Writing Prompt 8: THE FINAL

Describe in detail the career of the Gandhi from his time in South Africa to Salt March.  Include information on the impact of his ideas of nonviolent protest on Martin Luther King.

Describe in detail the major events of the emergence of Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians and other Arab nations of the Middle East from 1918-2006.

Describe in detail the major events and players of the Soviet Afghan War from 1978-1989.

Describe in detail the relationship of Iran, Iraq and the United States from the Iran Hostage Crisis to the invasion of Iraq into Kuwait.

Describe in detail  the major events of the Vietnam War from the beginnings of the French post WWII invasion to the Fall of Saigon in 1974.

Describe in detail the major events of the Korean War from the invasion of the North into the South to the ceasefire agreement between the US and North Korea.

Writing Prompt 7

1.Describe in detail the conditions in Germany after WWI that lead to the
rise of Hitler.

2.Describe in detail  the economic conditions that lead to the great
depression in the United States and its effects  around the world.

3.Describe in detail  the rise of Mussolini and the effect that his
career had on Hitler.

4. Describe in detail the beginnings of the Holocaust and how the events
of Khrytalhache and Vilna helped to solidify these German war crimes.

5. Describe the strategy of the Japanese in the Pacific theater at the
beginning of the war with the United States.

6. Describe the Manhattan Project and its final product and that product’s
impact on the world.

Writing Prompt 6

Choose 4 of the 5 questions to answer.  If you would like up to 25 extra credit points then answer all 5.  

Identify the 7 elements of Propaganda.  Define three of these elements. Describe how two of the elements defined are used today to try and manipulate public opinion.

Define the three “isms” that lead to outbreak of WWI. Describe examples of each “ism” from the Central Powers and how it lead to WWI.

Describe the conditions that lead to the Russian Revolution.  Describe the role of Czar Nicholas in creating these conditions.

Describe the events leading up to and the people and organization involved in  the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the reaction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the assassination.

Describe the geographic extent of the British Empire.  Describe how the British were able to keep such a large empire under control.

Writing Prompt 5

Pick 4 of the 5 to answer...


Marx said that “Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into two great classes directly facing each other — Bourgeoisie and Proletariat.”  Do you agree or disagree with this statement.  Give examples of your point of view in modern society.

Describe the history of the steam engine from it’s first uses in the british industrial revolution to the locomotive and its use in the American Westward Expansion.

Compare and Contrast the development of the Industrial Revolution in Europe and in the United States. Describe in vivid detail the people, places and events of this movement.

Describe the unionization movement among textile workers in New York City in the early 1900’s and the impact of the Triangle Fire on workplace regulations.  Describe in vivid detail the people, places and events of this movement.

Describe the events of  Haitian revolution and its impact on emancipation of slaves throughout the world. Describe in vivid detail the people, places and events of this movement.