Modern World History Final Exam Essay Prompts

Final Exam Essay Prompts Below are the essay prompts for the final exam. You are advised to prepare a response to each question ahead of time. On the day of the in-class essay exam, you will be given the duration of the class period to record your response to one of the prompts (chosen at random by the teacher). Additionally, as per district standards, you will be permitted to use a graphic organizer (to be constructed on the reverse side of this paper only) that you create for each of the prompts; all notes recorded on the organizer must be handwritten, not exceed the space afforded by the other side of this paper, and can not resemble any part of the essay to be written. You may use bullet points, traditional outline methods, story maps, etc. You are not required to construct an organizer ahead of time, but will be asked to submit your prewritten work (if you should choose to take advantage of this opportunity) with your essay. Good luck! 1) Evaluate the reign of two of the following infamous historical leaders. For each leader you must address: a. Quality of life under his rule b. Methods of his control c. Important policies or programs implemented during his time in power, and their significance Conclude with a paragraph that analyzes which of the two had a larger impact on world history, and why. In your analysis include specifics to support your ideas.  King Louis XVI (Marie Antoinette)  Mao Zedong  Adolf Hitler  Napoleon Bonaparte  Joseph Stalin 2) Throughout history, there have been many examples of Revolution. Choose two of the revolutions discussed in class and explain the cause, methods, and results of each revolution, as well as the philosophies of the leaders of each Revolution.  French Revolution  Russian Revolution  Chinese (Communist) Revolution  Any Latin American Revolution (Haiti, Spanish South America, Mexico, or Brazil) 3) Throughout history, people have developed a series of philosophies that have been instruments of change. Choose three of the philosophies listed below and: a. Define the basic idea of the philosophy b. Describe its use, with specific examples c. Evaluate its impact as an instrument of change  Capitalism  Nationalism  Communism  Imperialism  Militarism  Fascism