World History Spring Semester Review Page
The
Format of the Test:
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75 Objective
(scantron type) Questions - 25 of these questions will cover material from
our most recent unit on the Modern World, the other 50 will cover the most important
concepts from the previous four units of study
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2 Essay Questions - You will be presented with two sets of three
questions, your job will be to select one question from each set and write the
best five-paragraph essay you can in response to the question. In other
words, you will be writing a total of two five-paragraph essays. See the
Review Questions listed below for help in preparing for the essays
Unit Review Pages Created by Your Peers
The following pages were created by your classmates to
help you review for the final exam. Please note that not all of the pages
are linked yet due to what I'll refer to as file
name issues.
Big Picture Review Questions
These are great questions to discuss with a study group -
they're sure to help in preparation for the essays.
- How did imperialistic ambitions and rivalries combine with industrialism
to lead to the horrors of WWI?
- How did problems left over from the peace settlement at Versailles lead to
a period of turmoil that culminates in WWII?
- How did leaders like Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler take advantage of the
turmoil of their times in their rise to power?
- How did WWII become a truly global conflict? Discuss the ways it
impacted the lives of combatants and non-combatants alike.
- How did issues left over between the Allies at the end of WWII spill over
into the Cold War? Describe the events that happened between 1945-1952
that occurred as an immediate result of these differences.
- Discuss the major events of the Cold War between 1955-1989. How did
tensions between the U.S. and the USSR affect the rest of the world during
this time?
- Describe the balance of power between the superpowers and the emerging
nations during the last 30 years. What are the major challenges that are
facing third world nations as they struggle to achieve true independence?
Unit Review Games
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