World History - Kelemen – 2016
The spring semester final exam will be made up of 75 multiple choice questions and 2 essays. The combination of multiple choice and
written segments will be weighted as 15% of your semester grade. The multiple choice questions will be based on terms listed below.
Study old unit outlines, unit packets and reading quizzes for review. You are allowed a half sheet of notes for help on the final.
Unit 6: World War I (Chapter 13)
MAIN (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism) Causes of WWI, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Balkan “Powder
Keg”, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, Western Front, Trench Warfare, New Weapons
of WWI, Eastern Front, Fighting in Africa & Asia, Lusitania, Zimmermann Note, Rationing, Armistice, 14 Points,
Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, Territorial Changes Resulting From WWI
Unit 7: The Rise of Totalitarianism (Ch. 14.1 & 14.2 and Ch. 15.2 & 15.3)
Czarist Autocratic Rule, Bolsheviks, Lenin, Russo-Japanese War, Bloody Sunday, Rasputin, Soviets, Russian Civil
War, USSR, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Five Year Plans, Collective Farms, Secret Police, Great Purge,
Indoctrination, Censorship, Fascism, Benito Mussolini, Brown Shirts, Adolf Hitler, Nazi Party, Mein Kampf,
Lebensraum, Gestapo, Hitler Youth, Burning of Reichstag, Kristallnacht
Unit 8: World War II (Ch. 15.4 & Chapter 16)
Japanese Militarists, Manchuria, Munich Conference, Appeasement, Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, Blitzkrieg,
Battle of Britain, Afrika Korps, Operation Barbarossa, Axis & Allies, Nuremberg Laws, Ghettos, Concentration
Camps, Extermination Camps, Invasion of Italy, Operation Overlord, V-E Day, Kamikaze Pilots, Battle of Iwo
Jima, Nuremberg Trials, Demilitarization of Japan
Unit 9: Revolutions in Asia (China Ch. 14.3 & 17.2 and India 14.4 & 18.1)
Hindu National Congress, Rowlatt Acts, Amristar Massacre, Mohandas Gandhi, Satyagraha, Civil Disobedience,
Salt March, Partition, Pakistan, Nationalist Party, Mao Zedong, Jiang Jieshi, Long March, Taiwan, Great Leap
Forward, Cultural Revolution, Red Guard
Unit 10: The Cold War (Parts of Ch. 17.1 & 17.4 and 19.3 & 19.5)
Iron Curtain, Containment, Satellite Nations, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade & Airlift, NATO, Sputnik, Third
World, CIA & KGB, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nicaragua Civil War, Iranian Civil War, Soviet Invasion of
Afghanistan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnost, Perestroika, Four Modernizations, Deng Xiaoping, Tiananmen Square
Protests, Economy & Politics of Modern China
Essay Prompts:
Group 1: Two of prompts in group 1 will be on the Final Exam and you will be required to answer ONE.
1. Describe some major factors that caused World War I and some that caused World War II. Consider similarities
and differences between the causes of the two World Wars.
2. Pick TWO of the leaders listed below and analyze the methods and results their leadership. Consider similarities
and differences between the leaders you select.
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Mao Zedong
Mohandas Gandhi
Mikhail Gorbachev
3. Describe the differing origins & results of communist rule in TWO of the nations listed during the Cold War era.
Russia
China
East Germany
Cuba
Group 2: (Based on “Recent Revolutions” topic you researched for Unit 11)
The prompt below will be on your final exam and could be written before final exam period.
What are the historical causes and major impacts of a world revolution that has occurred recently?
Essay Tips & Rubric: Remember the basic structure for successful history essays:
Introduction:
What important background is needed to understand topic and what is your thesis directly addressing prompt?
Evidence:
What are some facts/ideas/events that support your thesis?
Analysis:
Why are the facts/ideas/events you mention important in supporting your thesis?
Writing Mechanics:
Are you organizing your response in a systematic, original and clear way?
Final Exam Essays will be assessed on the following criteria:
 Introduction: The first paragraph should include some general context and background
on the topic as well as a thesis statement that clearly addresses the prompt.
 Factual Evidence: Body paragraphs should include abundant specific examples
including names, events and ideas that relate directly to your thesis. See class work
packets for help.
 Analysis: Body paragraphs should blend explanations of the relevance of details in an
original voice.
 Writing Mechanics: Organization and language conventions should help the reader
understand your argument and not be confusing or distracting.
Introduction
Factual
Support
Analysis
Writing
Mechanics
A
B
C
D/F
First paragraph contains
clear, relevant
background and a thesis
directly addressing all
parts of the prompt.
First paragraph contains
adequate background and
addresses most of the
prompt directly.
First paragraph includes
little background and/or
only vaguely addresses
the topic of the prompt.
First paragraph contains
minimal or not relevant
background and/or does
not address topic of
prompt
Substantial, detailed and
relevant historical
evidence in all body
paragraphs.
Adequate relevant
historical details in all
body paragraphs.
Few relevant details or
often dry/unoriginal
information.
Minimal relevant details
or mainly dry/unoriginal
information
Articulate & original
commentary explaining
relevance blended into
all body paragraphs.
Adequate original
commentary on relevance
included in most body
paragraphs.
Limited personalized
commentary. Most body
paragraphs are mainly
summary of facts.
Little or no personalized
commentary. Body
paragraphs are summary
of facts.
Entire essay is
thoughtfully organized.
Writing balances
original voice with
academic language and
generally free of
mechanical errors.
Adequate organization
with mainly original
voice; may contain a few
mechanical errors.
Organization makes an
effort to relate to
prompt, but focus is at
times confusing.
Language errors are
distracting at times.
Lacks a systematic
method of organizing
ideas and is hard to
follow. Language errors
are frequently
distracting.