Study
Questions & Essay Topics
Always use specific historical examples to support
your arguments.
Study Questions
1. Compare the
roles of Germany and Japan during World War II. Generally speaking,
were their aggressions fundamentally similar or fundamentally different?
2. Consider the
role of technology during World War II. Did it fundamentally affect
the outcome of the war?
If so, how? If not, why not?
3. Explain Germany’s
mistakes in Russia and the ways in which they affected the outcome
of the war.
Suggested Essay Topics
1. How and why was Germany allowed
to annex Austria and the Sudetenland? Was there any justification
for Britain and France’s policy of appeasement?
2. Discuss the role that Italy
played in World War II. How did the nation become involved in the
conflict? How did its participation affect the direction of the
war and Germany’s fortunes?
3. Discuss the issues surrounding
the United States’ decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. What
motives were behind this action, and what arguments have been made
against it?
4. Explain how the situation
in Europe immediately following the fall of Germany led directly
to the Cold War. In your opinion, should the Western Allies have
acted to oppose Soviet domination of Eastern Europe?
