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The Contemporary World

Instructions: Choose one (1) of the following three (3) essay prompts. Answer the chosen prompts as thoroughly as possible using in-class lectures, textbook readings, and relevant outside knowledge. The essay should be between 2 and 5 pages long. Responses should be typed using 12-point Times New Roman font and double-spaced .

1. How successful was the U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War? Why was containment more effective in certain cases than others? Make sure to give examples of both positive and negative outcomes from the use of containment.

2. Compare and contrast civil disobedience, like protests, riots, revolutions in the United States, Canada and Western Europe with civil disobedience in the Soviet Bloc (Soviet Union, Eastern Europe). How were they similar? How were they different?

3, After WWII, many countries that had been colonies or hampered by economic imperialism gained independence (both political and economic) from Europe and North America. Compare and contrast two of these countries and their development after 1945. What challenges and problems did they face as postcolonial nations and how did they attempt to overcome them? How successful were they in overcoming these challenges? Why?