Part One, Identification: Briefly define the following terms, being sure to address who/what, when, where, and the term’s historical significance in your answer

Part One, Identification: Briefly define the following terms, being sure to address who/what, when, where, and the term’s historical significance in your answer. Choose three of the nine terms below. [10 points each, 30 points total]

New Deal Détente Ho Chi Minh

Mao’s Cultural Revolution Containment Blitzkrieg

Einsatzgruppen Rape of Nanjing Jawaharlal Nehru

Part Two, Short Answer Essay: In a brief essay (a few paragraphs), answer the following questions with specificity. Choose two of the following four questions to answer. [15 points each, 30 points total]

1) What were the economic, political, and social factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?

2) How was the Japanese constitution rewritten during the U.S. occupation? In what ways did it change the nature of Japanese government and society in the postwar period?

3) Who was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and how did his policies transform government policies and social/religious practices in Turkey after World War I?

4) Describe the concept of appeasement and explain why political figures like Neville Chamberlain advocated it as the best solution to the European crisis. What was the ultimate result of negotiations at the Munich Conference? What specific steps did Adolf Hitler take to rejuvenate Germany’s military and territorial power in the 1930s, and how did he justify his actions?