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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero, who had upheld and continued to uphold freedom by zeal and wisdom?

2. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?

3. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?

4. According to John L. Lewis' "The Rights of Labor", what opposed communism?

5. Who believed that if everyone understood the facts, no one would question England's involvement in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Pericles view wealth and poverty?

2. After WWI, why was a disarmament policy against Germany considered criminal?

3. Socrates was sentenced to death for being a heretic and corrupting the youth. What did Socrates question after be condemned to death?

4. What did Saint Francis say concerning Noah's Ark in the speech "Sermon to the Birds"?

5. Hugo admired Voltaire for many reasons. What did Voltaire's smile mean according to Hugo?

6. Describe Edmund Burke's objection of uncertainty of force.

7. According to Bonaparte's speech "On Beginning the Russian Campaign", describe the second war in Poland.

8. What were the commands to the Christian warriors of the Second Crusade?

9. Why were repeated elections essential for popular government?

10. Describe Macaulay's view of monarchical and aristocratic institutions.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adolf Hitler and Woodrow Wilson had differing opinions on the League of Nations. Compare and contrast Hitler's "Germany's Claims" and Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speeches.

Essay Topic 2

Cordell Hull spoke at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace. Hull delivered the speech "The Pillars of Enduring Peace".

Part 1) Whose responsibility was it to educate against war?

Part 2) What role did collaboration play in maintaining peace?

Part 3) What plan would be in place for nations if war did break out?

Essay Topic 3

Woodrow Wilson led the United States through World War I. In an address to a joint session in Congress, Wilson outlined "Fourteen Points" of a program for world peace.

Part 1) Briefly summarize each of the "Fourteen Points" Wilson outlined in the speech.

Part 2) Describe the roles of each country discussed in Wilson's "Fourteen Points".

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