HIST 102 Final, Spring 1997

History 102 Final Exam June 17, 1997 E1l-Cheikh Answer any two of the following: i. Describe the general political and economic circumstances that contributed to the outbreak of the First World War ? 2. Why was there dissatisfaction during the First World War with the tsarist regime among various elements of the population? Explain the appeal of Lenin's program. 3.Describe the stock market crash of 1929. How did the Great Depression affect Germany? 4.What are the various explanations given by historians to Hitler's rise to power. Describe the outstanding political, economic and social changes introduced in Germany under the Third Reich. 5. What was behind the pacifism and the appeasement policy of the Western powers in the 1930s? Describe the Munich crisis.