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HIST 410N Final Exam Week 8 (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? (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 Unio...

HIST 410N Final Exam Version 1 (Questions with Answers) Question: 1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: (Points: 4) • locating primary sources to learn the facts • asking questions like "Who created the source and why?" • analyzing all the available primary sources and judging which is the most accurate • distributing the new findings to the world Explanation Historical research refers to the process of understanding, studying, and ...

HIST 410N Final Exam Version 2 (Questions with Answers) Question 1.1. (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? (Points : 4) British and German competition for the largest global empire The arms race to create weapons to defend empires The power of nationalism, which suggested that one’s nation is superior to others All of the above Question 2.2. (TCO 6) T...

HIST 410N Final Exam 4 Week 8 (TCO 6) The Versailles Treaty officially ended World War I. What did it do specifically? (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (TCO 9) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (TCO 9) China’s communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of (TCO 8) What was the intention of the M...

HIST 410 final exam Question 1.1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: (Points : 4) locating primary sources to learn the facts asking questions like "Who created the source and why?" analyzing all the available primary sources and judging which is the most accurate distributing the new findings to the world Question 2.2. (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia: (Points : 4) final...

HIST 410N Final Exam Version 3 (Questions with Answers) Question 1 (TCO 6) The Versailles Treaty officially ended World War I. What did it do specifically? Made France admit responsibility for starting the war Required Austria-Hungary to pay reparations Forced Germany to surrender territory All of the above Question 2 (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia finally broke through the German army and drove into Germany. defeated the Austrians and invaded the Ba...

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 7 Case Study 6: Mikhail Gorbachev 1988 UN Speech If the pace of improving US-Soviet relations seemed rapid, Mikhail Gorbachev's speech to the United Nations General Assembly would shift the process into overdrive. In this remarkable oration, which you can find by clicking on the link below, Gorbachev emphatically declared that all nations must have the freedom to choose their own destiny, that ideology had no place in foreign affairs, and that great powers should renounce the...

HIST-405N Week 7 Discussion: The Cold War and America How did the Cold War affect the social and political climate in the United States during the 1950s? How do you explain McCarthyism and the Red Scare? Can you think of any modern parallels to these events, when fear and paranoia threatened basic American liberties? Elaborate.

HIST 410N Week 2 Case Study 2: Versailles: The Allies‘ Last Horrible Triumph’ 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. Please click on the link below to view the article. 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: