Unit #8 Identifications: During the Social Studies Final Exam on Thursday, June 4th, you will write on your choice of 5 of the 8 identifications that appear on the ID portion chosen from the list below. You may bring 10 words of "notes" for each of the 15 possible identifications to the exam. (Printed out, as you will not be able to use your computer.) You will need to turn in these notes, and I reserve the right to count symbols, acronyms, etc. as one or more words. Each of the five identifications is worth 5 points.
A good identification is typically in the range of 4 to 6 sentences in length. (You do need to write in complete sentences.) You should demonstrate both an understanding of just who / what the ID "is" and place it in the appropriate historical context. In addition, you need to explain the significance of the ID. In other words, answer the "So what?" question.
containment
Marshall Plan
Cultural Revolution
Khmer Rouge
Fidel Castro
Ayatollah Khomeini
Nikita Khrushchev
Partition of India
intifada
Six-Day War
Taliban
PRI
apartheid
glasnost
Tiananmen Square
Unit #8 Essay Exam - Questions and Format - You'll write an essay as part of the Final (Unit #8) Exam. This essay should be turned in no later than at your arrival to the Social Studies Final Exam on Thursday, June 4th. Below you can find both the questions from which you will choose and the format for the essay portion on the Unit #8 Exam. The essay will be evaluated on the usual 30 point scale, and that score is doubled in PowerSchool.
Format: The actual essay will be written by hand or word-processed. You should prepare for a five-paragraph essay. That means that you should include an introduction (with a clear thesis statement), three body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. (Note that the questions lend themselves to such a format. That is on purpose.)
Remember that the questions are not designed for you to tell us
everything you have learned. Focus on what the question is requiring
you to do.
* I want them printed out. (Double spaced, please.) Printing
double-sided is fine.
A.
Identify and explain the significance of the three specific events that
you feel best represent the overall nature of the Cold War. Is the
world of today more or less safe than the Cold War world? Why?
B. During the Cold War lessons, you were introduced to the "Doomsday Clock." (Here's the timeline.
It is currently set for five minutes to midnight.) Identify and explain
the significance of three factors/issues that you think should be
considered foremost in deciding where to set the clock in the near
future. Two years from now, what time do you think the Doomsday Clock
should read? Why?
D. To many, the Cold War is the dominant theme of the post-World War II world. Setting aside events that took place between the superpowers, identify and explain the significance of the three world events that you believe will come to be recognized by historians as the most important of the last half of the 20th century. Which specific individual do you believe best epitomizes the post-World War II world?
