WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (Hist 1031)

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL EXAM (June 26, 2002)

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Essay Questions 1. Identify the industrial revolution, where it began and why, and indicate its significance in modern world history. 

2. Critically summarize Marx's thought, contextualizing it in relation to 19th and 20th century historical developments, especially that of Russia and China.

3. Trace the history of feminist movement and the social revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries.

4. Briefly compare and contrast the historical experiences of 19th and 20th century China and Japan, noting in particular the role of nationalism in the case of each.

5. Basing yourself on Hersey's Hiroshima and the accounts offered therein, give a report on the experiences of an imagined victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its after effects.

6. Briefly explain Gandhi's thoughts on non-violence, their relevance to India, the U.S., and to the modern world.

7. Identify historically the sources of religious and political tension in India and Pakistan, and explain their relevance to the modern world.