DEVRY HIS410 MIDTERM EXAM

QUESTION 1 (TCO 1, 2) Identify and analyze two causes of World War I. Use historical examples to support your answer. Of the various causes of World War I, which do you think was the most important, and why?

Question 2. Question : (TCO 5, 6) Identify and analyze the “Third Russian Revolution” of 1928-1929. Use historical examples to support your answer. In what ways was the “Third Revolution” as significant as the first two revolutions of 1917? How successful were Stalin’s collectivization policies and the first Five-Year Plan by 1932-33?

Question 3. Question : (TCO 5, 11) Describe the rise of fascism in Germany. Indicate the conditions present in Germany, that made it possible for Hitler to come to power. Then describe the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Analyze how a cultured people like the Germans could systematically kill twelve million Jews and other minorities.

Question 4. Question : (TCO 5, 11) Identify and describe two causes of the Second World War. Then analyze significant ways in which World War II changed the world. Make sure you use enough historical details to support your answer.