World Politics in the Age of Two World Wars - Aberystwyth Uni, 2008/2009, Exams of Political Science

Download World Politics in the Age of Two World Wars - Aberystwyth Uni, 2008/2009 and more Exams Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMESTER TWO EXAMINATIONS ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/2009 GW12320 GWLEIDYDDIAETH Y BYD YNG NGHYFNOD Y DDAU RYFEL BYD / IP12320 WORLD POLITICS IN THE AGE OF THE TWO WORLD WARS Time Allowed: Two Hours Answer BOTH Section A AND Section B Section A: Short answers (40% of the total exam mark) Short Answer Exercise: answer ALL of the following four questions: 1. What was the significance of Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919? 2. What was the significance of the Munich Agreement of 29-30 September 1938? 3. What was the ‘Open Door’ policy in relation to China? 4. What was the Bretton Woods Conference? Section B: Essay questions (60% of the total exam mark) Essays: Students must answer ONE of the following questions: 1. How did the two world wars hasten the end of the European empires? 2. How important was the Great Depression to the origins of the Second World War? 3. Why did Germany invade the Soviet Union in June 1941? 4. What caused the breakdown in relations between the Soviet Union and its western allies during the Second World War?