1. At the Versailles Peace Conference, the victorious Allies placed total blame for World War I on Germany. In your essay, you will first analyze this assessment by carefully analyzing the road to war in the Europe of 1914. Discuss and assess, in detail the growth of Europe’s armies, the war plans of the major powers, and the road to war from the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the opening rounds of the Guns of August in the Summer of 1914. Second, when war broke out in 1914, the nations involved included two alliance systems: Germany & Austria-Hungary vs. France, Russia, and Great Britain. This European war soon became a world war. Discuss and assess the entry of other nations into this war, especially that of the United States. Finally, discuss and assess the Treaty of Versailles which ended the war. What were its provisions and, in your assessment, were they a fair and realistic conclusion to the war?
2. The Cold War dominated world attention from the closing days of World War II through the collapse of the Soviet Union in Discuss and explain the attitudes and actions of the United States, the Soviet Union and their allies during this period making sure to explain the significant events which occurred. In other words, tell me everything you know about the Cold War!
