HIST 410N (HIST 410N)

(TCO 6) The 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was a factor in causing World War I. What else might be considered factors? Question. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (TCO 9) The Cold War got hot, or flared up into actual fighting, in (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union were led by (TCO ...

Question (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: Question (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it: Question (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following: Question (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? Question (TCO 9) The Cold War got hot, or flared up into actual fighting, in: Question (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were led by: Question (TCO 8) Why did some ...

(HIST 410N Week 3 Case Study 3) Franklin Roosevelt and Adolph Hitler both came to power in 1933. They found themselves in charge of nations still suffering from the consequences of World War 1 and the Great Depression. Unemployment in the US was nearly 25%, while nearly one-third of Germany’s workforce had been idled. Americans and Germans had opted for new leadership in 1933 and were now looking totheir new leaders for solutions, and perhaps a new vision of the future. Both FDR’s Inaugu...

HIST 410N Week 2 Discussion 2: Nationalism and the Treaty of Versailles What were reasons that led to the ultimate failure of the Treaty of Versailles? What were the challenges facing the newly-formed League of Nations, and why was it so difficult to form a lasting agreement that would prevent another war? Elaborate.

HIST-410N Week 2 Discussion 1: The Rise of Totalitarianism Compare and contrast the two types of totalitarian governments that arose after 1917, that is, communism and fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their accomplishments, and their failures? What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.

This week, you will read the comments of the German Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference on the conditions of the peace which ended World War 1. You will find that document in the webliography. Many have argued that it was the way World War 1 ended which made World War 2 inevitable. Read the document and answer the following questions: According to the authors of Germany’s complaint, how will various provisions of the treaty hurt Germany’s economy? In Germany’s view, how would the co...

HIST 410N Week 1 Discussion 2: The First Total War World War 1 is said to have been the first ‘total’ war. What does that mean? And what does it mean for people and nations trying to pick up the pieces and resume normal life?

Here’s a statement to consider: “Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole continents while oppressing indigenous peoples and obliterating entire civilizations.” Defend or condemn the argument by giving examples of the interaction between Western industrial powers and traditional, non Western societies. Were these contacts essentially positive or negative? ”