Section I: Short Identification (30 Points)

Identify the following in complete sentences (4-5 sentences), and be sure to include who/what, where, when and why!  You are permitted to use only the lectures and the textbook for your sources.

1. Congress of Vienna
2. Karl Marx
3. Battle of Midway
4. Alexander II
5. Operation Overlord
6. Battle of Borodino

Section II: Essay (70 Points)

Answer the required essay and one of the two following essay questions.  You will need to use both the lectures and the text to answer the questions, and like the short identification questions, these two sources are the only approved sources.  Each essay should be 2-3 pages in length.

Required Essay (40 Points)
Choose either 1) China, 2) India, or 3) the Middle East to answer the following question: What were the cultural and intellectual achievements of __________ before the arrival of the Europeans?  When and how did ________ become part of a European empire?  How did Imperialism impact ______ ?  When and how did ______ become free and independent?

Choose one of the following essays (30 Points)

Essay A: What were the long-term causes of World War I? When did the war become inevitable? What battles were the turning points of the war? How did this war change the world forever?

Essay B: What were the long-term and short-term causes of the Russian Revolution?  When do you think the Revolution became inevitable in Russia? What kind of society did the Communists build in Russia?