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Assignment:

1. Why does Vaclav Havel describe the communist system totalitarian? What is your opinion of this assessment?

2. According to Walter Lacquer, why has the integration of Muslim immigrants into Western society been less successful than that of earlier waves of immigrants, such as the Jewish immigrants who came at the turn-of-the-nineteenth century? Does Lacquer's assessment of Muslim youth crime seem familiar to you in terms of current dialogue regarding minority crime rates and sources of origin in the United States? Explain your response.

In one paragraph explain each of the following questions

1. Describe the rise of revolutionary and/or terrorist activity in the 1960s and 70s. Some examples to consider might include the Red Army Brigade, the SDS, Paris Student Riots, the IRA and the Ulster Nationalists, etc. The best way to approach this might be two examples and analyze their origins, incorporate any relevant documents that were assigned, and consider their impact on European historical development.

2. Describe Gorbachev's response to the revolutions of 1989? How would Brezhnev have reacted? What evidence do you base your estimate on?

3. In what ways did post-soviet Russia make only limited progress in the realms of democracy and eastern European policies?