History
DEEM – LBST 2102 – GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
A: Red Inferno
How does Robert Conroy depict the end of World War 2, in Europe? How does he explain the growing tensions between the
United States and the Soviet Union as the war approached an end? Does he present a plausible scenario for a “hot” war
between the US and the USSR, instead of the Cold War that actually develops? Why / Why not?
B: Course of the war
Compare and contrast the Pacific and European portions of World War II. Consider, especially, the role that political leaders in
both theaters played in the outbreak of war, the course of the war, and how the war ended.
C: Civilians and war
War impacted civilian populations very differently. Civilian bombings of Spain, England, Germany and Japan left many people
homeless. Scorched Earth in Russia had similar effects. For this essay, compare the impact of World War Two on the civilian
populations in England with the civilians in Japan. How did the war impact civilians differently? What aspects would have been
similar?
