1914-Present Practice Essays

Contemporary Era

C/C 2004

• Compare and contrast how the First World War and its outcomes affected TWO of the following regions in the period from the war through the 1930s.– East Asia– Middle East– South Asia (Indian Subcontinent)

C/C 2006

• Compare and contrast the goals and outcomes of the revolutionary process in TWO of the following countries, beginning with the dates specified. – Mexico 1910– China 1911– Russia 1917

C/C 2008

• Compare the emergence of nation-states in nineteenth-century Latin America with the emergence of nation-states in ONE of the following regions in the twentieth century.– Sub-Saharan Africa– The Middle East

CCOT 2007

• Analyze major changes and continuities in the formation of national identities in ONE of the regions listed below from 1914 to the present. Be sure to include evidence from specific countries in the region selected.– Middle East– Southeast Asia– Sub-Saharan Africa

• Trace the transformation and impact of technology including manufacturing, transportation, and communications from 1750 to 2000 in any ONE region:– North America– West Europe– East Europe– Sub-Saharan Africa– Southwest Asia– North Africa– South Asia– East Asia

• Trace the transformation of state structures from 1750 to 2000 in any ONE region:– North America– Latin America– Western Europe– Eastern Europe– South Asia– Southeast Asia– East Asia– Sub-Saharan Africa– Southwest Asia

• Pick any two revolutions (Iranian, Russian, Cuban, Chinese) and compare their effects on the roles of women.

• Compare the legacies of colonialism and patterns of economic development in TWO of the following regional areas:– Sub-Saharan Africa– Latin America– South Asia– Southeast Asia