March 31, 2014

Content Question # 3 - Japan & Tigers - How is the Authoritarian Development model a form of illiberal capitalism and yet how can it in the long run lead to the formation of a liberal democratic government?

March 27 & 28, 2014

Homework - Read the notes Modern Asia - Japan & Tigers

Content Questions # 2 – World War Two in Asia – Was World War Two a single event that was fought in both Asia and Europe or was it really two different conflicts that just happened to occur at the same time?

March 24 & 25, 2014

Content Question # 1 – Interwar Asia – How did events and ideas in other parts of the world affect  Asia during the Interwar Period? 

  

Content Questions # 2 – World War Two in Asia – Was World War Two a single event that was fought in both Asia and Europe or was it really two different conflicts that just happened to occur at the same time?

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Homework - For next class (after MCAS Exams), read the notes "Interwar & War in Asia" and the answer to the Content Question below.

Content Question # 4 - Imagine you are a special advisor to President Obama.  He is trying to decide how the United States should respond to Vladimir Putin and Russia's occupation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea.  He wants you to draw on your knowledge of Cold War and Post-Cold War history to draft a short (one-page) briefing paper that outlines the important points to consider when confronting Russia and to suggest one policy option for the United States.  Important point - when citing history, you need to clearly tie that history to the current situation.   

Monday, March 10, 2014

Homework - Both of these Content Questions will be due on Thursday, March 13th - You will have time in Wednesday's class to work on both questions.

Content Quesiton # 2 – End of Communism – How did both external and internal pressures cause the collapse of the communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?

Content Quesiton # 3 – Break up of the Soviet Union – Why was it difficult for the Republics of the Soviet Union to form new countries with democratic governments and market economies?

March 4, 2014

Content Question # 1 (due on March 7th) - Cold War and Modern Europe – How was the Cold War a “managed conflict” between conflicting value systems?