Write about two of the following questions in several well- organized paragraphs (i.e. 2+ pages per question) or one 4-page essay answering one of the questions. (cover letter is not counted as a page)

1.The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Empire in 1991. Why did this happen? What role did the United States play in this outcome.

2.Did the economic recovery after World War II benefit all of the world equally? Also discuss in terms of the rise in globalization after 1970.

3.Did women around the world experience an advance in status, power and wealth during the 20^th century?

4.What does the experience of World War I and World War II tell us about the inner nature of Western Civilization and its relationship to the rest of the world.

5. It was once said that the sun never sets on the British Empire. But the sun has set on what was once the world’s largest empire. How and why did it happen. What was the impact of these events of Great Britain and the rest of the world.