UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

HISTORY 16:003 WESTERN CIVILIZATION III: THE MODERN WORLD

FINAL EXAMINATION May 9, 2007

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Instructions. Read Carefully.

DO ALL THREE SECTIONS (in any order)

1. Remember that you will be graded on the quality of your argument in sections I and II. Make sure that you carefully choose which information to include to support your argument. Use specific examples of relevant historical events. Do not hesitate to use evidence from the readings, as well as from the lectures and textbook, where appropriate.

2. Make sure that you answer all parts of the question.

3. Take your time. Use the full two hours available to you.

4. Please turn in both the exam book and the exam.

5. As a courtesy to other students, PLEASE leave as quietly as possible when you are through.

6. Enjoy your summer!

SECTION I. 50 minutes (40%). Answer one question only.

1. Compare and contrast the ways in which the Congress of Vienna of 1815, the Paris Conference of 1919, and the Yalta Conference of 1945 shaped their respective post-war worlds.

2. Every time there is a major war, some people claim that it could have been avoided. Explain briefly the major causes of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, World War I, and World War II, and for each case suggest a way in which war might have been avoided.

SECTION II. 50 minutes (40%). Answer one question only

1. How do you explain the popular appeal of Fascism and Communism in Europe, 1918-1945?

2. Compare and contrast the 1920s and the 1960s/70s in terms of gender roles.

SECTION III 10 minutes (20%): (1) Identify and (2) briefly explain the significance of five of the terms on the following list.

Cubism

Heisenberg Uncertainty Theorem

Bolsheviks

Demand Management

Neville Chamberlain

Stalingrad

Bretton Woods

Mahatma Gandhi