HIST FINAL

HIST – 150 – History of the Modern World

Fall 2021 – Final Exam Part II

Choose TWO of the following essays prompts. Type your responses in Word and upload to Blackboard by Tuesday, 11/23 at 11:59pm.

1. Analyze the factors that encouraged the rise of authoritarian political systems during the 1920s and 1930s. Compare the governments that emerged in Italy, Germany, Japan, and the USSR.

2. What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political, social, and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.

3. Since the 1970s, the world has experienced an unprecedented interconnectedness both economically and culturally. Explain what allowed for this interconnectedness and the ways in which globalization has affected the world and individual nation-states. Articulate the ways in which globalization before the 1970s had actually been a slow process unfolding for centuries (be sure to give specific examples). Is globalization a good or bad thing?

Each essay is worth 50 points and will be evaluated in the following manner:

Essay Component	Points Possible
Formatting/Grammar/Proper citation of primary sources (source title, page number)	/10
Clearly stated argument	/10
Includes specific information taken from lectures, class discussion, and reading of text. (Information taken from internet sources is not permissible)	/15
Provides evidence from primary sources to illustrate and bolster argument	/15

Prompt Primary Sources

Prompt #1: Chapter 19

Prompt #2: Chapter 20 & Chapter 21

Prompt #3: Chapter 21