Cold War: The Beginning

1. An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of a common enemy." To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War?

2. Analyze the origin of the East-West rivalry and explain why it developed into the Cold War.

3. For what reasons, and with what results, did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan affect Cold War development?

4. Define, and analyse the importance of, two of the following: Containment, NATO, Marshall Plan, Suez Crisis

5. Evaluate the role of policies of the U.S. in the origins of the Cold War between 1945 and 1949.

6. Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War.

7. Compare and contrast the role of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, in the development of the Cold War between 1945 and 1955.

8. In what ways, and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?

9. Evaluate the state of U.S. Soviet relations between 1953 and 1961.

10. To what extent did the Eisenhower Administration follow his stated political philosophy?

WWII Questions

1. Evaluate the short term and long term causes of WWII.
2. Assess the role of propaganda in one nation in the Americas during WWII.
3. To what extent was WWII a “total war?”
4. Evaluate the role of air power during WWII.
5. Compare and Contrast the results of WWI and WWII.
6. In what ways and to what extent did Hitler use ideology to control and support his regime?
7. With reference to one right wing leader, to what extent did personal qualities lead to the rise to power?
8. Discuss the part played in the outbreak of the Second World War by two states.
9. "America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki." To what extent is this statement true?
10. Assess the social impact and results of WWII in one nation.

Back to School with Mao

1. To what extent was the rise to power of Mao due to personal appeal and ability? (06)
2. Analyse the conditions that enabled one left wing ruler to become leader of a single party state. (a period just for Elena)
3. In what ways and with what results was propaganda used by one ruler of a single party state? (06)
4. Evaluate the successes and failures of one ruler of a single party state.
5. In what ways did one ruler of a single party state try to use the arts and education to support his regime?
6. In what ways and to what extent was propaganda important in the rise and rule of Mao?
7. The aims of and policies of single party state rulers rarely followed their declared ideology.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (09)
8. Compare and the contrast the influence outside their own countries of Stalin and Mao.
9. Compare and contrast the rise to power of two rulers of single party states, each chosen from a different region. (08)
10. Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of two rulers of single party states each chosen from a different region. (06)

IA assistance

I hope your summer is going well. Please remember that the best way to keep your stress levels down is to avoid procrastination. If you have any questions about the IA, please feel free to post here.

UPDATE: Many of you have done a great job of getting started on your IA. Congratulations on avoiding the procrastination bug. For those of you who have not started, it isn't too late. In the next four weeks you need to have your sources and done some of your research. If you are having difficulties finding sources, start by googling your key topic words with the word bibliography. The other spot that isn't a bad starting point is the bottom of a wikipedia page. After you get a list of sources, try googling each individual author prior to buying or borrowing the book. Additionally, reading Amazon reviews can be helpful as well. However, this should give you some background on the credibility of the author. When we get back to class, we will talk about the next steps. I hope this helps.

Stalin and the Russian Revolution

1. Analyze the methods used and the conditions which helped in the rise to power of one ruler of a single-party state. (07)
2. Analyze the conditions that enabled one left-wing leader to become ruler of a single party state. (10)
3. Evaluate the domestic successes and failures of one ruler of a single party state. (07)
4. In what ways did the ruler of a single party state use education and the arts to support his regime (08)
5. In what ways, and with what results, was propaganda used by one ruler of a single party state?
6. Evaluate the methods used by Stalin to maintain power including his treatment of opposition groups.
7. The aims of Stalin rarely followed his declared ideology. To what extent do you agree with this assertion?

Great Depression

1. Analyse the causes of the Great Depression (06).
2. To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? (07)
3. How effective was Hoover at battling the Great Depression?
4. The Great Depression changed government’s view of its role and responsibility.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (08)
5. In what ways and with what success did the government of one country in the region try to solve the problems of the Great Depression? (09)
6. Why was there opposition to the New Deal policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt? (10)
7. Assess the impact of the Great Depression on one country in the region.
8. How was popular culture affected by the Great Depression?

The Great War

1. Discuss the part played in the outbreak of the First World War by two states (excluding Germany). (10)
2. To what extent was World War I caused by social and economic forces?
3. What were the long-term and short-term causes of WWI?
4. To what extent was World War I a “total war?”
5. To what extent did technological developments ensure victory in World War I?
6. How did new developments in weaponry affect the conduct of WWI?
7. Compare and Contrast two nation's mobilization of their respective homefront (economy, propaganda, gender roles, stifling dissent, and raising an army).
8. Analyse the short term results of World War I.
9. Why did a "fair peace" fail to emerge from the Paris Peace Conference?
10. To what extent did the Paris Peace conference address the causes of WWI?


This might be useful to you particularly as you try to answer question 7.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/wars_conflict/home_front/the_home_front_01.shtml

American Foreign Policy 1890-1917

1. To what extent were the United States policies toward Latin America between 1898 and 1917 motivated by economic reasons? (09)

2. Define what the Monroe Doctrine was and analyse how it was applied in the late 19th century and early twentieth century. (08)

3. Define the policy of Moral Diplomacy and discuss its impact on the region. (10)

4. Define the policy of Big Stick Diplomacy and discuss its impact on the region.

5. The Spanish American War of 1898 was a turning point in relations between the U.S and Latin America.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (05)

6. Compare and Contrast the policies towards Latin America of two U.S. presidents between 1898 and 1917. (07)

Washington v Du Bois debate

I am moving the actual debate to Wednesday. However, for those of you who were gone and are checking the blog, I have posted the roles on docushare. The large classes are split into two debate groups. If you are an interviewer, you are expected to write ten questions for the participants. If you are a participant without an asterisk, you are to defend your person's point of view. If you have an asterisk, you are doing opposition research on your opponent, so that you are prepared to counter their arguments. If you have questions, feel free to post.

Extra Credit Opportuntiy

I read this article today and found it interesting. I am offering five points extra credit for the three best responses to the following question. Should the South be celebrating the start of the Civil War or is it commemorating an act of treason? Please try to limit your response to a solid paragraph. Here is the link

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/31/2011-begins-commemoration-of-150th-anniversary-of-the-civil-war/?test=latestnews