Part D Application Short Answer (30 Marks)

Answer THREE of the following Short Answer questions using complete sentences on the paper provided.

All students must answer question 1:

1. Explain the term Historiography and how it is important to the study of history

Please choose ONE from the following list:

2. Explain how the British Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli combined monarchy, empire, and social reform.

3. Explain why young people from around the world volunteered to join the International Brigade fighting in Spain.

4. By using the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 as a starting point, describe the British colonial experience in Africa.

5. Explain how the leaders of Italy harnessed the people’s pride in the state to pursue national objectives.

6. Explain which country was the most favourable to either the feminist movement or socialism between the years 1850 and 1914.

7. Account for Hitler’s successes up to the end of the year 1941. What signs were evident at that time which suggested that the Nazis could be stopped?

8. You are presenting a paper to an international conference on imperialism. Explain how the new imperialism was Eurocentric.

9. Why could the U.S. not sustain support for an anti-communist war in Vietnam?

10. Evaluate the recovery of Europe 1945-1970.

All students must answer question 11:
11. Please create a short answer question and answer it based on what you believe is the most significant event in modern western history. You will be evaluated on your question, choice of topic and your answer.