Question #15

You have been reading selections from a variety of books this year.  Of all the books you have read, which one would you recommend to the class?  Describe the topic of the book, some things you learned and why you would recommend the book.  What are the book's value and limitation?

Question #14

I have been writing all of the questions.  You may write your own question and answer it.  Choose a topic we studied this semester.  What did you learn about that topic?  Do NOT use a question like or very similar to ones the class has answered in previous blogs.

Question #13

The year is 1975.  Leaders of newly independent nations have come to Mao asking for advice on how to rule their countries.  What do you believe would be three pieces of advice Mao would give them?  The advice should include at least one positive... what to do and at least one negative... what to avoid.  In what ways would the countries benefit from following Mao's advice?

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Question #12

Describe the most interesting or important thing you learned about WW II while creating your scrapbook.  What makes this the most interesting/important?

Question #11

Which country or maybe two countries, best illustrated the characteristics of "total war"?  Give some examples to support your choice.

Question #10

Which war better fits the characteristics of "total war"—the First World War or the Second World War?  Why?  Give at least one reason for and at least one reason why not.

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Question #9

Could the League of Nations have worked?  Other than the US joining the League, what are three other conditions that could have helped the League be more effective?  Choose one to explain.

Question #8

Describe at least one similarity and at least one difference of either policy or actions between Stalin and Hitler.  What factor caused the similarity and/or difference?

Question #7

If you were a woman living in the 1930s, which country would you want to live in… Germany, Italy or the Soviet Union?  (You MUST choose one of those three; there is no fourth choice.)  Give three reasons for the country you choose and one reason why you did not choose one of the other two countries.  Use facts to back up your position.