China 1900-1949

I will provide a reading to you for these questions in class Thursday. Remember to turnitin! 

1. Explain why there was a revolution in China in 1911 and assess the consequences of that revolution.
2. Explain why it took the Nationalists (Kuomintang) so long to establish their authority over China after the revolution of 1911.
3. Chiang Kai-shek was popular during the second half of the 1920's, but after he came to power, his Kuomintang government proved to be a disappointment to the majority of Chinese people. How far would you agree that this is a fair assessment of the career of Chiang Kai-shek?
4. The communist victory in 1949 was due as much to the shortcomings of the Kuomintang as it was to the leadership of Mao Zedong. How far would you agree with this assessment?
5. Assess the view that popular support was the main reason why the communists were able to achieve power in China in 1949. 

Civil Wars

I hope you guys are enjoying your vacation! Below you will find independent research questions for your next blog. Your due date for this blog is Sunday, April 27th, at 9:00 p.m. Please remember to upload to turnitin.com! Enjoy your break and get a lot of rest!

1.     With reference to two civil wars, compare and contrast the importance of ideology in (a) causing the civil war, and (b) attracting outside involvement.

2.     Compare and contrast the causes of two twentieth century civil wars.

3.     Examine the impact of foreign intervention on either the Chinese Civil War or the Spanish Civil War.

4.     Examine the impact of foreign intervention on either the Chinese Civil War or the Spanish Civil War.

5.     What were the main causes and results of the Spanish Civil War?

6.     Describe how the following components played a role in Nigeria in the 1960s:

a.     The war was fought less for political principles than for reasons of hostility between different peoples in different regions

b.     Civil war can arise because people in certain regions of a country feel oppressed or neglected because of political divisions

c.     There are different religious ideas in a country

7.     In Spain, describe how the following three factors contributed to a civil war:

a.     War was fought less for political principles than for reasons of hostility between different peoples in different regions

b.     Civil war can arise: because people in certain regions of a country feel oppressed or neglected because of political divisions

c.     There are different religious ideas in a country

8.     Why has 20th-century warfare seen much less of a distinction between soldiers and civilians than the warfare of previous centuries? For example, one reason could be technology, i.e. the development of aircraft and bigger bombs.

9.     Explain briefly the difference between the following:

·       Total war and limited war

·       National war and civil war

·       Conventional war and guerrilla war

·       Strategy and tactics

·       Defensive and offensive warfare.

10.  Decide whether each war listed below is either total, limited or civil.

War

First World War, 1914-18

Second World War, 1939–45

Algerian War, 1954–62

Nigerian Civil War, 1967–70

Falklands/Malvinas War, 1982

Nicaraguan Revolution, began 1978

Indo–Pakistan Wars, 1947–48, 1965, 1971

Spanish Civil War, 1936–39

Chinese Civil War, 1927–49

Iran–Iraq War, 1980–88

Gulf War, 1990–91

Africa

The following essay questions will be accompanied by a reading I will provide you with in class tomorrow, Thursday, April 10th. I will move the due date for this week's blog to Monday, April 14th at 9:00 p.m.

1. Discuss, in one way for each, how geography has influenced the history of two specific countries or areas in Africa.
2. (a) Give one reason why either Italy or Germany was late in acquiring a colonial empire. (b) Name one African colony acquired by Italy or Germany before 1914 and trace its history up to the present day.
3. Show one difference in the way each of the following African nations achieved independence: (a) Nigeria (b) Algeria (c) Congo (d) Angola.
4. (a) Define "colonial nationalism." (b) Show in two ways that colonial nationalism in Africa was an outgrowth of world conditions. (c) Describe two grievances of African nationalists against the European empire builders.
5. For Africa "independence is only the beginning." (a) Discuss two problems facing the independent African states. (b) Giving one argument to support your opinion, indicate whether the OAU will be effective in overcoming these problems. (c) Evaluate two other efforts by the African nations to overcome these problems. 
6. For each of the following, discuss one effect upon any newly independent African nation. You must name a specific nation and use a different one for each item: (a) tribalism (b) Sahara Desert (c) subsistence agriculture (d) lack of capital (e) high price of oil in the 1970s (f) exodus of white settlers. 

Japanese Internment Camps

Good Evening,

This is another research blog - please remember to upload to turnitin! GREAT job on your dioramas!

1) During WWII why were the Japanese-Americans removed from their homes and daily lives but not the German-Americans? We were at war with both countries - so why the removal of the Japanese?

2) Research and describe how non-Japanese Americans felt when the Japanese disappeared from their neighborhoods.

3) Research a newspaper article from 1942 and interpret the rationale for interning Japanese Americans. Please include the title of your newspaper for this question.

4) Go online and find photographs of Japanese Americans being evacuated and in internment camps. Find a picture that you find touching/moving. Who is the person in the picture? Write a letter to him/her in the camp. What thoughts and feelings would you like to convey about their situation? How do you feel about them being locked up while you are free to continue living where you do, continue going to school, etc.?

5) The 442^nd was a battalion of Japanese American soldiers who fought in World War II for the US while relatives were interned. Research and describe this battalion – what were they responsible for?