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Essay Question
This will be the essay question for the final exam. Only one question, and you know it in advance. Any material in the course can be used in the answer, but if I were doing this, I'd take a look at my notes for the final lecture, 15.
Based on the content and explanations you have heard this term, and on the distinction made by Tocqueville, answer this question: Is this course taught from the point of view of an aristocratic historian, or that of a democratic historian?
Based on the content and explanations you have heard this term, and on the distinction made by Tocqueville, answer this question: Is this course taught from the point of view of an aristocratic historian, or that of a democratic historian?
MC Questions
Five of the following will appear on the final.
Who was the Prime Minister of England who pursued appeasement during the Munich Conference of 1938?
A. Neville Chamberlain
B. Winston Churchill
C. Francisco Franco
D. George Harrison
Who was the Japanese Minister of War at the time of World War II?
A. Chiang Kai-shek
B. Tojo Hideki
C. Mao Tse-tung
D. Emperor Hirohito
The largest naval battle in history was the Battle of
A. the Bulge
B. Midway
C. Iwo Jima
D. Leyte Gulf
The Manhattan Project was headed by
A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. Albert Einstein
C. Theodore Guisel
D. Chester Nimitz
Who wrote The Greatest Generation?
A. Stephen Ambrose
B. Tom Brokaw
C. Paul Tibbets
D. Douglas MacArthur
Who was named the first commander of NATO forces?
A. Douglas MacArthur
B. Harry Truman
C. Chester Nimitz
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who said, "We need to be willing and ready to launch"?
A. John Foster Dulles
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Douglas MacArthur
D. John F. Kennedy
Which case declared that "separate but equal" is in fact unequal?
A. Shechter v. U.S.
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. U.S. v. Butler
Who was the Prime Minister of England who pursued appeasement during the Munich Conference of 1938?
A. Neville Chamberlain
B. Winston Churchill
C. Francisco Franco
D. George Harrison
Who was the Japanese Minister of War at the time of World War II?
A. Chiang Kai-shek
B. Tojo Hideki
C. Mao Tse-tung
D. Emperor Hirohito
The largest naval battle in history was the Battle of
A. the Bulge
B. Midway
C. Iwo Jima
D. Leyte Gulf
The Manhattan Project was headed by
A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. Albert Einstein
C. Theodore Guisel
D. Chester Nimitz
Who wrote The Greatest Generation?
A. Stephen Ambrose
B. Tom Brokaw
C. Paul Tibbets
D. Douglas MacArthur
Who was named the first commander of NATO forces?
A. Douglas MacArthur
B. Harry Truman
C. Chester Nimitz
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who said, "We need to be willing and ready to launch"?
A. John Foster Dulles
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Douglas MacArthur
D. John F. Kennedy
Which case declared that "separate but equal" is in fact unequal?
A. Shechter v. U.S.
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. U.S. v. Butler
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