HIST 410N FINAL EXAM 4– QUESTION AND ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS (Graded A) 1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: (Points: 4) 2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it: (Points: 4) 3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following: (Points: 4) 4. (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (Points: 4) 13. (TCO 7) Al-Qaeda was organized to: (Points: 4)

HIST 410N FINAL EXAM 3 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS (Graded A) Question 1.1. (TCO 6) The 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was a factor in causing World War I. What else might be considered factors? (Points: 4) Question 2.2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (Points: 4) Question 3.3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following (Points: 4)

HIST 410N Week 5 Discussion 2: Israel and the Middle EastWhy has the Arab-Israeli conflict been so persistent? What religious and cultural factors have contributed to the persistent state of unrest in the Middle East and, in particular, in what some people refer to as the Holy Land?

HIST-410N Week 5 Discussion 1: Africa and the WestWhat accounts for the rather late emergence of African countries as independent nation-states? Is there something peculiar about Africa that delayed its drive for independence? (Begin with a specific African country and argue your case.)

HIST-410N Week 4 Discussion 2: Cold War Buzz The Cold War its very own verbiage. The West had more than its share: Cold War, Iron Curtain, Containment, Domino Theory were just a few. What did they mean in this strange new post-war environment?

HIST 410N Week 4 Discussion 1: The Cold War Who Shot FirstThe United States accused the Soviet Union of breaking all its wartime pledges and holding Eastern Europe hostage while trying to subvert governments in the west. The Soviet Union accused the US and its allies of trying surround and ultimately destroy it. War of words? Or was somebody telling the truth? And where do our 'Isms' fit in? In particular nationalism?

HIST 410N Week 3 Discussion 2: The Gathering Storm The following statement was taken from a contemporary account of Germany in 1939: "Though the Fuhrer's anti-Semitic program furnished the National Socialist party in the first instances with a nucleus and a rallying-cry, it was swept into office by two things with which the "Jewish Problem" did not have the slightest connection. On the one side was economic distress and the revulsion against Versailles: on the other, chicanery and intr...

HIST-410N Week 3 Discussion 1: Dictatorship and DemocracyAnalyze Adolph Hitler's rise to power and the policies he used to rule Germany. Textbook tyrant? Overheated Nationalist? Or the right man for at the right time for the right job?

HIST 410N Week 2 Discussion 2: Nationalism and the Treaty of VersaillesWhat were reasons that led to the ultimate failure of the Treaty of Versailles? What were the challenges facing the newly-formed League of Nations, and why was it so difficult to form a lasting agreement that would prevent another war? Elaborate.

HIST-410N Week 2 Discussion 1: The Rise of TotalitarianismCompare and contrast the two types of totalitarian governments that arose after 1917, that is, communism and fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their accomplishments, and their failures? What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.