approximately 1,000 -1,200 words total ).
For the long essay question, you must have proper essay format. This means an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You shouldn’t spend a lot of time on your introduction and conclusion, but they should be there. Your thesis should be your couple of sentence answer to the prompt. Your entire essay should revolve around backing up your thesis.
Make sure that you FULLY answer ALL parts of the question. Make sure that you FULLY explain and back up each of your assertions with evidence from the course materials
You may use MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian. BUT whichever style you choose, you must PROPERLY cite and you must be consistent throughout. There is no required length, just answer the question.
Prompt Question:
How does what happened in Germany in the interwar period help to explain Hitler’s popularity and rise to power? Make sure that you have listened to the interwar period lecture (listen to the power point in slide show format) and viewed the corresponding primary source documents in that week’s module before attempting to answer. Look beyond the surface.
Write a 1 page paper (250 words) in APA format discussing the phenomena of securitization within the context of the FRONTEX external border agency. Provide several pros and cons of securitization and desecuritization of migrants for the United States domestic political landscape. Conduct outside research to support your ideas in this paper.
https://www.eui.eu/documents/departmentscentres/academyofeuropeanlaw/coursematerialsul/ul2010/trevisanut/trevisanutreading4.pdf
Write a 1 page paper (250 words) in APA format discussing the phenomena of securitization within the context of the FRONTEX external border agency. Provide several pros and cons of securitization and desecuritization of migrants for the United States domestic political landscape. Conduct outside research to support your ideas in this paper.
https://www.eui.eu/documents/departmentscentres/academyofeuropeanlaw/coursematerialsul/ul2010/trevisanut/trevisanutreading4.pdf
The first half of the 20th century was without doubt the most catastrophic and cataclysmic fifty years in the history of humanity. Two world wars, regional conflicts, and civil wars across the globe led to death of over 200 million people and the destruction of not only millions of structures but also of governments, societies, and indeed entire nations. There is truly no way to quantify the loss of the individual human industry or the destruction to humanity as a whole. One can only imagine the inventions that were never invented, the art that was never created, the novels that were never written, or the ideas that never came to fruition, and ultimately the impact of that it could have had on the world.
With that said, while the loss created by these conflicts is immeasurable, the actual impact of these conflicts is not. Indeed, the crucible of these conflicts created the men and women who would become the leaders, scientists, artists, and intellectuals that would then create the modern world in which we live. In this essay, you will examine the lives of some of the architects of the modern world by examining the conditions that shaped them, how those conditions informed their world view, and the role they played in creating our world paradigm.
The Essay:
Examine the lives and experiences of a specific world leader and analyze how their experiences informed and guided their worldview and the role that understanding played in their particular shaping of the modern world. To fully answer this question, please craft your essay response in the following sections:
Section I – Introduce the world leader. Provide the reader with a brief biography of your world leader focusing specifically on their early life, upbringing, and education. Describe for the reader what informed your subjects worldview as a young person and what led them to follow the path they would choose in their future.
Section II – Examine the world leader during and after World War I. Provide the reader with an overview of the role your subject played in the First World War. Detail your subject’s actions during the war and consider how their experiences shaped them in their formative years. Describe for the reader how your subject used their war experience during the 1920s and to what end.
Section III – Examine the world leader in World War II. Provide the reader with a synopsis of the role your subject played in the 1930s and Second World War and the actions they took to accomplish their goals. Consider how their experiences during WWI and in the interwar period influenced both their goals and their methods during the second world war.
Section IV – Examine the world leader and their role in the post-war world. Provide the reader with an analysis of the sociological, economic, and/or political impact of your subject’s post-war actions/leadership. Consider how your subject’s experiences during the first half of the twentieth century influenced their actions as a social/political leader.
Section V – Conclude with the legacy of the world leader. Assert your position about the impact the world wars had on your subject, their worldview/leadership style, and what impact that played in creating post-war global dynamics. Conclude by asserting for the reader how you believe the world of the 1950s and 60s that your subject, and others like them, helped to create impacts the world as we understand it today.
The Format:
Essays should be doubled-spaced, size 12 font, with one-inch margins all around.
Essays must be a minimum of 4 page and should be a maximum of 6 pages (not including Cover page or Bibliography)
The essay should have a cover page as per Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.
Each page should include your name and a page number in the top right-hand corner of each page.
All in-text references to sources must be footnoted as per Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.
You must use at least two primary sources, two journal articles, a “Very Short Introduction” book, and the textbook.
All sources must be included in a bibliography as per Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.
