PART I of IVYou will write 4 essays each worth 25 points. Each essay should be five paragraphs long. Each essay has a minimum word-count requirement of 350 words. There is no maximum word count but students who do well typically stay between 400-600 words. The first paragraph should introduce the topic and contain a thesis statement. It should contain between three-five (3-5) complete sentences, including the thesis statement. The second, third, and fourth paragraphs are the body paragraphs. Each body paragraph should contain between three-five (3-5) sentences, including the topic sentence (first sentence of the body paragraph, states a main point that supports the thesis) and at least two-three (2-3) specific examples per main point. The fifth and final paragraph should begin with a restatement of the thesis. It should be three-five (3-5) complete sentences, and include a brief summary/conclusion of the student's answer to the essay question. Cite all sources used after each essay; do not use any encyclopedias, blogs, or dictionaries.Essay one, first of four: Compare and contrast China and Japan, 1600s to post-WWII, in 3 specific aspects. The following course materials are relevant:Haw start of chapter 6 through Jesuits and Lazarists—on the start of the Qing DynastyMaddison 139-148 Tokugawa ruleWeek 5 lecture: Transformations in the EastHaw China mid-1800s to 1911 Republican Revolution (Chapter 6 section entitled Manchu Decline and Chapter 7 entire)Fei Ch'i-hao: The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 Double Ten 1911 Historic Event Leads to Fall of Qing DynastyMaddison 148-151 Japan’s Meiji periodMaddison 151-155 Japanese imperialism and growth, 1900-1950 WWII - Ep. 1 Act 3-Japan Invades ChinaHaw chapter 8 entire (The Northern Peace? China's Republic, the Warlords and the Communist Revolution, 1911-1949) Mao Zedong (1893-1976): Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan, March 1927GO ON TO PART II Essay 2 of 4: Choose 3 Russian political leaders who we have studied this course and discuss his or her impact on the country. The following course materials are relevant:Ziegler 33-40 on Peter the Great and Russian exploration and expansionLecture on Absolutism and RevolutionZiegler 40-44 on Catherine the Greatselections of Catherine the Great Ziegler 51-58 nineteenth century RussiaZiegler 58-70 Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917Atkin and Biddiss on Stalin begin in chapter 6 The Soviet Union and Bolshevism abroad, starting from the section entitled “Stabilization, New Economic Policy and the United Front, 1921–28” and reading through the end of the chapter GO ON TO PART IIIEssay 3 of 4: With respect to the time period covered in this class, compare and contrast the relationship of India and the West with that of Africa and the West. Discuss 3 separate aspects.The following course materials are relevant:Streusand 201-210; 264-267; 272-278 (Mughal)Week 5 Lecture Transformations in the East Mohandas K. Gandhi: Indian Home Rule (1909)The British Presence in India in the 18th CenturyRothermund on British controlled India; the reading is found in Part II Themes, under THE END OF COLONIAL EMPIRES IN ASIA:INDIA: SETTING THE PACE FOR DECOLONIZATION, these two sections only: 1) The Conquest of India and the Origins of Indian Nationalism and 2)The Freedom Movement led by Mahatma GandhiIndia and the Western FrontRothermund on Decolonization in India: in Part II Themes, under THE END OF COLONIAL EMPIRES IN ASIA:INDIA: SETTING THE PACE FOR DECOLONIZATION, read these three sections: 1) British Policy and the ‘Transfer of Power’ 2) Lapse of Paramountcy: The Decolonization of the Princely States 3) From Creditor to Debtor: The Economic Implications of Indian IndependenceEhret 349-367 African in the Early Atlantic AgeEltis, A Brief Overview of the Trans-Atlantic Slave TradeTransatlantic Slavery DocumentarySlavery and the 'Scramble for Africa'African Soldiers in the First World WarRothermund on Decolonization in Africa: in Part II Themes, under THE ‘WIND OF CHANGE’ IN BLACK AFRICA read these two sections 1) DE GAULLE AND MACMILLAN IN AFRICA and 2) THE VANGUARD: GHANA, SIERRA LEONE AND GUINEA Move on to part IV.Essay 4 of 4: Identify and explain 3 key turning points that we have covered in this class in the history of the Middle East.The following course materials are relevant:Streusand 41-top 45; btm 92-96; 101-115 (Ottomans); 126-131; 157-162; 164-180 (Safavid); 183-191; 236-238; 242-251 (Mughal)Week 5 Lecture Transformations in the EastQuataert 54-72 the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth centuryThe Young Turks: Proclamation for the Ottoman Empire, 1908 Stewart on the modern Middle East, chapter 5 entire and chapter 6 from the beginning of the chapter up through the section entitled, “The Rising Importance of Oil”

1. Which of the following is TRUE about American political parties?a. That you must be of the same economic bracket as the others who have already join any particular party.b. Party label can carry with it clear messages about ideology and issue positions.c. Most people in one political party do not share the same views on major issues.d. Political parties do not have labels associated with them. 2. Which of the following consists of the voters who associate themselves with a party?a. policy makersb. party in the electoratec. a citizen who does not identify with a political partyd. party organizer3. George Washington was a firm believer in political parties within the American government.a. True b. False4. What is the significance of the Anti-Federalists and Federalists in relation to the establishment of political parties?a. When the constitution was being developed, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists formed political parties and included them within the constitution.b. The political parties was the only thing that both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists agreed upon.c. Political parties have no relation to the Federalists and Anti-Federalists because both disliked political parties.d. The differing views of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and its supporters were the catalyst for the American political parties.5. Which is TRUE of the early American political parties?a. They were strongly supported by all of the founders of the constitution.b. They were the same then as they are today.c. They dissolved immediately after the creation of the US constitution.d. They started off weak, but have over time evolved dynamically.6. Political parties are vital to the changes that take place in the American political system.a. True b. False7. Which of the following is a political party most likely to do?a. Adjust the ideology to reflect the interests of black voters who make up a vital part of their party.b. Change the name of the political party to better suit its supporters.c. Push an ideology that will mostly satisfy the opposing party.d. Make very little effort to getting one of their members in office.8. What is the purpose of a national party's platform?a. It is a social gathering to meet other people of the same political party.b. Party platforms are only used during presidential elections but not usually implemented.c. It is a stage on which the party has its nomination ceremony.d. It covers a party's stances on key issues and how the party intends to tackle those issues.9. Political parties are an integral part of the American governmental system.a. True b. False